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Ron Paul
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Republican Representative (TX-14); previously Libertarian for President
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Romney vs. Perry On The Issues |
Michele Bachmann vs. Sarah Palin On The Issues |
2012 Republican nominees: |
Paul Ryan (Wisconsin Representative): Selected by Mitt Romney for V.P. Aug. 11. |
Mitt Romney (Former Massachusetts Governor): Publicly announced candidacy June 3. |
2012 Democratic incumbents: |
Barack Obama (IL Senator). |
Joe Biden (DE Senator). |
2012 Third Party contenders: |
Rocky Anderson (Justice Party) |
Andre Barnett (Reform Party) |
Virgil Goode (Former U.S. House Rep.): Constitution Party nominee. |
Gary Johnson (Former New Mexico Governor): Publicly announced Libertarian candidacy Dec. 21. |
Scott Keller (Independent) |
JL Mealer (Independent) |
Buddy Roemer (former Louisiana Governor). Candidate for GOP and AmericansElect. |
Robert Steele (Reform Party) |
Jill Stein (Green Party) |
2012 Republican withdrawals: |
Michele Bachmann (Minnesota Representative): Withdrew Jan. 4. |
Michael Bloomberg (NYC Mayor). Opted out of race, Feb. 8, 2011. |
Herman Cain (Radio talk-show host): Suspended candidacy Dec. 3. |
Chris Christie (New Jersey Governor). Opted out of presidential race. |
Jim DeMint (South Carolina Senator). Never entered race. |
Newt Gingrich (Former Speaker of the House): Publicly announced candidacy May 12. |
Rudy Giuliani (former NYC Mayor). Never entered race. |
Mike Huckabee (Former Arkansas Governor): Opted out of presidential race May 15. |
Jon Huntsman (former Utah Governor and Ambassador to China). Withdrew Jan. 15 |
Thad McCotter (Michigan Representative): Publicly announced candidacy July 2. |
Sarah Palin (former Alaska Governor). Opted out of presidential race Oct. 5. |
Ron Paul (Texas Representative): Publicly announced candidacy April 28. |
Tim Pawlenty (Former Minnesota Governor): Publicly announced candidacy May 24. |
Rick Perry (Texas Governor): Publicly announced candidacy Aug. 11. |
Rick Santorum (Former Pennsylvania Senator): Publicly announced candidacy June 6; withdrew April 11, 2012. |
Donald Trump (Real estate mogul): Opted out of presidential race May 16. |
Confused by the terms above? All are explained on our 2012 Presidential Speculation page! |
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![](../../2012_PolitiFact.jpg) Fact-checking on the 2012 Presidential and Senatorial races
![](../../OTI-GOP-4-Pack.jpg) Paperback: Romney/Paul/Santorum/Gingrich side-by-side, by Jesse Gordon of OnTheIssues.org
![](../../2012_CNN_AZ.jpg) Arizona 2012 GOP debate hosted by CNN's John King
![](../../SOTU_2012.jpg) 2012 State of the Union address to Congress
![](../../OTI_Paul_Obama.jpg) Obama vs. Paul On the Issues, by Jesse Gordon of OnTheIssues.org
![](../../OTI_Gingrich_Paul.jpg) Gingrich vs. Paul On the Issues, by Jesse Gordon of OnTheIssues.org
![](../../2012_Pres_Web.jpg) Survey of 2012 Presidential contenders' campaign websites
![](../../2012_Hannity.jpg) Sean Hannity 2012 presidential interviews "Hannity Primary"
![](../../2012_GOP_WMUR.jpg) WMUR 2012 GOP New Hampshire debate
![](../../2012_GOP_SC_MLK.jpg) Fox News debate in Myrtle Beach, preceding South Carolina Primary
![](../../2012_GOP_MTP.jpg) Meet the Press 2012 GOP New Hampshire debate
![](../../2012_CNN_SC_GOP.jpg) South Carolina 2012 Republican primary debate
![](../../2012_CNN_FL_GOP.jpg) CNN 2012 GOP primary debate on the eve of Florida primary
![](../../Your_Voice_Your_Vote.jpg) Yahoo's "Your Voice Your Vote" debate in Iowa, Dec. 10, 2011
![](../../2012-CFG.jpg) Club for Growth 2012 Presidential White Papers
![](../../2011_Your_Money_Your_Vote.jpg) 2011 CNBC GOP Primary debate, at Oakland University in Rochester, MI,
![](../../2011_GOP_Security.jpg) 2011 CNN National Security GOP primary debate
![](../../2011_CBS_Foreign_Policy.jpg) CBS News primary debate in South Carolina on Foreign Policy
![](../../2011_GOP_Las_Vegas.jpg) GOP 2011 primary debate in Las Vegas
![](../../2011_GOP_Dartmouth.jpg) 2011 GOP debate at Dartmouth College, NH
![](../../2011_Orlando.jpg) 2011 GOP Google debate in Orlando FL
