Here is the Presidential Primary Schedule. Virginia will vote on March 6, 2012. Make sure you do. We don’t want Democrats picking our candidate.
Republican Candidate Websites
The list below. is from 2012 Election Central. 2012 Election Central is a good place to get information on the debates.
- Michele Bachmann: US Representative from Minnesota’s 6th District — dropped out. Did not do well in the Iowa Caucus. Has not endorsed anyone.
- Herman Cain: Businessman, Talk radio host — suspended campaign
- Newt Gingrich: Former US House Speaker & Representative
- Jon Huntsman: Former Ambassador to China, Former Utah Governor — suspended campaign endorsing Mitt Romney
- Gary Johnson: Former New Mexico Governor — went Libertarian on us
- Ron Paul: US Representative from Texas’ 14th District
- Rick Perry: Texas Governor — suspended campaign endorsing Newt Gingrich
- Mitt Romney: Former Massachusetts Governor
- Rick Santorum: Former Pennsylvania Senator
Democrat Candidate Website
- Barack Hussein Obama: Incumbent
Reviews of the Candidates
Each of the following websites provides reviews of the candidates from one perspective or another. Please do not assume these reviews are objective. Note also that I neither endorse or reject any of these reviews. In the hope that others might find them useful, I decided post these links when I found them in my own research.
- Club for Growth: Provides a Presidential Whitepaper each of the candidates except Obama.
- Wikipedia: Provides an article, United States presidential election, 2012. This article describes the election process, lists the political parties with candidates in the race, and provides links to Wikipedia articles about the candidates.
- OnTheIssues.org: OnTheIssues.org uses public statements by the candidates to identify their position on issues of interest.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Provides Campaign 2012, what they call Resources on the foreign policy dimensions of the 2012 U.S. presidential race.
Blog/News Articles
- SOUTH CAROLINA PRO-LIFE LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR ENDORSES SANTORUM FOR PRESIDENT and Made In America & 10 Steps to Promote Our Interests Around the World – 12 Jan 2012 (blogsense-by-barb)
- 2012 PRESIDENTIAL PROS AND CONS: GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON MITT ROMNEY – Last update 11 Jan 2012 (Citizen Tom) Links to a series of posts.
- PRESIDENTIAL RUMINATIONS – 10 Jan 2012 (Citizen Tom) Survey of Virginia blogs on the Presidential Primaries.
- SURPRISE! THE ESTABLISHMENT’S CANDIDATE, MITT ROMNEY, WINS AN OPEN PRIMARY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE – 10 Jan 2012 (Citizen Tom)
- Obama Kicks Off Campaign…- 10 Jan 2012 (pumabydesign001′s blog) Note that the language is a little coarse.
- DOG FIGHTING AND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES – 11 Dec 2011 (Citizen Tom)
- No Newt. Why I Don’t Want Newt Gingrich for President - 10 Dec 2011 (Freedom, by the way)
- HUCKABEE GOP PRESIDENTIAL FORUM - 4 Dec 2011 (Citizen Tom)
