Democratic Party Presidential Primaries, 2012
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The 2012 Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses were the process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. Incumbent President Barack Obama won the Democratic Party nomination by securing more than the required 2778 delegates on April 3, 2012 after a series of primary elections and caucuses. He was formally nominated by the 2012 Democratic National Convention on September 5, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Read more about Democratic Party Presidential Primaries, 2012: Primary Race Overview, Candidates, Candidates Gallery, Delegate Allocation, Calendar, See Also Famous quotes containing the words democratic, party and/or presidential:“The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged rather than to march, to the intended goal. Something of this sort must, I think, always happen in public democratic assemblies.” “Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.” “The Republican Vice Presidential Candidate ... asks you to place him a heartbeat from the Presidency.” |