Editing Randall Terry (section)

===2012 presidential candidacy===
{{Infobox U.S. federal election campaign
 | committee        = Randall Terry for President Campaign Committee
 | logo             =
 | campaign         = [[2012 United States presidential election]]
 | candidate        = Randall Terry
 | cand_id          = P20002424
 | fec_date         =  September 5, 2014<ref name=FEC>{{cite web|url=http://www.fec.gov/fecviewer/CandidateCommitteeDetail.do? |title=Candidate and Committee Viewer|website=[[Federal Election Commission]]|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref>
 | affiliation      = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
 | headquarters     =  101 Cantwell Court PO Box 408, Purgitsville, WV 26852<ref name=FEC/>
 | key_people       =  Mario G. Paveglio ''treasurer''<ref name=FEC/>
 | receipts         = 28,043
 | slogan           = 
 | homepage         =
 | status           = 
}}
[[File:Vermin Supreme glitterbombs Randall Terry.jpg|thumb|[[Vermin Supreme]] [[Glitter bombing|glitter bombs]] Terry at the ''Lesser-Known Candidates Forum'']]
[[File:Second-place candidates in the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012.svg|thumb|Map of second-place candidates in the [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012|2012 Democratic presidential primaries]]<br>'''Legend:'''<br>
{{legend|#FF8C00 |[[Keith Russell Judd]]}}
{{legend|#FF0000|[[Ron Paul]]}}
{{legend|#00FFFF |Darcy Richardson}}
{{legend|#800080 |[[John Wolfe Jr.]]}}
{{legend|#800000 |Randall Terry}}
{{legend|#808080|Uncommitted/other}}
{{legend|#000000|No second-place finisher}}
{{legend|#D3D3D3|No primary held/ no info available}}]]

In January 2011, Terry announced his intention to challenge President [[Barack Obama]] in the [[Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012|Democratic Party primaries]] for the [[2012 United States presidential election|presidential election of 2012]].<ref name=ABCnews>Dwyer, Devin (January 18, 2011) [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/anti-abortion-activist-randall-terry-eyes-presidency-graphic/story?id=12639702 "Activist Vows Graphic Anti-Abortion Ads During Super Bowl"], ABC News. Retrieved January 18, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/pro-life-activist-randall-terry-looks-defeat-barack-obama-2012-dem-primaries |title=Pro-Life Activist Randall Terry Looks to Defeat Barack Obama in 2012 Dem Primaries |date=January 18, 2011 |publisher=Sunshine State News |access-date=February 26, 2011}}</ref> His campaign strategy was based upon a [[Super Bowl advertising|commercial]] during [[Super Bowl XLVI]] featuring graphic photographs of aborted fetuses;<ref name=ABCnews/> historically, the networks have refused all political and issue-related advertising during the Super Bowl, citing [[equal-time rule]]s, and the advertisement did not air.<ref>Teinowitz, Ira. [http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/01/fox_wont_sell_super_bowl_ads_t.php Fox Won't Sell Super Bowl Ads to Candidates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111144932/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/01/fox_wont_sell_super_bowl_ads_t.php |date=January 11, 2012 }}. ''[[TV Week]]''. January 24, 2008.</ref>

The attempt to air the ads led to legal action<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rbr.com/media-news/advertising/randall-terry-run-my-ads-or-else.html |title=Randall Terry: Run my ads or else – Radio & Television Business Report |access-date=February 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205052213/http://www.rbr.com/media-news/advertising/randall-terry-run-my-ads-or-else.html |archive-date=February 5, 2012 }}</ref> and a statement by the Democratic National Committee that Terry was not a legitimate candidate,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://midwestdemocracy.com/articles/dems-say-randall-terry-not-bona-fide-candidate/ |title=Dems say Randall Terry not "bona fide" candidate &#124; Midwest Democracy |access-date=February 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207023058/http://midwestdemocracy.com/articles/dems-say-randall-terry-not-bona-fide-candidate/ |archive-date=February 7, 2012 }}</ref> and thus should be forbidden privileges given others running.

In December 2011, he became the physical target of candidate [[Vermin Supreme]], who sprinkled [[glitter]] over his head during a debate, claiming he was "turning Randall Terry gay."<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN9nxFLXrKU|title = Vermin Supreme on C-SPAN turning Randall Terry Gay|date = January 6, 2012|publisher = C-Span| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125224727/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN9nxFLXrKU | archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

Terry received 18% of the vote in the 2012 Democratic Oklahoma presidential primary. He also won 12 counties in the state, including the entire [[Oklahoma Panhandle|panhandle]], and was awarded two delegates in the Democratic primary.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/7/obama-renomination-wont-be-unanimous/ | title=Obama renomination won't be unanimous | work=[[The Washington Times]] | date=March 7, 2012 | access-date=March 7, 2012 | author=Dinan, Stephen}}</ref> Kansas TV station KDGL-LD<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?list=0&facid=182368|title=TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA}}</ref> channel 23, is an Independent TV station serving Southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle. It and its sister stations carry Randall's Walk TV program, broadcasting the length of the Panhandle. It was the only primary in which Terry won any counties or delegates. He had also appeared on the ballots in Alaska, Missouri, and New Hampshire. He received 22,858 votes or 0.3% in the Democratic primary.

====Campaign finances====
Detailed below are the [[Federal Election Commission|FEC]]-filed finances of ''Randall Terry for President Campaign Committee'' as of September 5, 2014<ref name=FEC/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Receipts
|-
! scope="col"|Financial Source
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Amount (USD)
|-
|Itemized Individual Contributions||10,012
|-
||Unitemized Individual Contributions||13,006
|-
|style=background:#D3D3D3|'''Total Contributions'''||style=background:#D3D3D3|'''23,018'''
|-
|Offsets to Operating Expenditures||5,025
|-
|style=background:#D3D3D3|'''Total Offsets'''||style=background:#D3D3D3|'''5,025'''
|-
|style=background:#A9A9A9|'''Total Receipts'''||style=background:#A9A9A9|28,043
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Disbursements
|-
! scope="col"|Disbursements
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Amount (USD)
|-
|Operating Expenditures||30,274
|-
|Exempt Legal and Accounting||5,500
|-
|style=background:#A9A9A9|'''Total Disbursements'''||style=background:#A9A9A9|'''35,774'''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Cash Summary
|-
! scope="col"|Category
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Amount (USD)
|-
|Beginning Cash On Hand||7,731
|-
|Current Cash On Hand||2,802
|-
|Net Contributions||401,939
|-
|Net Operating Expenditures||379,678
|}