Barack Obama assassination plot in Denver Barack Obama assassination plot in Denver The Barack Obama assassination plot in Denver refers to an alleged plot by Shawn Robert Adolf, Tharin Robert Gartrell and Nathan Dwaine Johnson to assassinate Barack Obama, then the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nominee. The trio allegedly planned to shoot Senator Obama with a high-powered rifle during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. The alleged motive for the attempted assassination was a white supremacist belief that an African American should not be elected President of the United States. Gartrell was arrested August 24, 2008, and found to be in possession of rifles and
2012 Democratic Party presidential candidates The following presidential candidates filed with the FEC, but either did not appear on any primary ballots or withdrew before the primary elections. The following individuals were the object of presidential speculation in past media reports, but did not signal an interest in running. The following individuals speculated to run for the Democratic Party's 2012 presidential nomination, announced they would not run. 2012 Democratic Party presidential candidates During the 2012 United States presidential election, 51 individuals sought the nomination of the Democratic Party. Incumbent President Barack Obama won the nomination unanimously at the 2012 Democratic National Convention and was re-elected