2012 Candidates

Look like they are all starting to "explore"

Mitt Romney
Former Governor of Massachusetts


"I haven't made a decision yet as to what we're going to do. That decision will be made sometime down the road, but I can tell you that I'm very drawn to the fact that this country needs someone who has private sector experience, because this economy is troubled." Romney on "GMA," Feb. 1, 2011.

Mike Huckabee
Former Governor of Arkansas


"I'm thinking very carefully. I'm very seriously considering making a run for it." Huckabee on "GMA," adding he'll make a decision this summer, Feb. 21, 2011.

Sarah Palin

Former Governor of Alaska
" I'm looking at the lay of the land now, and ... trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family." Palin to ABC's Barbara Walters, November 2010.

Tim Pawlenty

Governor of Minnesota
"Join the team and, together, we'll restore America." Pawlenty forms presidential exploratory committee, March 12, 2011.


Newt Gingrich


Former Speaker of the U.S. House

"We will look at this very seriously and we will very methodically lay out the framework of what we'll do next." Gingrich announces "exploratory phase" in Atlanta, March 9, 2011.



Donald Trump
Real Estate Mogul, Reality TV Show Star
"Part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich. So if I need $600 million, I can put $600 million myself. That's a huge advantage over the other candidates. " Trump to ABC News, March 2011.

Ron Paul


Ron Paul
Congressman from Texas
"I don't expect to be president. I don't expect to be. That doesn't mean I won't run for president." Paul to CNN, July 2010.



Rick Santorum
Former Senator from Pennsylvania
"There isn't a single candidate running for president who can claim to be a tea party candidate…I qualify." Santorum to Politico, November 2010.




Herman Cain
Former CEO of Godfather's Pizza
" I am confident enough to be president... After I go through this phase and the decision is yes, trust me, I'm running to win." Cain on "Top Line," January 2011.




Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III
Former Governor of Louisiana
"I'm going to be a factor in 2012." Roemer on "Top Line" , March 2011.





John Bolton
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
"Yes, I am considering it." Bolton to conservative WABC radio talk show host Aaron Klein, November 2010.


2012 Republican Presidential Candidates: ABC News Guidebook - ABC News

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candidates for what? Barnum and Bailey ringmaster?

I don't know what's worse, that these are actually the republicans that are going to be fighting for the nod, or the fact that most of them are fox news analysts or contributors. Ron Paul is the only guy I would ever even think of voting for out of those clowns.

I think Ron Paul would give Obama a real run for it.

Gary Johnson is by far the most interesting GOP candidate to throw his hat into the ring...

Gary Johnson makes 2012 presidential run official - Kendra Marr - POLITICO.com

Canadate?

Going out with a hoser, eh?

I was half asleep when I wrote that, realized it right after I posted. Cut a man some slack.

No slack. Spelling police never sleep.

I would consider voting for him. He is a progressive republican.

So was Bush.