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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Popular Vote
OfficePresident
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 06, 2012 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 06, 2012 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2017 - 12:00pm
Turnout 41.81% Total Population
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedKane for Senate April 22, 2013 06:19pm
Data SourcesFEC: [Link]

CBS news
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Note: Updated numbers from adding the certified returns as reported by the individual states. These ARE the correct numbers for all candidates.
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameBarack Obama Votes69,456,897 (52.91%)
Term01/20/2009 - 01/20/2013 Margin9,522,083 (+7.25%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jan 03, 2012 US President - D Primary Barack Obama
Jan 03, 2012 US President - R Primary Mitt Romney
Jun 01, 2012 US President - CST Primary Ed Noonan
Jun 01, 2012 US President - LBT Primary Gary Johnson
Jun 05, 2012 US President - GRN Primary Jill Stein
MAP
KEY RACE? 9.3077001572 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/05/2008 11/06/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Barack Obama 32 25 3 --
Mitt Romney 13 3 ----
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (82.73%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (95.59%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
08/14/2009 11/04/2012

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name (I) President Barack Obama Gov. Mitt Romney Gov. Gary Johnson Jill Stein Rep. Virgil H. Goode, Jr. (W) Write-In Roseanne Barr
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Green Constitution Nonpartisan Peace & Freedom
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Certified Votes65,907,213 (51.06%) 60,931,757 (47.21%) 1,275,917 (0.99%) 469,547 (0.36%) 122,507 (0.10%) 108,331 (0.08%) 67,394 (0.05%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,975,456 (-3.85%) -64,631,296 (-50.07%) -65,437,666 (-50.70%) -65,784,706 (-50.97%) -65,798,882 (-50.98%) -65,839,819 (-51.01%)
Predict Avg.49.87% 47.65% 1.14% 0.40% 0.15% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
MATCHUP POLLS (337 from 54 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg48.13%-- 46.47%-- 1.27%-- 0.81%-- 0.18%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
11/01/12-11/04/12
48.00% 2.0 49.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
11/02/12-11/04/12
50.00% -- 48.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/31/12-11/03/12
48.50% -- 46.50% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pew Research 
10/31/12-11/03/12
50.00% 3.0 47.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
11/01/12-11/03/12
50.00% 1.0 47.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
11/01/12-11/03/12
48.00% 1.0 47.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Brandonius Maximus
  Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
I Ryan34
D Qbanito
  Log Cabin Republicans
I Lee Iacocca [L]
I Ross Perot [L]
  Tea Pot Party
LBT Smart
MNI Jesse Ventura [L]
FL Silver Dime
  New Progressive Alliance
NP Noam Chomsky [L]
I Matt Gonzalez [L]
I Ralph Nader [L]
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
AENM Angry Russian
  Solidarity (US)
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Mayor Rocky Anderson Tom Hoefling (W) Rep. Ron Paul Randall Terry Richard A. Duncan Peta Lindsay None of the Above
PartyJustice America's Independent Republican Independent Independent Socialism and Liberation Independent
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Certified Votes43,027 (0.03%) 40,641 (0.03%) 26,204 (0.02%) 13,105 (0.01%) 12,558 (0.01%) 7,786 (0.01%) 5,770 (0.00%)
Margin-65,864,186 (-51.03%) -65,866,572 (-51.03%) -65,881,009 (-51.04%) -65,894,108 (-51.05%) -65,894,655 (-51.05%) -65,899,427 (-51.06%) -65,901,443 (-51.06%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
MATCHUP POLLS (337 from 54 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.66%-- 0.66%-- 0.01%-- 0.66%--
Gallup 
11/01/12-11/04/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
11/02/12-11/04/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/31/12-11/03/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pew Research 
10/31/12-11/03/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
11/01/12-11/03/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
NBC News/Wall Street Journal (Hart & McInturff) 
11/01/12-11/03/12
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  New Progressive Alliance
IS Sesel
J Lawrence
I Ralph Nader [L]
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EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor
Oct 03, 2012 07:00pm Oct 03, 2012 09:00pm Debate First 2012 Presidential Debate  TX DEM 
Oct 16, 2012 07:00pm Oct 16, 2012 09:00pm Debate Second 2012 Presidential Debate  TX DEM 
Oct 22, 2012 07:10pm Oct 22, 2012 09:10pm Debate Third 2012 Presidential Debate  TX DEM 

