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=Willard Mitt Romney=

Political Party: Republican

Home State: Detroit Michigan, Massachusetts

-Born March 12, 1947
-Governor of Massachusetts for 4 years -Married his high school sweet heart named Ann - Graduated from Brigham Young University and then continued school and went to Harvard University - Mitt and Ann had five children together - He is now running to become the President against Barack Obama

Mitt Romney's stance on 5 key issues
Budget and Economy - Lower taxes by a large amount - Less spending for America and more jobs - Balance the state budget

Civil Rights - Does not agree with gay marriage - Focused more woman in his campaign they can work as good as men

Crime - Arrest fisherman without a license - Safe Streets are one of his campaign themes - Supports death penalty

Education - Free college for the top quarter high school graduates - Teachers get evaluated

Gun Control - Band lethal weapons that threaten the police - Enforce the current gun existing laws

Mitt Romney's Base of Support
Men White

3 interesting or unknown facts
1. When Mitt was in France he was involved in a fight trying to defend two woman, he heard the situation happening outside his dorm and rushed out to help the two woman and while helping them he had gotten punched a few times.

2. Mitt Romney was involved in a head on collision, a intoxicated priest swerved into their lane and the passenger in the car with Mitt died and Mitt was pinned in the car waiting for a rescue team to come and help him. He suffered broken ribs, fractured arm, concussion, and facial injuries.

3. When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 he didn't except any salary.

Placement on the political spectrum
Conservative

Quotes from Mitt Romney
“President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans — and to heal the planet. My promise is to help you and your family.”

“Hope and change had a powerful appeal. But tonight I’d ask a simple question: If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn’t you feel that way now that he’s President Obama? You know there’s something wrong with the kind of job he’s done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him.”

===Politician or commentator that disagrees with Mitt on an issue === "I think the governor hasn't spent enough time looking at how our military works. You mention the Navy for example, and that we have fewer ships than we had in 1916. Well governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets. Because the nature of the military has changed. The question is not a game of battleship or counting ships, it's what are our capabilities."

Interview of Mitt Romney
[|Mitt Romney Interview]

3 links to recent articles about Mitt Romney
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Current Polling
Barack Obama 45% Mitt Romney 52%

Is Mitt Romney going to win the election
- Colorado University says Mitt is going to win because of the economy aspects - Representative Dennis Hastert- Mitt and Ryan's team are more put together


 * Barack Hussein Obama **


 * Political Party: Democrat**


 * Occupation: President of the United States**


 * Former Senator of Illinois, Former member of Illinois Senate, Civil Rights attorney, and a teacher of constitutional law at Chicago Law School**


 * Home States: Illinois and Hawaii**


 * Biography:**

-Born August 4th, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii -Attended Columbia University and Harvard Law School and graduated with a degree in Law. -Taught constitutional law at Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004 and was a Civil Right attorney. -Married Michelle Robinson in 1992 -Two Children:Malia in 1998 and Sasha in 2001. -Represented the 13th district of Illinois for three terms, 1997 to 2004. -Ran for the House of Representatives and failed, but then became Senator of Illinois in 2004. -During his term as Senator in Illinois, Barack ran for President in 2008 against Republican Candidate John McCain and succeeded. -Barack Obama is now the first African American President of United States. -In 2009 he received and Nobel Peace Prize. -Now running for a second term as President against Mitt Romney.


 * Five Key Issues**

-prevent teacher layoffs -to have the highest amount of college graduates by the year of 2012
 * Education:****
 * -**to strengthen public schools

-eliminate tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas -to make tax cuts for the middle class permanent
 * Jobs and economy:**

-tax cuts for small businesses -reduce the deficit
 * Taxes and The Budget:**

-Supports the DREAM Act -to fix the broken immigration system -to allow undocumented spouses and children apply for a legal status from inside the U.S.
 * Immigration:**

-Stopping insurance company abuses -to enforce Obamacare for more economic security -Expand more access to preventative treatments: flu shots, cancer screenings, etc.
 * Health Care:**

-Liberal
 * Political Spectrum Views:**

-African Americans -Women
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 * Quotes:**

"Governor Romney, I'm glad that you recognize that al Qaeda is a threat, because a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia, not al Qaeda; you said Russia," Obama said, adding that "the 1980s, they're now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because, you know, the Cold War's been over for 20 years." -Barack Obama "Attacking me is not talking about how we're going to deal with the challenges that exist in the Middle East, and take advantage of the opportunity there, and stem the tide of this violence," he said. -Mitt Romney

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-Doesn't like ice cream -He smokes -He loves playing Scrabble
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Facebook: [|www.facebook.com/barackobama]


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