Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The following is the seventh in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories.

In this month’s edition on the campaign trail, the leading candidates for the Americans Elect presidential nomination respond to a major announcement from that organization’s board of directors, two presidential candidates in favor of same-sex marriage react to President Barack Obama’s announcement of support for the practice, and Wikinews interviews the newly-selected Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee.

Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Americans Elect makes major decision; leading candidates respond
  • 3 Two candidates react to President Obama’s same-sex marriage backing
  • 4 The Libertarian Party’s newly-christened VP nominee discusses his role
  • 5 Related news
  • 6 Sources