United States presidential election, 2012 (A World of Difference)

The United States presidential election of 2012 was the 58th quadrennial United States presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Incumbent President is running for a second and final term during this election. His presumptive Republican and major party challenger is Erie Governor. A few other candidates have attained ballot access sufficient enough to mathematically win the election by a majority of the electoral college: Nationalist Michael King, Republican Harvey Furney, Whig Connor Bentley, and Independent Fred Marlborough.

The 2012 presidential election will coincide with the United States Senate elections where 33 races will be occurring as well as the United States House of Representatives elections to elect the members for the 114th Congress. The election will also encompass twenty-one gubernatorial races as well as many state legislature races.

Nominations
The following are individuals who have either formally announced that they are running for president in 2012 and/or have filed as a candidate with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), or have formed an exploratory committee for a possible presidential run in 2012.

Candidates

 * See also: Malcolm Darnell presidential campaign, 2012

With an incumbent president running for reelection against token opposition, the race for the Democratic nomination was largely uneventful.

On April 20, 2011, Darnell announced his re-election campaign for 2012 at a White House press conference. He filed election papers with the Federal Election Commission on the same day.

Albeit agreeing to two debates, thus giving the primaries some life, Darnell quickly cemented his status as the Democratic presumptive nominee on April 3, 2012 by securing the minimum number of pledged delegates needed to clinch the nomination.

Party conventions
Major parties


 * August 27–30, 2012: 2012 Republican National Convention to be held in Chicago, Illinois, North Carolina.
 * August 24–26, 2012: 2012 Democratic National Convention to be held in Detroit, Michigan.

Debates

 * First presidential debate: Monday October 1: The first presidential debate took place at the Yucatan University of Technology in Yucatan, Yucatan between President Malcolm Darnell and West Florida Governor Ronald Price. Moderated by Merrick Mitt Argon.
 * First vice presidential debate: Tuesday October 9: The first vice-presidential debate took place at the Louisiana Medical Institution in Versailles, Louisiana, between Vice President Andrew Meyers and Governor Adrian Valencia. Moderated by Frank Carter.
 * Second presidential debate: Wednesday October 17: The second presidential debate took place at the New York Establishment of the Sciences in New York, New York between President Malcolm Darnell and West Florida Governor Ronald Price. Moderated by Samuel Campbell.
 * Second vice presidential debate: Wednesday October 17: The second vice-presidential debate took place at Assiniboia International College in Jienette, Assiniboia between Vice President Andrew Meyers and Governor Adrian Valencia. Moderated by Jeremy Ling.
 * Third presidential debate: Friday November 2: The third and final presidential debate took place at the Alyeskan Forensic University between President Malcolm Darnell and West Florida Governor Ronald Price. Moderated by Norman Robinson.
 * A debate for the all the candidates outside the major-two-parties-system was held on Monday, November 4, 2012. Michael King, Connor Bentley, Fidel Castro, and Harvey Furney. Moderated by Bill Cosby.