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2012 Presidential Election

Last updated on: 11/7/2012 12:53:15 PM PST

Candidate Videos

Democrat

Republican

3rd Party / Independent

Barack Obama

Barack Obama (8 videos)

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney (9 videos)

Virgil Goode

Virgil Goode (3 videos)

Gary Johnson

Gary Johnson (7 videos)

Jill Stein

Jill Stein (5 videos)

FORMER
CANDIDATES:
(alpha order)

Bachmann (R)

Cain (R)

Gingrich (R)

Huntsman (R)

Paul (R)

Perry (R)

Roemer (Ind)

Santorum (R)

Many 2012 presidential candidates have appeared in hundreds and sometimes thousands of hours of video clips. The videos linked below have met at least one of these three specific criteria for inclusion:

Show the candidate's presidential campaign announcement,
Show a statement by the candidate that addresses a question on the 2012 Election ProCon.org website, or
Show a clear and direct statement by the candidate addressing any of the ProCon.org sites' core questions.

These criteria may result in an unequal number of video links for each candidate. If a candidate made a brief statement that addressed a ProCon.org question in the context of a much longer speech or televised appearance, we included the entire speech; in those cases, we have indicated the minute mark where the relevant statement appears.

The date given for each video represents the day of the speech, or, if that information is unavailable, the day the video was uploaded to the candidate's official website.

Democratic Party:

Barack Obama
(8 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Nov. 6, 2012

Victory speech

President Barack Obama's 2012 victory speech

21:01

Sep. 6, 2012

Democratic Party nomination acceptance speech

President Obama's Democratic Party nomination Acceptance Speech

39:16

June 14, 2012

Economy, Taxes, Jobs

President Obama's Ohio speech on the economy

53:10

Dec. 3, 2011

Economy, Taxes

Extending and expanding the payroll tax cut

2:29

Oct. 21, 2011

Iraq War

President Obama on ending war in Iraq

6:33

Sep. 28, 2011

Gay Marriage

Obama reiterates support for repeal of gay marriage ban

2:38

Sep. 21, 2011

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (18:00)

President Obama addresses the UN General Assembly

36:17

Sep. 8, 2011

Economy, Taxes

President Obama presents American Jobs Act

32:51

Republican Party:

Mitt Romney
(9 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Nov. 6, 2012

Concession speech

Mitt Romney's 2012 concession speech

5:28

Aug. 30, 2012

Republican Party nomination acceptance speech

Mitt Romney's Republican Party nomination acceptance speech

38:55

June 14, 2012

Economy, Taxes, Jobs

Mitt Romney's Ohio speech on the economy at Seilkop Industries

12:35

May 17, 2012

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Iran, Economy

Speech at private fundraiser in Boca Raton, FL

49.27

Dec. 3, 2011

Health Care Reform

Obama Care is about taking over 100% of the people's insurance

1:54

Sep. 12, 2011

Illegal Immigration

Mitt Romney on immigration at CNN/Tea Party debate

1:23

Aug. 24, 2011

Global Climate Change, Energy

Romney on global warming

3:59

June 7, 2011

Abortion, Gay Marriage

Mitt Romney on gay rights, Mormonism, and homosexuality

5:56

June 2, 2011

Candidacy Announcement

Mitt Romney presidential announcement

18:55

3rd Party / Independent

Virgil Goode
(3 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Sep. 3, 2012

Jobs, Immigration, Debt

Virgil Goode's speech at 42nd annual labor day festival

7:25

Apr. 21, 2012

Constitution Party nomination acceptance speech

Virgil Goode Constitution Party acceptance speech

26:06

Feb. 21, 2012

Candidacy Announcement

Virgil Goode candidacy announcement

5:35

Gary Johnson
(7 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Aub. 25, 2012

Debt, Marijuana, Gay Marriage, Taxes

Gary Johnson's speech at the Ron Paul Festival

13:36

May 5, 2012

Libertarian Party nomination acceptance speech

Gary Johnson nomination speech at the Libertarian National Convention 2012

9:29

Aug. 23, 2011

Taxes

Gary Johnson 2012: Taxes

2:27

Aug. 22, 2011

Immigration

Gary Johnson 2012: Immigration

1:26

Aug. 22, 2011

War on Drugs

Gary Johnson 2012: War on drugs

2:49

Aug. 21, 2011

Iraq War

Gary Johnson 2012: Defense

1:15

Apr. 21, 2011

Candidacy Announcement

Gary Johnson presidential announcement

26:43

Jill Stein
(5 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Aug. 17, 2012

Medical Marijuana, War on Drugs, Health Care

Jill Stein's Speech at Seattle Hempfest

8:59

July 14, 2012

Green Party nomination acceptance speech

Green Party presidential acceptance speech to convention

44:19

Dec. 27, 2011

Keystone Pipeline (2:05) Health Care (2:45)

Jill Stein's message of change, on which real hope depends

5:26

Dec. 21, 2011

Climate Change (1:19)

Jill Stein on student debt and the environment

2.47

Oct. 24, 2011

Candidacy Announcement

Jill Stein candidacy announcement

13:10

Candidates Who Have Withdrawn or Who No Longer Meet Our Criteria
(Please note that ProCon.org does not add videos for candidates who have withdrawn
or who no longer meet our criteria.)

