2012 United States presidential election: Difference between revisions

<br>{{Infobox election|election_name=2012 United States presidential election|country=United States|flag_year=1960|type=presidential|opinion_polls=|previous_election=2008 United States presidential election|previous_year=2008|election_date=November 6, 2012|next_election=2016 United States presidential election|next_year=2016|votes_for_election=550 members of the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]]|needed_votes=Plurality of electoral votes|turnout=60.6% {{decrease}} 3.0 pp|image_size=x150px|image1=Hillary Clinton official Secretary of State portrait crop.jpg|nominee1='''[[Hillary Rodham]]'''|party1=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]|home_state1=Oregon|running_mate1='''[[Michael Bloomberg]]'''|electoral_vote1='''265'''|popular_vote1='''60,168,203'''|percentage1='''45.9%'''|image2=Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped.jpg|nominee2=[[Mitt Romney]]|party2=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|home_state2=Massachusetts|running_mate2=[[Rand Paul]]|electoral_vote2=227|popular_vote2=55,449,128|percentage2=42.3%|image3=Cornel West (39223875064) (cropped).jpg|nominee3=[[Cornel West]]|party3=[[Progressive Party (United States)|Progressive]]|home_state3=Oklahoma|running_mate3=[[Marianne Williamson]]|electoral_vote3=58|states_carried3=|popular_vote3=11,535,516|percentage3=8.8%|color3=|map_size=350px|map=|map_caption=|title=President|before_election=[[Hillary Rodham]]|before_party=Democratic Party (United States)|after_election=[[Hillary Rodham]]|after_party=Democratic Party (United States)|ongoing=}}