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There's nothing that says that an incumbent president (or holder of any other office) is protected against challengers from within his or her own party.
At the 1948 Democratic National Convention, there was an attempt to dump Truman (the incumbent Democratic president) in favor of Dwight D. Eisenhower (a Republican, though at the time the Democrats probably did not know this). However, Eisenhower flatly refused to run for either the Democrats or the Republicans, and the Democrats rather reluctantly realigned behind Truman (except for a small minority, the States' Rights Democrats or "Dixiecrats", who split off to support Strom Thurmond; if you've never heard of the Dixiecrats, let's just say they basically supported the US version of Apartheid).
That said, the Democrats in 2012 decided not to mount a serious challenge to President Obama, and it turned out okay, since the president won re-election, defeating his Republican challenger Mitt Romney and winning a second term.
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Why all presidential candidates for 2012 are republican?
They're not. Right now, the focus is on the Republican party because the Democrats have the incumbent, President Obama. The Republicans are deciding who will run against Obama.
WHO OBama run against in 2012?
rommey
When is the presidential election year?
since a democrat was just elected a republican only can try to run against obama in 2012 if obama wins that race then it will got to 2016 so both parties run that's only if obama wins his party's nomination. we cannot predict the political climate 2 years from now. obama could decide to not run again. the democrats could be heavily divided or not in favor of their poster child anymore and someone could run against him in the primary and win the party's nomination.
Who is most likely to run for President in 2012?
Obama.
Who won the popular vote for president 2012 McCain or Obama?
Obama. McCain didn't run that year.
Who is likely to be nominated in the 2012 presidential election by the democrats?
President Obama is the obvious front-runner. I can not see his being refused the nomination if he wants it and I think he has enough confidence in himself to think he deserves a run for another term. The election is still almost 2 years away so things could change but right now if I were to bet, I would you give you heavy odds that Obama will run again in 2012.
Who did Obama run against in 2004?
In the 2008 election, Mr. Obama first ran against Hillary Clinton to get the Democratic party's nomination for president. He then ran against the Republican party's nominee, John McCain, and defeated him.
How would a Democratic candidate for president run against President Obama in 2012?
He or she would have to start by entering primaries and competing at caucuses and then finally win the nomination of the party at its convention.
What year can President Barack Obama run for re-election?
2012 only
Will Obama run for President in 2012?
He will unless some unlikely catastrophe strikes him
Is Barack Obama on the ropes?
As evidenced by the takeover of the House by the Republicans in the mid-term election of 2010, President Obama and the Democrats had lost significant support in the electorate, and by late 2011, Obama's approval rating was below 50%. Whether this would translate into a loss in the 2012 election is debatable, and the prospect that another Democratic candidate would be nominated is extremely improbable. No, he is in a fairly good position for re-election in 2012, although nothing is assured. His approval rating in the polls is now higher than any other recent President's. The current Republican field of potential candidates to run against him is much to his advantage, as well. The Intrade odds have President Obama ahead as likely to win in 2012, with a 61.4% chance (and rising) as of early March 2012.
Will Obama run for president for 2016?
No, Obama can't run for president in 2016. This is his second term and the constitution clearly states that a president may only be in office for a maximum of two terms. Obama was never going to run for president in 2016 whether he won to Mitt Romney or not. Joe Biden and Hilary Clinton will most likely be the Democrats running in 2016.
