Political+Campaign+2012

=**Political Campaign 2012**= A person must first win the primary election for a party which is voted on by party members, then they go to the big election where any legal citizen can vote, then the electoral votes are made by the caucus who represent their state and they ultimately determine the next president. __** Republican Candidates **__ [] Michele Bachmann Herman Cain Newt Gingrich Jon Huntsman Ron Paul Rick Perry Mitt Romney Rick Santorum [] Barack Obama Randall Terry __** Libertarian Candidates **__ [] Roger Gary RJ Harris Carl Person R. Lee Wrights [] Stewart Alexander Danny Woodring __** Comparison of Views **__ []
 * How to become President?**
 * __ Democrat Candidates __**
 * __ Independant Candidates __**

Obama is running again, but his support is questionable because so many people are frustrated with the current economy and the lack of jobs, however he does have many loyal supporters.
 * Front Runners**

Gingrich is leading in the polls and Romney is not far behind him

In order for the republicans to win they need to make the public sure that they will help the economy grow and create jobs.

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** Issues ** []
 * __ Economy __**
 * __ Unemployment __**
 * __ National Security __**
 * __ Energy __**
 * __ Immigration __**
 * __ Taxes __**
 * __ Health Care __**

__**Budget Control Act of 2011/ Super Committee**__

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The “Budget Control Act of 2011” increases the debt limit by between $2.1 and $2.4 trillion, the biggest explosion of debt in American history. It allows the government to avoid spending reductions for the next two years while squandering our last best hope of averting a sovereign debt crisis.

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the supercommittee that was designed to find a way to cut spending and balance our budget, to find over a trillion dollars over the next 10 years, that that committee is headed for failure,” Romney said.

Researcher : Mitt Romney

[] He has spent most of his life in the private sector, giving him intimate knowledge of how our economy works. But he has also been an outstanding public servant. In one chapter of his distinguished career, he reversed the decline of a state mired in recession. In another chapter, he salvaged the 2002 Winter Olympic Games from certain disaster.
 * Bio:**

When Mitt was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 2002, the state was in severe disarray, its budget was out of balance, spending was soaring, and taxpayers were being required to pay more and more in taxes for diminishing services. The state economy was in a tailspin, with businesses cutting back on investment or even closing and unemployment ticking up. Mitt made hard decisions that brought state spending under control. He restructured and consolidated government programs, paring back where necessary and finding efficiencies throughout.

Facing a state legislature dominated by Democrats, Mitt cast more than 800 vetoes as he brought conservative principles to state government. He cut red tape for small businesses, signed into law job-creating incentives, and fought hard to bring new businesses to the state. He eliminated a $3 billion deficit without borrowing or raising taxes. By 2007, at the end of Mitt’s term, the state had accumulated a $2 billion rainy day fund in its coffers. This stringent fiscal discipline provided an essential backdrop for economic recovery. When Mitt came into office, the state was losing jobs every month. When he left office, the economy was generating new jobs by the thousands.

In 1999, the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics was on the verge of collapse. Thanks to his reputation as a superb manager, Mitt was asked to take over. The event had been bogged down in a bid-rigging scandal, sponsors were fleeing, and the budget was bleeding red ink. The attacks of September 11, 2001, just months before the start date, created a security nightmare. Some were contemplating scaling back the competition or even moving it out of the country. Mitt set to work. In a remarkably short period, he revamped the organization’s leadership, trimmed the budget, and restored public confidence. He oversaw an unprecedented security mobilization to assure the safety of the athletes and millions of international visitors, staging one of the most successful games ever held on U.S. soil.

Mitt’s impressive skills did not come out of nowhere. He began his career in business. After graduating from Brigham Young University in 1971, he earned dual degrees from Harvard Law and Harvard Business School. After working as a business consultant for several years, Mitt founded the investment firm Bain Capital in 1984. Under his leadership, Bain Capital helped to launch or rebuild hundreds of companies, including household names such as Staples, Domino's Pizza, and The Sports Authority. As Bain Capital was growing in prominence, Mitt returned to his old consulting firm, Bain & Company, as CEO. In a time of financial turmoil at the company, he led a successful turnaround.

