Politics

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 * Politics **

o How does a person get his or her name on a ballot in a state? How does a person become THE candidate for a political party?

First step would be to join a party (most likely Democratic or Republican). The next step is winning enough of the party's primary elections in order to be selected at the national convention. There are third-party and independent candidates as well. It would be easier to be endorsed by them as there is less competition but these smaller parties don't have as much money or voter support in general.

When primaries and caucuses end, each party holds a national convention to finalize the selection of one Presidential nominee. It’s here where each Presidential candidate chooses a running-mate (or Vice-Presidential candidate).

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Randall Terry is the only other declared democrat running as a candidate in the Democratic party. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Other parties are not happy because Obama is well-liked. He’s a people’s president, so they are fighting against his personality. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">o What are they saying about Obama’s shots at reelection? With unemployment at 9.1 percent and the economy as the top issue of the 2012 presidential race, the president faces a tough fight for re-election However, they are saying Obama is currently the front runner with the highest chance of winning.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> What are the Republicans up to? o Declared Candidates: Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain,Newt Gingrich,Jon Huntsman, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gary Johnson <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, Vern Wuensche, Matt Snyder,Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Buddy Roemer, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Tom Miller o Who is the front runner? Mitt Romney o What are people saying the Republicans need to do in order to win? Raise the debt ceiling, nominate candidate who can appeal to the somewhat conservative as well as to swing voters and white working-class voters who might otherwise vote Democratic.

Independents: Stewart Alexander, Danny Woodring Liberterians: RJ Harris, Roger Gary, Carl Person, R. Lee Wrights <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] [] [] [] [] [] Researcher for Romney https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tMTia_jNs8CGfp7acSJYf0Vl1MuKc_m-tTA0bwUpzgU/edit