Presidential+Candidates

=**__CANDIDATES__**=

DEMOCRATS
[|Obama Campaign Website] [|White House Website]

__Obama Articles__ __[|An Opportunity Society]__ - article by Joe Biden outlining Obama's and his vision for America (can be contrasted nicely with Jeb Bush's article on [|The Right to Rise])

[|Path to Victory for Dems] - makes a case for the economic argument Obama should be presenting, but isn't [|Obama Faulted by Key Swing Voters] [|Full Throttle Obamanomics] - article takes issue with dismissal of Chief of Staff Bill Daley [|Will GOP Cooperate Like It's 1996?] - article draws parallels between today's race and 1996 [|Just the Ticket] - argument for Hillary Clinton to replace Joe Biden on 2012 Democratic ticket [|Economy Might Save Obama] __[|Obama Thumbs Nose at Constitution]__ - criticism of recess appointments made by President Obama __[|Obama's Re-Election Juggernaut]__ - long article about Obama's extensive organization __[|Obama's Rising Poll Numbers]__ __[|Opportunity Knocks on Payroll Tax Extension]__ [|Lessons to Take from Bill Clinton] [|Fact Checking the President] [|A Very Beatable President] (excellent, but long, article outlining 2012 context) [|Obama and the Politics of Disappointment] [|Why Axelrod Thinks Obama Will Win] - for good rebuttal to this argument, click [|here]

REPUBLICANS
(listed in alphabetical order)

[|Gingrich Campaign Website]

__Gingrich Articles__ __[|Newt's Playbook]__ __[|The Man Behind Gingrich's Money]__ __[|Gingrich Could Beat Obama]__ __[|Why Newt Could Win]__ __[|Todd Palin Endorses Gingrich]__ __[|Newt and the Revenge of the Base]__ [|10 Factors That Could Determine Gingrich's Iowa Fate] [|Romney vs. Gingrich Mirrors GOP Split] [|How Gingrich Can Win]

[|Paul Campaign Website]

__Paul Articles__ __[|What Does Ron Paul Want?]__ __[|Paul Movement a Headache for Romney]__ __[|Paul's Racist Newsletters]__ __[|What Ron Paul Thinks of America]__ (article takes issue with Paul's foreign policy positions) __[|Can Paul Win New Hampshire?]__

[|Romney Campaign Website]

__Romney Articles__ __[|Repudiation of the Front Runner]__ __[|Obamacare Will Not Be Problem for Romney]__ __[|Never Has a Winner Looked So Beaten]__ __[|Why Bain Attacks Could Stick]__ - also a good analysis of why certain negative ads are more effective than others __[|May Not Love Romney, But Will Still Vote for Him]__ __[|Can Romney's Bland Brand Win?]__ __[|Mitt Ain't Won Nuthin' Yet]__ __[|The Meaning of Mitt]__ - excellent, but very long article, on Romney's Mormonism and Bain Capital experience __[|Is Romney the Next John Kerry?]__ __[|Romney's Electability Myth]__ - 7 reasons why Romney isn't actually an electable candidate in the general election __[|Romney Suggests Gingrich be a "big boy" on Negative Ads]__ __[|Romney as Nixon?]__ - excellent article comparing 2012 to 1968 (would be good discussion for USII) __[|Would Romney Really Repeal ObamaCare?]__ __[|SC Governor Haley Endorses Romney]__ __[|Political Cartoon]__ __[|Christine O'Donnell Endorses Romney]__ __[|Romney vs. Gingrich Mirrors GOP Split]__

[|Santorum Campaign Website]

__Santorum Articles__ __[|Suddenly, A Fun Candidate]__ __[|Santorum Looks for Social Conservative Vote]__ [] - Santorum vs. the Grand Ayatollah

**Vermin Love Supreme -**
[|Wiki Entry on Supreme's candidacy] media type="custom" key="12912264"


 * __SUSPENDED CAMPAIGNS__**