The Candidates

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The Candidates
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Who they are

• Occupation
• Lawyers 56 with JD, 49 practiced
• Business Various backgrounds, 7 with MBA
• 19 Career Politicians, 2 MDs, 2 Military, and
  various others
• Race, Gender, Personal background
• Predominantly white, male, and Christian and
  straight

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Eligibility

• President natural born citizen, 35 yrs old, 14
  yrs residence
• Vice-President Same as President, but must be
  from different state
• Senator Citizen for 9 years, 30 yrs old and
  resident of state
• Representative Citizen for 7 years, 25 yrs old
  and resident of state

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Campaigning

• Candidate-Centered
• Result of tech advance and cost
• Need for large campaign organization
• Raise money, get media coverage, shape image,
  conduct research and polling
• Less dependence on Party
• Increase in Independents

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Strategy

• Political Consultants
• Hired to create strategy and run campaign
• Tend to be partisan, expensive
• Three Pronged Strategy
• Viability and Appeal
• Polling
• Focus Groups

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Willard Mitt Romney

• Age 64
• Education BA from BYU JD/MBA Harvard
• Work experience Founded Bain Capital, Chaired
  2002 Winter Olympics
• Government Experience Governor of Massachusetts,
  2003 - 2007

7
Newton Leroy Gingrich

• Age 69
• Education BA from Emory MA PhD Tulane
  (History)
• Work Experience taught history and geography at
  West Georgia University
• Governmental experience U.S. House of Reps
• Minority whip 88-95
• Speaker 95-99

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Richard John Santorum

• Age 53
• Education BA Penn State, MBA Pitt, JD Dickenson
• Work Experience Lawyer, political consultant,
  media
• Government Experience U.S. House of Reps 91
  94, U.S. Senate 95 - 06

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Ronald Ernest Paul

• Age 77
• Education BS Gettysburg, MD Duke Med
• USAF 63-68
• Work Experience OB/GYN, writer
• Government Experience U.S. House of Reps 76-77,
  79-85, 97 -

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Barack Hussein Obama II

• Age
• Education BA Columbia, JD Harvard
• Work Experience Community Organizer, Civil
  Rights Lawyer, Law Professor
• Government Experience IL state senate 97-04,
  U.S. Senate 05-08, POTUS 09 -