US Presidential Election 2012

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Potential 2012 Presidential Candidates

Democrat Barack Obama (Incumbent)

Governor, Republican Haley Barbour of Mississippi

Former Governor, Republican Jeb Bush of Florida

House Minority Whip, Republican Eric Cantor of Virginia

Former Vice President, Republican Dick Cheney of Wyoming

Senator, Republican John Ensign of Nevada

Former Speaker of the House, Republican Newt Gingrich of Georgia

Former Mayor, Republican Rudy Giuliani of New York

Former Governor, Republican Mike Huckabee of Arkansas

Governor, Republican Bobby Jindal of Louisiana

Former Governor, Republican Gary Johnson of New Mexico

Former Governor, Republican Sarah Palin of Alaska

Representative, Republican Ron Paul of Texas

Governor, Republican Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota

Representative, Republican Mike Pence of Indiana

General David Petraeus

Former Governor Republican Mitt Romney of Massachusetts

Former Senator Republican Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania

Talk Show Host, Former Congressman, Republican Joe Scarborough

Air Quality Inspector and Green Party Member Dr. Kent Mesplay of California

Entrepreneur and Libertarian Wayne Allyn Root of Nevada

Attorney and Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader of Connecticut

Former Governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota

Electoral College Changes

The Electoral College votes apportioned to each state will change in 2012 based on the 2010 Census, and the likely changes are as follows (per electiondataservices.com):

Texas +4 (34 to 38 Electoral College votes)
Arizona +2 (10 to 12 Electoral College votes)
Florida + 1 (27 to 28 Electoral College votes)
Georgia +1 (15 to 16 Electoral College votes)
Nevada +1 (5 to 6 Electoral College votes)
North Carolina +1 (15 to 16 Electoral College votes)
Oregon +1 (7 to 8 Electoral College votes)
South Carolina +1 (8 to 9 Electoral College votes)
Utah +1 (5 to 6 Electoral College votes)
Ohio -2 (20 to 18 Electoral College votes)
California - 1 (55 to 54 Electoral College votes)
Illinois - 1 (21 to 20 Electoral College votes)
Iowa - 1 (7 to 6 Electoral College votes)
Louisiana - 1 (9 to 8 Electoral College votes)
Massachusetts - 1 (12 to 11 Electoral College votes)
Michigan - 1 (17 to 16 Electoral College votes)
Minnesota - 1 (10 to 9 Electoral College votes)
Missouri - 1 (11 to 10 Electoral College votes)
New Jersey - 1 (15 to 14 Electoral College votes)
New York - 1 (31 to 30 Electoral College votes)
Pennsylvania - 1 (21 to 20 Electoral College votes)