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=**Mitt Romney**=


 * Willard Mitt Romney -** Republican Candidate
 * Positional Activity:** Governor of Massachusetts
 * Born:**March 12, 1947
 * Home State:** Detroit, Michigan

**__Issues:__**

 * Healthcare-** "stop" Obama-care, limit federal standards on private insurance and Medicaid Coverage.
 * Tax-** Romney wants to lower taxes for the upper class and spend tax dollars on private education/ parochial schools.
 * Spending-** Romney wants to cut about 500 billion dollars a year, which is less than Obama's goal.
 * National Defense-** Romney wants to heavily strengthen our military. This involves increasing the amount of ships built in one year from nine to 15.
 * Education-** Romney wants to provide a chance for every student, expand parental choice, invest in innovation, and reward teachers for their results. He also wants to make it affordable for students to get a higher education.

Romney grew up and was raised in Michigan. He went to Cranbrook University school before receiving his undergrad degree from Brigham Young University in 1971. He then learned both law school and business school at Harvard University. In 1975 he received both his law degree and his business degree from the University of Harvard.
 * Brief Bio:**


 * Placement on the Political Spectrum-** Conservative


 * Base of support voters-** White or Caucasian people
 * Source of opposition-** African American Voters

1. Attended Harvard University 2. Favorite snack is peanut butter and jelly sandwich 3. Has donated to churches and other communities for over 25 years.
 * Little known or Interesting facts:**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMuU-EwcIzs
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 * Candidates Web site-** http://www.mittromney.com/

1.[] 2.[] 3.[] =**Barack Obama**=
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 * Barrack Hussein Obama**- Democratic Party
 * Home State-** Honolulu, Hawaii
 * Positional Activity**- President of the United States
 * Born-** August 4th, 1961

__**Issues:**__

 * Healthcare-** Obama wants to end insurance company abuses. He wants to strengthen medicare and make women in control of their healthcare.
 * Tax-** Obama wants to raise taxes of the upper class to make everyone pay a fair share.
 * Spending-** Obama wants to reduce the deficit by 4 trillion dollars and cut 1 trillion in spending.
 * National Defense-** Obama wants to rid the world of Nuclear Weapons and create more allies around the world.
 * Education-** Obama wants to reward responsible students, keep good teachers in school and provide pathways to good jobs.


 * Brief Bio**- Barack Obama is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. He was born in Hawaii and attended Harvard Law School and Columbia University. Obama currently has two daughters, Sasha and Malia, and a wife, Michelle. He is currently running to be re-elected for presidency in this coming November.


 * Placement on the Political Spectrum:** Liberal


 * Base of Support:** African American voters
 * Source of opposition:** White or Caucasian people.

1. Attended Harvard 2. Knows the Spanish language 3. He can Bench-press an impressive 200lbs
 * Little known or interesting facts**:

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 * Polling Info:** 49 % -- 290 electoral votes