The head of state and head of government of the United States is the President of the United States of America. The president is the one who leads the executive branch of the federal government and the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. He or she acts as a symbol for the United States and represents America on special occasions.
The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United States on December 17, 2012, will be chosen. Eligible for a second and final term as President,Barack Obama has announced that he will seek nomination to be the Democratic Party‘s candidate in this election.
The 2012 candidates for the position for the President of the United States are Stewart Alexander (Political Activist); this 59 year old and former radio talk show host has it down pat and probably created a little bit of history for himself in the process. Herman Cain (Businessman, Politician & Media) is a cancer survivor, YouTube sensation and former mathematician with the US Navy. His experience on all three major fronts of American politics, corporate, legislative and media, his stellar career at Pillsbury, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and as the host of WSB’s “The Herman Cain Show” in Atlanta guarantees that the articulate Republican will never face a question of credibility. Ron Paul (U.S. Representative from the State Texas) is a former medical doctor. This 75 year old Texas Congressman will center again his campaign on the theme of liberty, human rights and financial market reforms. Mitt Romney (Former Governor of Massachusetts) made a run for the White House in 2008. He was a CEO of a management consulting firm called Bain & Company. Newt Gingrich (Former Speaker of the House) announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination after a 13 year absence from mainstream politics. His campaign has unfortunately begun under a torrent of criticisms following his controversial statements with Medicare and perceived attack of fellow Republican Paul Ryan. But still he is a fighter and most of all a consummate politician, is expected to make a swift recovery and make his mark on the race. Sarah Palin the governor of Alaska the running mate of John McCains in 2008. She fought some hard battles in her state that have involved her taking on members of her own party. Aside from being the first female governor she is also the youngest person to be elected governor of Alaska. But she broke with her party endorsing a bid to unseat Representative Don Young & challenged Ted Stevens to come clean on an investigation into his financial dealings.
Other candidate also include Mike Huckabee, David Petraeus, Rudy Giuliani, Bobby Jindal, Jeb Bush, Charlie Crist, Lindsey Graham, Roger Gary, Michele Bachmann, RJ Harris, Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, Fred Karger, Andy Martin, Jimmy McMillan, Tom Miller, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Carl Person, Buddy Roemer, Barack Obama, Rick Santorum, Matt Snyder, Randall Terry, any Woodring, R. Lee Wrights, Vern Wuenschee.