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INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jun 14, 2013 08:00am News Paul Ryan explains GOP’s 2012 loss  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Dec 24, 2012 01:00pm News Romney campaign caught off guard by fact that Obama staffers worked  Article TX DEM 
Nov 26, 2012 01:55am Blog Entry Mitt Romney '47 percent watch': 47.47!  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 15, 2012 07:00pm Analysis Gay Vote Proved a Boon for Obama  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 10, 2012 07:00pm Analysis US election: Victor of a deeply divided nation with crisis looming  Article La Fayette 
Nov 09, 2012 12:45pm Picture Election Infographic Shows Most Educated States Voted for Obama  Article McCord 2014 

DISCUSSION
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R:194Christie-Toomey '16 ( 8016.0796 points)
x2
Fri, August 10, 2012 01:31:40 AM UTC0:00
And it screams outlier.

 
D:15COSDem ( 3540.3062 points)
Fri, August 10, 2012 01:42:20 AM UTC0:00
Fox has a poll out today Obama 49 to Romney 40.

 
D:7CA Pol Junkie ( 2702.2412 points)
Fri, August 10, 2012 03:04:09 AM UTC0:00
COSDem: Fox has a poll out today Obama 49 to Romney 40.

All three of the polls released this week are outliers!

 
P:130karin1492 ( 609.4522 points)
Fri, August 10, 2012 05:43:56 AM UTC0:00
Come now, these are just fake media polls. Dick Morris has kept all the real polls in hiding lest he ruin the surprise of Romney winning handily in November.

 
D:1989RBH ( 1271.2517 points)
Fri, August 10, 2012 10:37:28 AM UTC0:00
Dick Morris hid the real polls in the shoe of his lady friend, and he'll make sure to get them before election day

and the real polls say, Arkansas is a tossup, Romney by 20

 
AnFed:8443Grasshopper ( 0.2944 points)
Fri, August 10, 2012 09:30:57 PM UTC0:00
Where's Joe Schriner and Terry Jones.

 
D:411Picimpalious ( 1229.6810 points)
Fri, August 10, 2012 11:58:28 PM UTC0:00
In your ass, bitch.

 
AnFed:8443Grasshopper ( 0.2944 points)
Sat, August 11, 2012 01:00:27 AM UTC0:00
Is the Libertarian Action SuperPAC a major poll? They should just include Johnson in fact some of the other third party candidates as well.

 
D:8509DylanSH99 ( 201.3948 points)
Mon, August 13, 2012 06:23:08 AM UTC0:00
Andre Barnett won the Reform Party nomination.

 
D:8509DylanSH99 ( 201.3948 points)
Mon, August 13, 2012 06:23:48 AM UTC0:00
Ken Cross is Barnett's running mate.

 
D:1RP ( 3311.3784 points)
Wed, August 15, 2012 08:22:16 PM UTC0:00
"The president's campaign has put out a campaign that's talking about me and attacking me. I think it's just demeaning to the nature of the process, particularly when we face the kinds of challenges we face." - Mitt Romney - [Link]

 
D:479Brandonius Maximus ( 1558.3782 points)
x2
Wed, August 15, 2012 08:28:36 PM UTC0:00
Translation:

"The president's campaign is talking about me, which I don't care for, given the kinds of challenges I face in defending my record or defining myself in a way anyone would find plausible."

 
D:479Brandonius Maximus ( 1558.3782 points)
Wed, August 15, 2012 08:31:06 PM UTC0:00
In any case, the recent spike in intensity with which Romney is wailing about being attacked is simply a sign of a campaign and a candidate who can sense things are starting to slip away from them and are worried they might not be able to control or reverse it.

