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__**Barack Obama**__



Governmental position: President of the United States Political Party: Democrat Home State: Hawaii Bio: Born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States. He was a civil-rights lawyer and teacher before pursuing a political career. He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996, serving from 1997 to 2004. He was elected to the U.S. presidency in 2008. Position on Issues: Supports abortion, supports gay marriage, opposes the death penalty, supports keeping US troops out of Iraq, supports the research and use of new energy alternatives. Political Spectrum Placement: A liberal that is lightly leaning to the libertarian side. Quotes: "The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together" -Obama "American taxpayers are on track to lose $25 billion as a result of President Obama's handling of the auto bailout, and GM and Chrysler are expanding their production overseas" -Opposing Governor Interesting Facts: One of his nicknames is "No Drama Obama", he can speak Spanish, if he didn’t become a politician he would've become an architect. Speech URL: [] Article URLs: [] Current Winning Percentage: 54%

__**Mitt Romney**__



Governmental Position: Former Massachusetts Governor Political Party: Republican Home State: Massachusetts Bio: Born on March 12, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan, Mitt Romney is the son of former Michigan Governor George Romney. He became governor of Massachusetts in 2003 and is now running for presidency against Barack Obama. Positions on Issues: Opposes abortion, opposes replacing coal and oil, opposes absolute gun right to ownership, supports the ban of currently illegal drugs, opposes the pulling of troops out of Iraq. Political Spectrum Placement: Conservative leaning towards Populist Quotes: "America isn't better off than it was $1.8 trillion dollars ago." “If you have things to hide, then maybe you’re doing things wrong. I think you ought to be willing to release everything to the American people.“ ~Alabama Governor Robert Bentley Interesting Facts: In 2009, Romney’s 70-year-old cousin, Meredith Romney, was kidnapped in Mexico and held for ransom in a cave for three days Speech URL: [] Article URLs: [] Current Winning Percentage: 46%

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