Presidential Election 2012: The Candidates

Candidates for the November 6, 2012 Presidential Election are gearing up for a run that promises to be no easy feat. With many voters disappointed by the empty promises of those they’ve voted for in the past and in fear of the impact of crisis, the candidates should have but one agenda, that is to satisfy the many voters who are still clinging hopeful for a change in government that will induce a real positive change in the livelihood of the American people.

Is anyone really ready? Even President Obama, who has decided to run for another term, will have a difficult next four years trying to stay on track with the road paved for recovery –that is, picking up where Bush left off, which 80 percent of the US population thought would be an impossibility but we’re moving forward, and fixing issues like Healthcare/“Obamacare,” with enough loop holes that even those who approved it, Democrats and Republicans alike, know will lead the United States back to square one at the expense of several trillion dollars that will hit the struggling American people hard in the pocket for generations to come.

So what do we really have to look forward too? Take a look at the candidates and join the Let’s Talk Media open floor discussion on the 2012 Election. Who would you vote for and why? Who wouldn’t you consider. Why? How are the candidates tackling the issues and what do their promises really mean to you?

2012 Presidential Election: Poll Leaders
Presidential Incumbent, Barack Obama (D) – Slogan, “Obama for America”

Mitt Romney(R) – Former Governor of Massachusetts; National GOP Primaries leader; Mormon
Ron Paul, (R) –Ran for Presidential election in 2008; Texas House Representative; GOP Primaries

**GOP Primaries Poll & Other Data: Race 4 2012

Candidates who campaigned for Presidential nomination:View The Polls

Officially Withdrawn from the 2012 Presidential Election
Michele Bachman (R) – House Representative of Minnesota
Herman Cain (R) – Former Federal Reserve Banker (Forced to drop out of the campaign race for legal reasons)
Jon Huntsman (R) – Governor of Utah; US ambassador to China; GOP Primaries, 5%
Thad McCotter (R) - US House Representative of Michigan
Tim Pawlenty (R) – Former Governor of Minnesota

Notable Prospective Candidates
Johnathan Sharkey(R) –
Mike Huckabee (R) – Undecided; former Governor of Arkansas
Mitch Daniels(R) – Governor of Indiana
Roy Moore (R)– Former Chief Justice of Alabama
Rudy Giulliani (R) – Former Mayor of New York
Sarah Palin (R) – Undecided; 2008 Vice Presidential Candidate; former Governor of Alaska
Jim Hightower (Liberal) –Commentator
Ralph Nader (Independent) – Attorney; Consumer Advocate