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The 2012 reelection campaign of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, was formally announced on April 4, 2011.〔(April 4, 2011) ("Obama announces re-election bid" ), United Press International Retrieved 2011-04-04.〕〔Condon, Stephanie (April 4, 2011) ("Obama launches 2012 campaign with web video" ), CBS News. Retrieved 2011-04-04.〕 Along with his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, Barack Obama was opposed in the general election by former Governor Mitt Romney, of Massachusetts, along with various〔Shear, Micheal D. (April 4, 2011) 〕〔Adams, Richard (2011-04-04)〕 minor candidates from other parties. The election took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Obama's campaign headquarters were in Chicago and key members of Obama's successful 2008 campaign, such as Jim Messina and David Axelrod, returned to staff it.〔(April 4, 2011) (【引用サイトリンク】title=Obama opens bid for new term, no longer outsider – Yahoo! News )〕 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 U.S. presidential re-election campaign to use Twitter and Facebook for promotion.〔 Between the beginning of 2011 and June 30, 2012, the Obama campaign and supporters spent approximately $400 million, according to the Federal Election Commission.〔http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/us/politics/record-spending-by-obamas-camp-shrinks-coffers.html?_r=2&hp Record Spending by Obama’s Camp Shrinks Coffers〕 Obama won his re-election bid by a margin of 51.06%-47.21%. This was the first time since 1944, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt won re-election, that a Democratic president had twice won by a majority of the electoral votes and over 51% of the popular vote twice. == Early stages == On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. On April 4, 2011, President Obama officially announced his candidacy for re-election.〔 The announcement was made via an online video titled "It Begins With Us", posted on his campaign website. The President also filled out official forms with the FEC at that time. President Obama did not face a significant challenge in the Democratic primaries, with no other candidate on the ballot in all but seven states. On April 3, 2012, Obama won the Maryland and District of Columbia primaries, giving him more than the required 2778 delegates to secure the nomination. On April 30, 2012 the campaign announced that its slogan would be "Forward". The campaign was based in Chicago in One Prudential Plaza, instead of in Washington, D.C., where all other modern incumbent presidents had their re-election headquarters. The decision to base the campaign outside of Washington was said have been taken so as to ensure grassroots support for the re-election. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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