United States presidential election of 2012 (SIADD)

The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next presidential election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and will be the 57th quadrennial United States presidential election to select the President and the Vice President of the United States. Republican President John McCain and Republican vice President Sarah Palin are presumed to be running in 2012 if impeachment, assassination or choices against this prompt otherwise.

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 113th Congress. The election will also encompass eleven gubernatorial races as well as many state legislature races.

This may also be the first election in which Puerto Rico is included in the election, it is holding a referendum in February of 2012.

Potential Democratic Candidates

 * Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana
 * 2008 Democratic nominee and Senator Barack Obama of Illinois
 * Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York
 * 2008 Democratic VP nominee and Senator Joe Biden of Delaware
 * Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio
 * Senator Mark Warner of Virginia
 * Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana

Potential Republican Candidates

 * President John McCain of Arizona
 * Representative Ron Paul of Texas

Potential Independent/Third Party Candidates

 * Mayor of NYC Michael Bloomberg of New York
 * Former Governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota
 * Attorney and Political Activist Ralph Nader of Connecticut
 * Libertarian 2008 VP nominee and Entrepreneur Wayne Root of Nevada
 * Punk Rock Musician and Activist Jello Biafra of California