The Battles
On 6 November 2012 voters will decide the next US President but also 33 of the 100 Senate seats and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives. The election will also encompass eleven gubernatorial races as well as many state legislature races. Read more about these election battles by clicking on the links below.
Presidential Primaries
With Barack Obama expected to secure the Democrat nomination which candidate will win the Republican primaries race?
House of Representatives
With the Republications currently holding the majority of seats in the House what can we expect in the 2012 election?
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Big Win for Gay Rights
“Tuesday night saw the largest expansion of gay rights in American electoral history, as Maine, Maryland and Washington became the first states to approve of marriage equality by popular vote and Wisconsinelected Representative Tammy Baldwin as the nation's first openly gay senator.”
Notes of Bipartasnship”
“The House speaker, John A. Boehner of Ohio, striking a conciliatory tone a day after the Republican Party’s electoral drubbing, said on Wednesday that he was ready to accept a budget deal that raises federal revenue as long as it is linked to an overhaul of entitlements and a reform of the tax code that closes loopholes, curtails or eliminates deductions and lowers income tax rates.”
“Democrats Retain Senate, Republicans Hold House”
“After a hard-fought election, they now hold a 55-45 majority in the Senate.But Republicans will keep hold of the 435-seat House of Representatives with a solid majority.”