 
R:787Barack O-blame-a ( 80.6213 points)
Wed, August 15, 2012 08:41:25 PM UTC0:00
In all honesty, I haven't heard Obama talking about what he would do and instead go negative on Romney.

 
D:7CA Pol Junkie ( 2702.2412 points)
Wed, August 15, 2012 08:49:32 PM UTC0:00
Brandonius Maximus: In any case, the recent spike in intensity with which Romney is wailing about being attacked is simply a sign of a campaign and a candidate who can sense things are starting to slip away from them and are worried they might not be able to control or reverse it.

Paul Ryan was a sign of this as well.

 
D:479Brandonius Maximus ( 1558.3782 points)
Wed, August 15, 2012 08:53:27 PM UTC0:00
Barack O-blame-a: In all honesty, I haven't heard Obama talking about what he would do and instead go negative on Romney.

I haven't heard Romney talk about what he would do, because he's busy going negative and attacking Obama. Attacking your opponent is a big part of campaigning. Obama simply appears for the moment to be having more success with the tactic.

 
D:6086Jason ( 7718.4429 points)
Fri, August 17, 2012 03:20:33 AM UTC0:00
What would Obama do in his second term?

 
FL:6309Silver Dime ( 94.8693 points)
Fri, August 17, 2012 06:05:39 AM UTC0:00
If you were to ask Sarah Palin, probably say Obama will change America's name to the Union of Socialist States of Obamaland.

 
R:7206Hikikomori Blitzkrieg! ( 290.2565 points)
Thu, September 6, 2012 12:41:06 AM UTC0:00
Yeah, so maybe a method of displaying the candidates that apparently favors independents, and thus puts Randall Terry, Richard Duncan, and Jerry Litzel in the top tier, while pushing Virgil Goode down to the 2nd tier, is worthy of being rethought.

 
D:1RP ( 3311.3784 points)
Thu, September 6, 2012 12:49:33 AM UTC0:00
That's controlled by the Party priority, which is User-editable.

 
D:8509DylanSH99 ( 201.3948 points)
x2
Thu, September 6, 2012 04:55:46 AM UTC0:00
August 2, 2012: The West Orange Times Poll: Obama (33%) Romney (67%)

 
D:2109Andy ( 4160.6357 points)
Thu, September 6, 2012 12:12:11 PM UTC0:00
September 6, 2012: The Andy's House Poll: Obama (100%) Romney (0%)

 
D:6086Jason ( 7718.4429 points)
Fri, September 7, 2012 12:13:40 PM UTC0:00
With two months remaining, a general question for all Obama voters:

What do you expect from a second Obama term? I ask because at the moment, it's looking like there will be little change in the partisan or ideological composition of Congress in 2013. Anything that can't get passed today probably isn't going to find the last few remaining votes in the upcoming Congress.

In other words, are you voting for Obama because of any anticipated policies, or just because gridlock is better than a total (or near total) Republican takeover? There's nothing wrong with the latter reason, because frankly, had the past four years gone slightly differently I might be inclined to accept that line of reasoning when casting my own vote.

Not trying to be snarky or anything, but the answer hasn't been that obvious on the campaign trail.

And while we're at it, same question for Republicans/conservatives: what do you expect from a Romney administration, Republican Senate or otherwise?

 
D:2109Andy ( 4160.6357 points)
Fri, September 7, 2012 12:48:01 PM UTC0:00
I'm essentially voting for Obama because mildly positive change or no change is better than the unequivocally negative change I believe a Romney presidency coupled with a Republican-controlled Congress might offer.

 
D:633WesternDem ( 892.4465 points)
Fri, September 7, 2012 07:30:49 PM UTC0:00
Andy: I'm essentially voting for Obama because mildly positive change or no change is better than the unequivocally negative change I believe a Romney presidency coupled with a Republican-controlled Congress might offer.

This, plus the fact that all the generally unnoticed stuff that an administration does that doesn't require Congressional approval is huge.