Michele Bachmann
(6 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Jan. 4, 2012

Candidacy Suspension

Michele Bachmann campaign suspension video

10:28

Oct. 13, 2011

Abortion

Protecting life through Heartbeat Informed Consent Act

1:38

Sep. 13, 2011

Vaccines

Michele Bachmann claims HPV vaccine made woman's daughter mentally retarded

5:18

Sep. 8, 2011

Economy, Taxes

Bachmann reacts to President Obama's jobs speech

5:35

Aug. 1, 2011

Debt Limit

Bachmann explains "no" vote on raising the debt ceiling

5:58

June 27, 2011

Candidacy Announcement

Michele Bachman enters 2012 field

21:46

Herman Cain
(2 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Dec. 3, 2011

Candidacy Suspension

Herman Cain suspends presidential bid

1:40

May 21, 2011

Candidacy Announcement

Herman Cain presidential announcement

29:41

Newt Gingrich
(6 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

May 2, 2012

Candidacy Suspension

Newt Gingrich campaign suspension video

23.35

Nov. 21, 2011

Health Care Reform

Newt opposes health insurance mandates

1:29

Nov. 9, 2011

Social Security

Right to choose personal social security accounts

1:21

Nov. 8, 2011

Energy

Unleash America's full energy production potential

2:24

Sep. 5, 2011

Immigration

Newt on immigration and the importance of maintaining the melting pot

4:09

May 11, 2011

Candidacy Announcement

It's official: Newt Gingrich is running for president

2:09

Jon Huntsman
(6 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Jan. 16, 2012

Candidacy Suspension

Jon Huntsman campaign suspension video

1:36

Nov. 1, 2011

Energy

Governor Huntsman's energy speech

17:27

Sep. 15, 2011

Social Security (0:01), Immigration (5:30)

Jon Huntsman discusses job creation with Wolf Blitzer

11:31

Aug. 21, 2011

Global Climate Change

Jon Huntsman takes on Perry's views on global warming

6:44

June 22, 2011

Fence/Wall along US Border, Immigration

1:24

June 21, 2011

Candidacy Announcement

Jon Huntsman: "I'm a candidate for the office of President of the United States of America"

3:11

Ron Paul
(5 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Oct. 26, 2011

Global Climate Change

1:12

Oct. 17, 2011

Economy, Taxes

Ron Paul plan to restore America

27:15

Oct. 12, 2011

Abortion

Ron Paul ad - life

1:04

June 13, 2011

Iraq War

Ron Paul on CNN Anderson Cooper post-debate interview

5:13

May 13, 2011

Candidacy Announcement

Ron Paul: 2012 announcement speech in Exeter, NH

39:56

Rick Perry
(6 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Jan. 19, 2012

Candidacy Suspension

Rick Perry campaign suspension video

11:10

Nov. 14, 2011

Congressional Insider Trading

Rick Perry on congressional insider trading

0:25

Oct. 22, 2011

Energy (0:0), Abortion (3:05)

Rick Perry takes questions at faith and freedom coalition

5:58

Sep. 7, 2011

Death Penalty

Rick Perry on death penalty and 'ultimate justice'

2:05

Aug. 17, 2011

Global Climate Change

Perry suggests global warming is a hoax

1:28

Aug. 13, 2011

Candidacy Announcement

Rick Perry announces

2:42

Buddy Roemer
(6 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Feb. 23, 2012

Independent Candidacy Announcement

Roemer leaves Republican party to run as an Independent

18:33

Nov. 10, 2011

Occupy Wall Street

"America, listen to them" - Gov. Buddy Roemer speaks out about Occupy Wall Street

1:48

Oct. 8, 2011

China

Governor Buddy Roemer on jobs

2:15

Sep. 29, 2011

Gay Marriage, Abortion

Gov. Buddy Roemer on social issues

1:37

July 21, 2011

Economy, Energy

Excessive debt shrinks a nation

5:05

July 21, 2011

Candidacy Announcement

Buddy Roemer candidacy announcement

13:06

Rick Santorum
(6 videos)

Date

Issue

Video Title

Length

Apr. 10, 2012

Candidacy Suspension

Rick Santorum campaign suspension video

15:08

Dec. 3, 2011

Gay Marriage, Abortion

We can't have 50 definitions of marriage

1:05

Nov. 21, 2011

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Rick Santorum on Israeli Settlements

2:42

July 22, 2011

Energy

Rick Santorum on energy policy

8:10

June 27, 2011

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Senator Rick Santorum on Israel

2:31

June 23, 2011

Global Climate Change

Santorum: 'There is no such thing as global warming'

0:34

June 6, 2011

Candidacy Announcement

Rick Santorum announces his candidacy for President of the United States

4:12

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