Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign

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The Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign was the successful re-election effort of U.S. President Barack Obama, culminating in his victory over Republican nominee Mitt Romney.


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instanceOf United States presidential campaign
political campaign
announced 2011-04-04
announcedVia online video
campaignColor blue
campaignManager Jim Messina
campaignSlogan Forward
candidate Barack Obama
chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz
conventionLocation Charlotte, North Carolina
country United States
defeatedOpponent Mitt Romney
election 2012 United States presidential election
electionDate 2012-11-06
electoralVotesOpponent 206
electoralVotesWon 332
headquarters Chicago, Illinois
incumbentPresident Barack Obama
incumbentVicePresident Joe Biden
opponent Mitt Romney
opponentRunningMate Paul Ryan
outcomeOffice President of the United States
party Democratic Party
policyFocus economic recovery
health care reform
middle-class tax policy
winding down wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
popularVotePercentage 51.1%
popularVoteTotal 65915795
previousCampaign Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
result victory
runningMate Joe Biden
securedNomination 2012 Democratic National Convention
seniorAdvisor David Axelrod
soughtTerm second term as President of the United States
successorElection 2016 United States presidential election
targetedSwingStates Colorado
Florida
Iowa
Nevada
Ohio
Virginia
usedDataAnalytics yes
usedGrassrootsOrganizing yes
usedOnlineFundraising yes
usedSocialMedia yes
vicePresidentialNominee Joe Biden

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David Simas
employer
Sasha Obama
notableEvent
Robby Mook
workedOnCampaign

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