![](../../2011_Jobs.jpg) Pres. Obama's Address to Joint Session of Congress
![](../../2011_GOP_Tea_Party.jpg) 2011 Tea Party Express Republican Primary debate in Tampa, Florida
![](../../2011_GOP_Simi.jpg) 2011 GOP debate in Simi Valley CA at the Reagan Library, Sept. 7, 2011
![](../../2011_Straw_Poll.jpg) 2011 Republican primary debate at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 11, 2011, prior to the Iowa Straw Poll
![](../../2011_Anselm.jpg) GOP primary debate in Manchester NH, June 13, 2011, at Saint Anselm College
![](../../2011_SC.jpg) GOP primary debate in South Carolina, at the Peace Concert Hall, May 5, 2011
![](../../Liberty_Defined.jpg) Liberty Defined, by Ron Paul (April 19, 2011)
![](../../63_Documents.jpg) 63 Documents, by Gov. Jesse Ventura
![](../../Tea_Party_Goes.jpg) The Tea Party Goes to Washington, by Rand Paul (Feb. 22, 2011)
![](../../2011_CPAC.jpg) Speeches at 2011 CPAC conference
![](../../FactCheck_OTI.jpg) 2011 OnTheIssues Fact Checking
![](../../Obamanomics_Carney.jpg) Obamanomics: How Barack Obama Is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses, by Timothy P. Carney
![](../../End_Fed.jpg) End the Fed, by Ron Paul
![](../../Saving_Freedom.jpg) Saving Freedom, by Sen. Jim DeMint
![](../../Do_The_Right_Thing.jpg) Do the Right Thing, by Mike Huckabee
![](../../2008_House_Web.jpg) Survey of 2008 House campaign websites
![](../../Revolution_Manifesto.jpg) The Revolution: A Manifesto, by Ron Paul, published April 2008
![](../../2008_CPAC.jpg) Speeches at 2008 CPAC conference
![](../../2008_Meet_the_Press.jpg) Meet the Press: Meet the Candidates 2008 series, with Tim Russert
![](../../2008_Late_Edition.jpg) CNN Late Edition, throughout 2008
![](../../2008_GovWatch.jpg) Washington Post, "The Fact Checker"
![](../../2008_GOP_Super_Tuesday.jpg) 2008 GOP debate at Reagan Library in Simi Valley
![](../../2008_GOP_SC_Fox.jpg) Republican presidential debate, before South Carolina primary
![](../../2008_GOP_FL.jpg) 2008 Republican primary debate in Boca Raton Florida
![](../../2008_GOP_Facebook.jpg) 2008 Republican primary debate, sponsored by Facebook, Jan. 5, 2008
![](../../2008_FactCheck.jpg) FactCheck.org analysis of 2008 primary debates
![](../../2008_AdWatch.jpg) FactCheck.org analysis of 2008 campaign ads
![](../../2007_Univision_GOP.jpg) Republican primary debate, broadcast in Spanish
![](../../2007_GOP_DMR.jpg) 2007 GOP debate sponsored by Des Moines Register, Dec. 12, 2007
![](../../2007_Exec_Power.jpg) Boston Globe questionnaire on Executive Power
![](../../Contenders_2008.jpg) The Contenders, by Laura Flanders et al.
![](../../2007_GOP_YouTube.jpg) 2007 GOP YouTube debate
![](../../2007_GOP_Morgan_State.jpg) 2007 Republican Presidential Forum at Morgan State University, Sept. 27, 2007
![](../../2007_GOP_Michigan.jpg) GOP debate in Dearborn, Michigan
![](../../2007_GOP_Florida.jpg) 2007 GOP primary debate in Orlando, Florida
![](../../2007_GOP_Value_Voters.jpg) Values Voter Presidential Debate
![](../../2007_GOP_UNH.jpg) 2007 Republican Primary debate at University of New Hampshire
![](../../2007_GOP_Iowa_Straw_Poll.jpg) 2007 GOP Iowa Straw Poll debate, hosted by George Stephanopoulos, August 5, 2007
![](../../Foreign_Freedom.jpg) A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship
![](../../2007_GOP_St_Anselm.jpg) 2007 Republican primary debate at St. Anselm College, Manchester N.H., June 5, 2007
![](../../2007_GOP_primary_SC.jpg) 2007 Republican Primary Debate in Columbia, South Carolina, May 15, 2007, sponsored by Fox News
![](../../2007_GOP_primary_Reagan.jpg) 2007 GOP primary debate, at Ronald Reagan library in Simi Valley California
![](../../2007_Late_Edition.jpg) CNN Late Edition, throughout 2007
![](../../2007_Humane.jpg) Humane Society 109th Congress Scorecard
![](../../FactCheck.jpg) Fact-Check
![](../../1998_NPAT.jpg) 1996-8 National Political Awareness Test
![](../../Freedom_Under_Siege.jpg) Freedom Under Siege, by Ron Paul
![](../../Case_For_Gold.jpg) The Case for Gold, by Ron Paul and Lewis Lehrman
![](../../Gold_Peace.jpg) Gold, Peace, and Prosperity, by Ron Paul
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