The United States presidential election of 2012 was the 57th quadrennial presidential election and took place on November 6, 2012. It saw the Democratic nominee, President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden successfully elected to a second term. Their major challengers were the Republican nominee and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.
The election campaign saw four major debates: three presidential and one vice-presidential. Issues debated included the economy and jobs, the national deficit, social policy, immigration and foreign policy. Prior to the election, the media typically saw the election as too close to predict in advance, although statistical models, bookmakers and betting markets had Obama as a clear favorite to win.
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