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Declared 2012 Democratic Presidential Candidate
Current President of the United States
Born to a Kenyan father and a Caucasian
mother, the former community activist
and lawyer came into national
prominence with a show stopping
keynote address at the 2004 Democratic
National Convention in Boston, befitting
his reputation as a brilliant orator. In
2008, after a hard fought win against
Hillary Clinton to secure the Democratic
nomination, the former Senator from
Illinois defeated Republican John McCain
to become the first African American to
claim the presidency.
Declared 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann, the three terms
Republican Congresswoman from
Minnesota, is the current chair of the
Congressional Tea Party Caucus. The
attractive Iowan, a former lawyer,
officially announced her entry into the
GOP nomination race at the start of the
New Hampshire Presidential Debate on
June 13, 2011. Bachmann started off her
political life as a Democrat before
switching to the Republican platform in
her final year at Winona State University.
Declared 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
Businessman, Politician & Media
Herman Cain
Cancer survivor, YouTube sensation and
former mathematician with the US Navy,
Herman Cain has a résumé that demands
your attention. His experience on all
three major fronts of American politics corporate, legislative and media –
through his stellar career at Pillsbury, the
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (as
chairman) and as the host of WSB’s "The
Herman Cain Show" in Atlanta,
guarantees that the articulate Republican
will never face a question of credibility.
Declared 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
Former Speaker of the House
Newt Gingrich
After a 13-year absence from mainstream
politics, Newton Leroy Gingrich has
announced his candidacy for the
Republican presidential nomination. His
campaign, which kicks off with 17-city
swing, has unfortunately begun under a
torrent of criticisms following his
controversial statements on Medicare
and a perceived attack of fellow
Republican Paul Ryan. Nevertheless,
Gingrich, a fighter and above all, a
consummate politician, is expected to
make a swift recovery and stamp his
mark on the race.
Declared 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
Former Governor of Utah and Ambassador to China
Jon Huntsman
The 51-year old former Governor of Utah
officially announced his muchanticipated entry into the
presidential race, with the Statue of
Liberty spectacularly serving as the
backdrop. The highly rated and
charismatic Republican technocrat is
considered by many in Washington as
one of most dangerous dark horses in the
race, and is one of the few capable of
unseating President Obama.
Declared 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
U.S. Representative from the state of Texas
Ron Paul
The former medical doctor officially
announced his candidacy for the 2012
Republican Presidential nomination on
May 13, 2011. The 75-year old Texas
Congressman will once again center his
campaign on the theme of liberty, human
rights and financial market reforms. With
his small but vocal pockets of supporters
spread all over the country, the
Libertarian leaning Republican is set to
be one of the most controversial
characters on the campaign trail.
Declared 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
Current Governor of Texas
Rick Perry
After almost two years of uncertainty,
Texas Governor Rick Perry’s wall of
resistance has crumbled. Perry took
advantage of the publicity generated by
the Ames Straw Poll and announced his
entry into the Republican nomination
race in Charleston, South Carolina, with a
confident declaration, "I full well believe
I'm going to win". His candidacy is
expected to reinvigorate the hitherto
subdued Republican evangelical
grassroots, and inject some excitement
into the contest.
Declared 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
Former US Senator from Pennsylvania
Rick Santorum
The former two-term senator from
Pennsylvania officially announced his
entry into the GOP Presidential
nomination race on June 6, 2011,
symbolically launching his campaign at
the Somerset County Courthouse,
located not far from the coal mine where
his grandfather first worked after arriving
from Italy. Despite his dismal poll
numbers, Santorum is confident of
gaining grounds on early favorite Mitt
Romney and warns, "We are going to be
in this race, and we're in it to win."
Declared 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
Former Governor of Massachusetts
Mitt Romney
Right from the moment John McCain lost the
2008 election to Barack Obama, Romney has
emerged as the clear favorite for the
Republican 2012 presidential nominee. The
Harvard man has been comfortably leading
every poll since then. Unless Bachmann,
Huntsman, Pawlenty and company start to
make ground soon, the liberal turned
conservative former Governor of
Massachusetts may just walk through the
primaries. While his ideology and personal
beliefs may be subject to debate, his knack for
business is beyond question