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//__Barack Obama & Mitt Romney Election__//


 * Barack Obama**


 * **President of the United States**
 * **Democrat**
 * **Honolulu, Hawaii**


 * __Brief Bio__**
 * **Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4th, 1961.**
 * **Many family problems throughout his childhood involving divorce, foster parents and multiple new family members**
 * **Excelled highly in school and went to Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years. He then transferred to Columbia University in New York, graduating in 1983 with a degree in political science.**
 * **Had a law career for a while and finally became a state senator of Illinois.**
 * **Now is the President of the United States.**


 * __Position on Key Issues__**
 * **1.Trust women to make their own decisions about whether or not to have an abortion .**
 * **2.Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.**
 * **3.Invest in clean energy because China and Germany will**
 * **4.Believes in 2nd Amendment, but not war weapons on streets.**
 * **5.Tax cut to the middle class and relief for struggling homeowners.**


 * __Overall Philosophy of Government__**
 * **Believes in a government that helps everyone, regardless of their status.**
 * **Encourages the improvement of the nation as a whole.**
 * **Strong moral code**
 * **Commonly accepted to be a Liberal/Democrat**

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 * __Support__**
 * **Best supported by women, African Americans, Non-religious people and Postgraduates**
 * __Quotes__**
 * **//"I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying. "//**
 * **//"I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old, I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, __I don't want them punished with a baby__."//**
 * **//"We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen. "//**
 * __Disagree with Obama Quote__**
 * **//“I’ve always opposed gay marriage. I believe that we should provide equal rights to people regardless of their sexual orientation but I do not believe that marriage should be between two people of the same gender.”//**
 * __Interesting Facts about Obama__**
 * **He collects Spider-man comics**
 * **He is left-handed**
 * **He worked in Baskin-Robin ice cream shop when a teenager and now cannot stand ice cream.**


 * Video-**
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uONGtgxHjYk**


 * Links**
 * http://www.barackobama.com/**
 * https://twitter.com/BarackObama**
 * www.facebook.com/barackobama**


 * Articles**
 * http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/barack_obama/index.html**
 * http://www.examiner.com/article/president-obama-s-remaining-paths-to-electoral-college-victory-1**
 * http://www.opednews.com/articles/Election-Choices-Obama-or-by-Jim-Kavanagh-121030-328.html**


 * __Available Information About Polling__**


 * Electoral Vote:**
 * Obama-299**
 * Romney-239**


 * Popular Vote:**
 * Obama-50.4%**
 * Romney-48.5%**


 * __Analysis by Kevin Robillard__**
 * **Obama will win the presidential election for the second time.**
 * **Group of people who accurately predicted the president for the last 4 elections think so too.**
 * **54% Americans think Obama will win the election.**

** 3. **** Detroit, Michigan **
**Brief Bio**
 * 1) ** Born on 12, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan **
 * 2) ** Undergraduate degree from Brigham Young university **
 * 3) ** Law degree and master of business administration degree from Harvard Law School **
 * 4) ** Married Ann Davies in 1969 **
 * 5) ** Five sons: Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben and Craig **

**Views on 5 key issues**
 * 1) ** Against abortion because you are killing life and it is against religious views **
 * 2) ** Feels Stem Cell research is okay if privately funded **
 * 3) ** Supports gay/ lesbians but does not support gay/lesbian marriage; mostly against gays/lesbians **
 * 4) ** Does not support legalization of medical marijuana; higher sentence for multiple drunk driving **
 * 5) ** Supports Death penalty in extreme cases and the three strikes sentencing **

**Political Spectrum**
 * 1) ** Conservative **
 * 2) ** Wants more independence and less government control **

**Base of Support**
 * 1) ** Wealthy people **
 * 2) ** Religious people **
 * 3) ** Small business owners **

**Quotes**
 * 1) ** "I feel very deeply about the need to respect and tolerate people of different social - or sexual orientation. But at the same time, I believe marriage should be preserved as an institution for one man and one woman." **
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: middle;">** "The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government." **

**Interesting facts**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: middle;">** Favorite snack is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with chocolate milk **
 * 2) ** Salvaged the 20 ** <span style="font-family: Arial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: middle;">** 02 Winter Olympics from complete disaster **
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: middle;">** Is a huge Beatles fan **
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: middle;">** Favorite movie "O Brother where art thou" **

**Video**
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**Web Site**
 * 1) ** [|https://www.mittromney.com/donate/victory?sc=INTADS025&cct_info=1|25219|7946991837|134331454|7983330574|e|25517471974|tc||g|||&cct_ver=3&cct_bk=mitt%20romney%20website&gclid=CNLdguKmqbMCFY1DMgods04AWw] **

**Recent articles**
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**Available polling** **Obama: 48% -** **Romney: 48% +1** **Obama: 46% -** **Romney: 51% +1**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: middle;">** Registered voters **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: middle;">** Likely voters **

__**Analysis by Erick Erickson**__
 * **If election was held today, Mitt Romney would win**
 * **Mitt was doing bad at first, but completely turned himself around**
 * **Debates got much better and Mitt Romney was schooling Obama**