__Homeland Security__ Mitt Romney believes that America should have a strong military. He wants to increase defense spending to at least 4% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). His goal is to make America the strongest nation on earth. He wants to add at least 100,000 ground troops to America's forces,expand commitment to missile defense, and, update America's nuclear arsenal. (7) __War on Terror__

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-dejS5JPPk video link Romney wants to strengthen the military. His goal is to stop Iran from gaining nuclear weapons. In 2005, as governor, Romney tried to pass a bill that would reinstate the death penalty for terrorism cases, however the bill was not passed in Massachusetts because the house of representatives denied it. Romney supports spending more on analyzing and investigating potential threats.

__Immigration__ "My own view is, consistent with what you saw in the Lowell Sun, that those people who had come here illegally and are in this country, the 12 million or so that are here illegally, should be able to sign up for permanent residency or citizenship, but they should not be given a special pathway, a special guarantee that all of them get to stay here for the rest of their lives merely by virtue of having come here illegally..." Romney believes in giving alien employment cards, not amnesty. He believes that legal immigration is good and that business should determine visas. (2) __Government Reform__ Mitt Romney stresses the importance of the private sector. He believes in capitalism and small government. His plan is to cut back on government involvement and allow more freedom to the private sector. In his book __No Apology__,Romney states "Excessive regulation slows the creation of new businesses and the expansion of existing businesses. At the same time, in order to provide the structure and predictability that business needs and to protect against abuses, we need dynamic regulations, which are up-to-date, forward-looking, consistently applies, and free of unnecessary burden." By cutting back government regulations Romney hopes to help businesses thrive. http://www.issues2000.org/Governor/Mitt_Romney_Government_Reform.htm (1) __Energy/Environment__ In his book "No Apology" Romney states,“I believe that climate change is occurring…I also believe that human activity is a contributing factor. I am uncertain how much of the warming, however, is attributable to man and how much is attributable to factors out of our control.” He acknowledges the existence of global warming however he does not believe that the federal government should be spending trillions of dollars to reduce CO2 emissions.(4) He believes the best solution to global warming is to start using alternate energy sources that are cleaner for the environment such as nuclear energy."While scientists are still debating how much human activity impacts the environment, we can all agree that alternative energy sources will be good for the planet. For any and all for these reasons, the time for true energy independence has come." To help America become more independent he would like America to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), use bio-fuel, and as previously mentioned, use nuclear power. Romney would also like to invest in new technologies and end America's dependency on foreign oil. Romney has proposed that over time he will increase the research money spent on technology from $4 million tax dollars to $20 million tax dollars. He believes we should research things like liquefied coal and ethanol that could potentially become an alternate energy source. Romney opposes the McCain-Lieberman bill, which is a bill that if passed would put a tax on all energy in this country and would raise the gas price 50 cents per gallon. He believes that this would hurt America's economy and keep America from becoming energy independent because it would encourage energy production to stay in places like China where there are less taxes and it's cheaper to produce. (5) __Life in Politics__ As a child Mitt Romney was exposed to politics with his father George Romney serving as the 43rd governor of Michigan. In 2002 Romney followed in his father's foot steps and ran for governor of Massachusetts. He won the election and served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from January 2, 2003 to January 4, 2007. In 2008, Romney ran for the Republican nomination in the presidential race, but lost. He does not consider himself a career politician as much of his time has been spent in the private sector.

__Sources__ 1 [|http://www.issues2000.org/Mitt_Romney.htm#Homeland_Security] 2 [] 3 [] 4 [] 5 [] 6 [] 7 []

__MLA Format__
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 * 5** " Mitt Romney on the Issues." //OnTheIssues.org - Candidates on the Issues// . N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.


 * 6**"About Mitt | Mitt Romney for President." //Mitt Romney for President | Mitt Romney for President of the United States of America in 2012//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 