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Which candidate should be US president in 2012?
2012 Presidential Election
ProCon.org has researched the US presidential candidates and their views on 75 issues including abortion, bailouts, education, medical marijuana, and taxes. Read our simple, nonpartisan, pro-con presentations and decide for yourself: "Which candidate should be US president in 2012?"

ARCHIVED WEBSITE: No new data posted since Jan. 22, 2013. The 2012 Election website received 1,786,030 sessions between Oct. 24, 2011, when the site first launched, through Election Day on Nov. 6, 2012. We kept it active until Jan. 22, 2013, the day after Barack Obama was inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States. The site is now archived - meaning we will no longer make any updates to it. The site will remain accessible on the homepage of ProCon.org. Thanks to all our readers, staff, and volunteers who made the project such a success.

2012 Presidential Election Results
Summary Chart
Quiz: Find Your Match


2012 Presidential Candidates - Bios and Views
Democrat
Republican
3rd Party / Independent

Barack Obama

 Barack Obama
WINNER

Joe Biden

 Joe Biden

Mitt Romney

 Mitt Romney

Paul Ryan

 Paul Ryan

Virgil Goode

 Virgil Goode

Gary Johnson

 Gary Johnson

Jill Stein

 Jill Stein
FORMER
CANDIDATES:
(alpha order)
Bachmann (R)
Cain (R)
Gingrich (R)
Huntsman (R)
Paul (R)
Perry (R)
Roemer (Ind)
Santorum (R)

Pros & Cons by Category
Abortion
Alcohol
China
Credit Cards
Criminal Justice
Cuba
Death Penalty
Economy
Education
Election Reform
Energy
Environment
Euthanasia & Physician-assisted Suicide
GMO Food
Gun Control
Health Care
Immigration
Iran
Iraq War
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Marriage
Medical Marijuana
Military
National Service
Occupy Wall Street
Public Broadcasting
Religion
Social Security
Stem Cells
Syria
Taxes
Tea Party
US Constitution
War on Terror
World Trade Center
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Last updated on 11/5/2015 1:56:56 PM PST

Which candidate should be US president in 2012?



2012 Presidential Election
ProCon.org has researched the US presidential candidates and their views on 75 issues including abortion, bailouts, education, medical marijuana, and taxes. Read our simple, nonpartisan, pro-con presentations and decide for yourself: "Which candidate should be US president in 2012?"

ARCHIVED WEBSITE: No new data posted since Jan. 22, 2013. The 2012 Election website received 1,786,030 sessions between Oct. 24, 2011, when the site first launched, through Election Day on Nov. 6, 2012. We kept it active until Jan. 22, 2013, the day after Barack Obama was inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States. The site is now archived - meaning we will no longer make any updates to it. The site will remain accessible on the homepage of ProCon.org. Thanks to all our readers, staff, and volunteers who made the project such a success.

2012 Presidential Election Results
Summary Chart
Quiz: Find Your Match


2012 Presidential Candidates - Bios and Views
Democrat
Republican
3rd Party / Independent

Barack Obama

 Barack Obama
WINNER

Joe Biden

 Joe Biden

Mitt Romney

 Mitt Romney

Paul Ryan

 Paul Ryan

Virgil Goode

 Virgil Goode

Gary Johnson

 Gary Johnson

Jill Stein

 Jill Stein
FORMER
CANDIDATES:
(alpha order)
Bachmann (R)
Cain (R)
Gingrich (R)
Huntsman (R)
Paul (R)
Perry (R)
Roemer (Ind)
Santorum (R)

Pros & Cons by Category
Abortion
Alcohol
China
Credit Cards
Criminal Justice
Cuba
Death Penalty
Economy
Education
Election Reform
Energy
Environment
Euthanasia & Physician-assisted Suicide
GMO Food
Gun Control
Health Care
Immigration
Iran
Iraq War
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Marriage
Medical Marijuana
Military
National Service
Occupy Wall Street
Public Broadcasting
Religion
Social Security
Stem Cells
Syria
Taxes
Tea Party
US Constitution
War on Terror
World Trade Center
Donate to ProCon.org

Teacher Survey

Notices for 2012 Election and Other ProCon.org Information (archived after 30 days) rss icon
NEW ProCon.org Website! - 2020 Presidential Election: The Candidates and Where They Stand on the Issues
8/29/2019 – Learn about the presidential candidates' views on important issues, compare them with a side-by-side chart, take our matching quiz, track their finances, and so much more on our 2020 Presidential Election website. The New York Times called our previous presidential election site "The most comprehensive tool for researching the candidate's stance on issues." Check back monthly for expanded issue coverage.


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Last updated on 11/5/2015 1:56:56 PM PST
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