Presidential+campaign+2012

=Political Campaign 2012=

What is the process/timeline for electing a president?
There are many people who want to become president. Each person has their own idea of how government should be run. In the primaries and caucuses, which are national conventions, party members/state delegates begin to vote, state by state, for the candidate of their choice. The candidate to receive a preset majority number of votes becomes the political party’s presidential candidate. Primaries are in state elections open to registered voters. Caucuses are meetings open to all registered voters of the party.In order to get into a state ballot, there are primary elections held in each state. Parties select their candidates, and since the Democrat and Republican party have controlled presidential nominations, their names automatically get put into the state ballot. For third parties and independent candidates, they must follow a state process. The process is different for each state. They may require voter signatures, state processing fees and other complicated procedures. A person becoming a presidential candidate is up to the political parties. Most political parties hold conventions, which are large meetings attended by "delegates." Some delegates are selected by state "primary" elections, some are selected by state caucuses and some are chosen for their prominence in the party. A majority of delegate votes is needed to win the party's nomination. In most cases, the delegates let their chosen presidential candidate select a vice-presidential candidate.

While it is pretty certain Obama will be on the ticket again as the Democrat, what else is going on within the party?
Members of congress are definitely not happy due to the majority of republicans in congress. Because of this number of republicans in congress, this makes it much harder for congress to pass laws. Democrats are also not happy because it is almost certain that Obama will be on the ballot for the democratic party, thus giving other democrats no chance at being elected as a new president. Obama’s first term for presidency is over. There is a good chance he could get reelected because the people already know what kind of laws he passed and could pass and this could lead him to a reelection.

What are the republicans up to?
The republican candidates consist of Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, Gary Johnson, John Huntsman, Michael Bachman, Herman Cain, and Newt Gingrich. Though the front runners for the republican party have changed, the front runners now are Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. In order for the Republican party to win, they must appeal to driven people, people on a mission, those who want change. They should attack the issues that people wish weren’t out there and fix those problems if/when they get into office.

What independent/other political parties have candidates in the mix?
There are third party/independent presidential candidates in the mix. The in particular are Virgil Goode, a former U.S. representative of Virginia who is in the Constitution party, Kent Mesplay, an activist and air quality inspector who is in the Green party, and Jill stein, a physician in Massachusetts who is also part of the Green party.

List of Resources -@http://2012.presidential/-candidates.org/ -@http://www.jofreeman.com/polparties/polculture.htm -@http://www.gop.gov/ -@http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/opinion/mailbag/article_5e717926-cab6-11e0-bfd4-001cc4c03286.html

=Herman Cain=

Born: December 13, 1945 age: 65 location: Memphis, Tennessee ocupation: business executive, radio host, columnist chairman of the __Federal reserve Bank of Kansas__ 1995-96 Deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City 1992-94 Alma Mater: Purdue University Cain was accepted for graduate studies at Purdue University, Cain received a Master of science in computer science there in 1971, while he worked full-time as a ballistics analyst for the U.S. Department of the Navy.

Political campaigns:
 * role in defeat of 1993 clinton health care plan
 * Senior advisor to 1996 Dole campaign
 * 2004 US senate candidacy
 * 2005-2011 work for americans for prosperity
 * 2012 presidential candidacy
 * Tax policy plan
 * allegation of adultery
 * campaign suspension
 * Allegations of sexual misconduct