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This article contains lists of candidates associated with the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2012 United States presidential election.
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The following individuals have formally announced that they are running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2012 and/or have filed as a candidate for such with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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President Barack Obama |
Main article: Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012
See also: Political positions of Barack Obama
President Barack Obama, born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, incumbent President of the United States. Obama is both eligible and seeking to serve a second term. His re-election bid was formally announced on April 4, 2011 on his website.[1][2] Several former members of the Obama administration and a number of Democratic National Committee staffers are officially working for the campaign.[3][4][5][6] The headquarters for Obama's reelection campaign is based in Chicago.[7]
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Darcy Richardson |
Darcy Richardson, born 1955, progressive activist, author, historian, blogger, and Democratic Party strategist from Florida. He is a former Democratic Committee member and former chairman of the New Democrats.[8][9] Richardson was the first challenger to file to run against Obama in the 2012 New Hampshire primary, and plans on expanding his operation to other states.[10]
On October 26, 2011, he published a statement on why he is running for President. Richardson has now qualified for the ballot in Missouri, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. |
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Vermin Supreme |
Vermin Supreme, performance artist and perennial candidate, from Massachusetts.[11][12] He has previously campaigned in the primaries for the Democratic Party in 2004 and the New Hampshire primary for the Republican Party in 2008. Supreme has now qualified for the primary ballot in New Hampshire. |
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Randall Terry |
Randall Terry, born 1959, pro-life activist and founder of Operation Rescue from West Virginia. In January 2011, Terry announced his intention to challenge President Barack Obama in the Democratic Party primaries for the presidential election of 2012.[13][14][15] He intends to run an ad featuring graphic photos of aborted fetuses during Super Bowl XLVI in February 2012.[16][17][18] According to the Green Papers, he has qualified on the ballot for New Hampshire and Missouri primaries. |
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Warren Mosler (Website) |
Warren Mosler, born September 18, 1949, economist, founder and current president of Mosler Automotive from Connecticut. In February 2009, Mosler declared his candidacy with the FEC.[19] He ran as a "Tea Party Democrat",[20] before he withdrew his presidential candidacy in April 2010[21] to run for U.S. Senate.[20] |
The following people have been the object of presidential speculation in past media reports, but have not recently signaled an interest in actually running.
The following candidates have stated they do not plan to run in the 2012 presidential election.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretary of State, from New York. Clinton has definitively ruled out running for president in 2012.[28]
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Former Governor Howard Dean |
Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont. A spokesman for Dean commented: "No way, no how, not happening" when asked if Dean would challenge President Obama in the primaries, adding, "he asked me to make it explicitly clear. He supports President Obama and will support him in 2012."[29]
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Former Senator Russ Feingold |
Russ Feingold, former Senator of Wisconsin. Feingold's chief of staff replied to speculation that he would run by saying, "Senator Feingold is not running for president in 2012. Any suggestion he is thinking of running, planning to run, or interested in running is untrue. Senator Feingold is a strong supporter of President Barack Obama and wants to see him reelected in 2012."[30]
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Former Senate nominee Alvin Greene |
Alvin Greene, former U.S. Senate nominee of South Carolina. After losing his 2010 Senate race, he asked the South Carolina Democratic Party how much it would cost to run for president.[31] After being asked about a run on November 11, 2010, he said that he was "seriously considering" a campaign.[32] A year later, Greene notified The Daily Caller he would not run for president.[33]
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Representative Dennis Kucinich |
Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Representative of Ohio: Responding to speculation that he planned to challenge President Obama in the 2012 Democratic presidential primaries, Kucinich stated in August 2010 that he would not do so.[34]
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Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader |
Ralph Nader, consumer advocate from Connecticut, headed a movement to find a progressive primary challenger for Barack Obama. Nader affirmed he would not be the challenger because he was not a party insider.[35]
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Senator Bernie Sanders |
Bernie Sanders, Senator of Vermont. After speculation that he would challenge Obama in the primaries from the left, Sanders said: "You will be the first to know: ain't gonna do it."[36]
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