Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign
On April 4, 2011, Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, announced his candidacy for re-election as president. On September 5, 2012, he again became the nominee of the Democratic Party for the 2012 presidential election. Along with his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, Obama was opposed in the general election by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, along with various minor candidates from other parties. The election took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.
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| Campaign | 2012 Democratic primaries 2012 US presidential election |
| Candidate | Barack Obama 44th President of the United States (2009–2017) Joe Biden 47th Vice President of the United States (2009–2017) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Status | Announced: April 4, 2011 Presumptive nominee: April 3, 2012 Official nominee: September 5, 2012 Won election: November 6, 2012 Inaugurated: January 20, 2013 |
| Headquarters | 130 East Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601 |
| Key people | Jim Messina (campaign chairman) David Axelrod (senior strategist) Harper Reed (chief technology officer) Michael Slaby (chief integration and innovation officer) Stephanie Cutter (deputy campaign manager) Brent Colburn (communications director) Matthew Barzun (finance chairman) Ben LaBolt (national press secretary) Rufus Gifford (finance director) |
| Receipts | US$738,503,770 (2012-12-31) |
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Obama's campaign headquarters was in Chicago and key members of his successful campaign in 2008, such as Jim Messina and David Axelrod, returned to staff it. On the day of the announcement, the campaign released a promotional video showing supporters of Obama organizing for the re-election effort. As The Guardian newspaper noted, this was the first US presidential reelection campaign to use Facebook and Twitter for promotion.
Between early-2011 and June 30, 2012, the Obama campaign and supporters spent approximately $400 million, according to the Federal Election Commission. Obama won his reelection bid by a margin of 51.06 to 47.21%. This was the first time since 1944, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt won re-election, that a Democratic president had won by a majority of the electoral votes and over 51% of the popular vote twice.