2012 Presidential Election Resources

2012 Presidential Primary Candidates

Photo Name About Twitter Web Link
Newt Gingrich Republican Candidate for President Kids Voting Tampa Bay Mock Election Newt Gingrich Speaker of the House (’95-’99), U.S. Representative from Georgia (’79-’99) @newtgingrich http://www.newt.org
Gary Johnson Republican Candidate for President Kids Voting Tampa Bay Mock Election Gary Johnson Governor of New Mexico (’95-’03) @GovGaryJohnson http://www.garyjohnson2012.com
Ron Paul Republican Candidate for President Kids Voting Tampa Bay Mock Election Ron Paul U.S. Representative from Texas (’76-’77) and (’79-incumbent) @ronpaul http://www.ronpaul2012.com
Mitt Romney Republican Candidate for President Kids Voting Tampa Bay Mock Election Mitt Romney Governor of Massachusetts (’03-’07) @mittromney http://www.mittromney.com
Rick Santorum Republican Candidate for President Kids Voting Tampa Bay Mock Election Rick Santorum U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (’95-’07) and U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (’91-’95) @RickSantorum RickSantorum.com

2012 Republican Debates

01/16/12 Location: Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Sponsor: Fox News and Republican Party of South Carolina
Participants: TBD
9pm ET on Fox News
01/19/12 Location: Charleston, SC
Sponsor: CNN and the Southern Republican Leadership Conference
Participants: TBD
Air time TBD on CNN
01/23/12 Location:University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida
Sponsor: The St. Petersburg Times, NBC News, the National Journal and the Florida Council of 100
Participants: TBD
Air time TBD on NBC
01/26/12 Location: Jacksonville, FL
Sponsor: CNN and Republican Party of Florida
Participants: TBD
Air time TBD on CNN
02/22/12 Location: Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona
Sponsor: CNN and Republican Party of Arizona
Participants: TBD
 8pm ET on CNN
03/01/12 Location: Georgia
Sponsor: CNN and Georgia Republican Party
Participants: TBD
 8pm ET on CNN
03/05/12 Location: Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA
Sponsor: Reagan Library, NBC News and Politico
Participants: TBD
Air time TBD on NBC
03/19/12 Location: Portland, OR
Sponsor: Oregon Public Broadcasting, NPR, PBS, and The Washington Times
Participants: TBD
9pm ET on PBS
Source / Credit: www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com

2012 Primary Schedule

Date / State(s)
Tuesday, January 3:- Iowa caucuses (Democratic & Republican)
Tuesday, January 10:- New Hampshire
Saturday, January 21:- Nevada Democratic caucuses- South Carolina Republican Primary
Saturday, January 28:- South Carolina Democratic primary
Tuesday, January 31:- Florida
Saturday, February 4:- Maine Republican caucuses (through Feb 11)- Nevada Republican caucuses
Tuesday, February 7:- Colorado Republican caucuses- Minnesota Republican caucuses- Missouri (non-binding)
Tuesday, February 28:- Arizona- Michigan
Saturday, March 3:- Washington Republican caucuses
Tuesday, March 6 (Super Tuesday):- Alaska Republican caucuses- Colorado Democratic caucuses- Georgia- Idaho Republican caucuses- Massachusetts- Minnesota Democratic caucuses- North Dakota Republican caucuses- Oklahoma- Tennessee- Texas

- Vermont

- Virginia

- Wyoming Republican caucuses (through Mar 10)

Wednesday, March 7:- Hawaii Democratic caucuses
Saturday, March 10:- Kansas Republican caucuses
Sunday, March 11:- Maine Democratic caucuses
Tuesday, March 13:- Alabama- Hawaii Republican caucuses- Mississippi- Utah Democratic caucuses
Saturday, March 17:- Missouri Republican caucuses
Tuesday, March 20:- Illinois
Saturday, March 24:- Louisiana
Tuesday, April 3:- Maryland- Washington DC- Wisconsin
Saturday, April 14:- Idaho Democratic caucuses- Kansas Democratic caucuses- Nebraska Democratic caucuses- Wyoming Democratic caucuses
Sunday, April 15:- Alaska Democratic caucuses- Florida Democratic caucuses (through May 5)- Washington Democratic caucuses
Tuesday, April 24:- Connecticut- Delaware- New York- Pennsylvania- Rhode Island
Saturday, May 5:- Michigan Democratic caucuses
Tuesday, May 8:- Indiana- North Carolina- West Virginia
Tuesday, May 15:- Nebraska- Oregon
Tuesday, May 22:- Arkansas- Kentucky
Tuesday, June 5:- California- Montana- New Jersey- New Mexico- North Dakota Democratic caucuses- South Dakota
Tuesday, June 12:- Ohio
Tuesday, June 26:- Utah
Source / Credit: http://frontloading.blogspot.com/

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