Time
definitely flies fast. It is as though it was just yesterday that the world
experienced a different kind of freedom and uplifting of spirits with the
election of now president Barack Obama.
The world had been moved by the significant symbolism that event
bought. There was, as though, the final defeat
of the perennial problem on racial discrimination which has plagued America for
a long time.
But
now, we are facing again the challenge of electing our leader. The
next presidential election would
definitely mark another important event of the history of the United States of
America. The election will coincide with
the general elections of various other federal, states and local races.
The United States
presidential election of 2012 will be the 57th quadrennial
presidential election wherein presidential electors, who are tasked to elect
the President and the Vice President of the United States on December 17, 2012,
will be chosen. Incumbent President Barack Obama is running for a second and
final term for this election.
In 2008, Barack Obama, defeated Republican John McCain in
the presidential race with a great support from the black American community. During
Obama’s reign of presidency, he signed and therefore enacted into law important
bills that either impressed or angered the people. Voters also focused on the worsening economic
conditions and the economic policies of the Obama Administration in 2010.
Surveys in 2011 reveal that Americans were still
frustrated with the U.S. government in general. In particular, although the majority of
Americans felt Obama did not have a successful platform to generate jobs, they even
less trusted the Congress to create them. The economic crisis further degraded public
support for Obama.
Candidates
The following candidates have formally announced that
they are running for president in 2012 and have filed their candidacy with the
Federal Election Commission (FEC). They are
divided into two opposing parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
Under the Democratic Party, the formally declared candidates are:
Barack Obama, the incumbent President of the United states, from Illinois
Other candidates under the same party (Democratic)
are:
·
Warren Mosler, businessman of Connecticut, who withdrew in April 2010;
·
Darcy
Richardson, a progressive activist, of Florida;
·
Jim
Rogers, a perennial candidate and 2010 US nominee of Oklahoma
Vermin
Supreme, performance artist, of Massachusettes;
Randall
Terry, pro-life activist, of New York.
Under the Republican Party, the formally declared candidates are:
- Michele Bachman, U.S, Representative from Minnesota, who withdrew on January 4, 2012;
- Herman Cain, business from Georgia, who withdrew on December 3, 2011;
- Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Speaker of the House of the Representatives, from Georgia;
- Jon Huntsman, Jr., former Governor of Utah and former U.S. Ambassador to China, who withdrew on January 15, 2012;
- Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico, who withdrew on December 28, 2011
- Tim Pawlenty, former Governor of Minnesota, who withdrew on August 14, 2011 and endorsed Mitt Romney;
- Ron Paul, U.S. Representative from Texas;
- Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, who withdrew on January 19, 2012 and endorsed Newt Gingrich;
- Mitt Romeny, former Governor of Massachusetts; and
- Rick Santorum, former Senator from Pennsylvania.
Finally,
here is the random list of the top five
candidates of the 2012 presidential elections.
Mitt Romney – Republican; Former Governor of Massachusetts, CEO
Bain & Company
Rick Santorum – Republican; Former U.S. Pennsylvania Senator & 18th
District Representative
Newt
Gingrich – Republican - Former Speaker
of the House and Chairman of American Solutions for Winning the Future; College
Professor
Ron
Paul – Republican; U.S. Congressman, 14th Congressional District of
Texas
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