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Name: Barack Obama Political Party: Democratic Current Political Position: President


 * Home state- Hawaii,
 * Brief Biography- Barack Hussein Obama II 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 went to college at Harvard Law School and Columbia University. Obama currently has two daughters, Sasha and Malia, and a wife, Michelle. He is currently running to be reelected for president in November.
 * Placement on the political spectrum- Liberal
 * Base of support and source of opposition- African American voters, wihte people.
 * Recent quotations from the candidate from a speech or interview, and quotations about them from a politician or commentator who disagrees with their take on the issues
 * His positions on five key issues
 * Foreign Policy
 * Obama believes in keeping military forces (troops, money, governmental support, etc) limited and only utilizing our resources if it endangers national security, or another country specifically asks for our help.
 * Health Care
 * 54,000,000 insurers are currently required to provide multiple preventive services--diabetes and blood pressure screenings--without additional costs
 * Seniors now receive 50 percent discounts on covered brand name drugs that are not covered by their insurance alone.
 * Under the law, most young adults who can’t get coverage through their jobs can stay on their parents’ plans until age 26.
 * Immigration Reform
 * Believes that it is a small safety concern but overall does not need help or reform.
 * Economy
 * Negotiating lower fuel prices
 * Creating new jobs
 * Extending pay roll tax cuts, a family of four would save around $1000 more a year
 * Iran’s nuclear program
 * Pushing for Iran to end their nuclear program
 * Three little known or interesting facts about the candidate
 * He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali
 * He ate dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia
 * He carries a tiny Madonna and child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for good luck
 * Links to the candidates Web site- []
 * Recent quotations from the candidate from a speech or interview, and quotations about them from a politician or commentator who disagrees with their take on the issues—“In the richest country in the history of the world, this Obama economy has crushed the middle class. Family income has fallen by $4000, but health insurance premiums are higher, food prices are higher, utility bills are higher, and gasoline prices have doubles. Today more Americans wake up in poverty than ever before.”
 * Links to three recent articles about the candidate
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 * Available information about current polling with respect to this candidate—48.8 % -- 290 electoral votes
 * Analysis by political observers about the candidate’s chance to win the seat in 2012
 * Currently, Obama seems to have a more realistic chance of getting those votes.
 * Most states reliably vote the same way from election to election, whether they be Democratic like California and New York or Republican like Texas and Georgia.
 * Currently, Obama seems to have a more realistic chance of getting those votes.
 * Most states reliably vote the same way from election to election, whether they be Democratic like California and New York or Republican like Texas and Georgia.

Name: Mitt Romney Political Party: Republican Current Political Position: Governor Articles and videos where interviews/information can be found- - [|www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/mitt-romney-interview/2012/10/10/blog.html] - [|www.deseretnews.com/article/865565521/CNN-correspondent-visits-BYU-looks-into-Mitt-Romneys-past.html] - [|www.elections.nytimes.com/2012/candidates/mitt-romney] - [|www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7422764n]

Stands on the issues-
 * Education
 * Make higher education more affordable so citizens can succeed in modern economy
 * We must achieve meaningful reform in our education system to get America working again
 * Immigration
 * Protect legal immigration and help those waiting to become citizens to expedite this process
 * Take a strong stand against illegal immigration
 * Gun Rights
 * Work to expand and enhance access and opportunities for Americans to hunt and shoot
 * Defend the right of individuals to protect their families, homes, and property, promoting the Second Amendment
 * Healthcare
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Return states to their proper place
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Encourage states to learn from one another and craft the approaches best suited to their own citizens.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Veteran Affairs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Use economic reforms to create up to 12 million new jobs, ensuring veterans have jobs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Reverse President Obama’s massive defense cuts

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Poll Views- The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Pool currently shows Romney in the lead with 51% and Obama at 46% <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">POLITICAL SUPPORT--John McCain proudly said, “I’m pleased to have made my choice, and to endorse Governor Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination for President.” <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Contact Information - @MittRomney– Twitter, Mitt Romney—Facebook, [|www.Mittromney.com] – Official Website <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Experience
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Political- Candidate, United States President, 2012
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Candidate, United States President, 2008
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2002-2006
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Candidate, United States Senate, 1994

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Work –
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">President/Chief Executive Officer, Salt Lake Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, 1999-2002
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Chief Executive Officer/Chair, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1991-1993
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Vice President, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1978-1984
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Founder/Chief Executive Officer/Managing Partner, Bain Capital, Incorporated


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Background
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Apprenticed as a carpenter
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">cubscout
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Born March 12 1947 in detroit
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Grew up in Bloomfield Hills, MI
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">5 sons 18 grandchildren

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">helped make the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games a success.
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