Election 2012

Results

 * Huffington Post
 * Includes maps and data; statewide and county results are mapped for the Presidential race, and statewide for Senate races. A list of House races is included.  Graphs comparing county results from 2012 to 2008 exist on states' pages.
 * New York Times
 * Includes maps and charts. Maps cover statewide results and county results for the President and Senate races.  Shifts in the vote from 2008 are available for the Presidential race, and maps of the House races are also available.

Unofficial Third-Party Debate[[File:Full 2012 Third Party Presidential Debate 2012 Third Party Presidential Debate Ora TV|thumb|right|300px|The unofficial third-party debate]]
There was a fifth debate for the 2012 election, though it received markedly less attention than the debates between Obama and Romney. This debate was unofficial and not conducted by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The debate featured the following candidates:
 * Rocky Anderson (Justice Party)
 * Virgil Goode (Constitution Party)
 * Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party)
 * Jill Stein (Green Party)

Debate 4[[File:Complete Third Presidential Debate on Foreign Policy 2012 Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney Oct 22, 2012|thumb|right|300px|Third presidential debate, and fourth overall]]
The final debate occurred on Monday, October 22 between Obama and Romney. Obama is regarded to have won this debate by a somewhat substantial margin, though this win was smaller than Romney's win in the first debate.

 Fact-Check Resources 
 * Fact Checking Romney on 3rd Presidential Debate (Class Warfare Exists)
 * Fact-checking the third presidential debate (Politico)
 * Fact checking the third presidential debate (Washington Post)
 * False Claims in Final Debate (FactCheck.org)
 * From 'Apology Tour' to Bayonets: Fact-Checking the Debate on Foreign Policy (PBS)
 * The Third Presidential Debate (New York Times)

Debate 3[[File:Complete Second Presidential Town Hall Debate 2012 Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney - Oct 16, 2012|thumb|right|300px|The second presidential debate, and third overall]]
The third debate, the second between Obama and Romney, was held on Tuesday, October 16, 2012. Obama is generally believed to have edged a slight win in this debate. As with the first debate, however, Romney again told numerous lies and changed his positions on issues yet again.

Fact-Check Resources


 * At Last Night’s Debate: Romney Told 31 Myths In 41 Minutes (Think Progress)


 * Fact-Checking the Presidential Debate (PBS)


 * The Second Presidential Debate (New York Times)

Debate 2
The second debate was between Vice Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. It was held on Thursday, October 11, 2012. Biden is generally regarded to have won this debate.

Fact-Check Resources


 * At The Vice Presidential Debate: Ryan Told 24 Myths In 40 Minutes (Think Progress)
 * The Vice-Presidential Debate (New York Times)

Debate 1Full Presidential Debate Battle Over Economic Policies
The first debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney was held on Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Romney is widely agreed to have won the debate, however, his performance was also widely agreed to have been riddled with lies, falsehoods, and flip-flops.

Fact-Check Resources


 * 10 Most Shameless Romney Debate Lies -- Debunked (AlterNet)


 * At Last Night’s Debate: Romney Told 27 Myths In 38 Minutes (Think Progress)


 * CNN Fact Checks: What was truth, and what was not? (CNN)


 * Debate fact check (Salon)


 * Entering Stage Right, Romney Moved to Center (New York Times)


 * Fact-checking the Denver debate (Politico)


 * Great Video Factcheck Covering 31 Lies From Romney at the 1st Debate


 * The Media Fact Checks Romney, Realizes Lying to Voters Doesn’t Make You a Winner (Class Warfare Exists)


 * Mitt Romney's 10 Most Baseless Claims At The Denver Debate (Huffington Post)

Democratic National Convention
The Democratic Party held their convention in Charlotte, North Carolina during September 4-6, 2012.

Republican National Convention
The Republican Party held their convention in Tampa, Florida during August 27-30, 2012.  Fact-Check Resources 


 * Dispatches From the Republican National Convention (Slate)


 * Fact check: Romney's RNC acceptance speech (USA Today)


 * Facts Take a Beating in Acceptance Speeches (NY Times)


 * Paul Ryan’s speech in 3 words (Fox "News" - yes, even they acknowledged their own party's lies)

Polling
Politico

Pollster (Huffington Post)

Real Clear Politics

Wikipedia:


 * Presidential Election, 2012
 * Republican Party presidential primary, 2012