A Glimpse at the US Presidential Election 2012 Nominees
The presidential election is on its way. Who will you vote for? This is a question that every American citizen should take seriously, especially when the need for an exemplary leader is a highly significant matter within the current troubled economy. Let us get to know two of the personalities vying for the Republican nomination. Of course who could surpass the strong rivalry of Hilary Clinton and Barrack Obama? Maybe it will be these two Republicans!
Mitt Romney.
Governor Mitt Romney has received accolades when he took the daunting task of becoming the President and Chief Executive of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics. He is a successful businessman and public leader. In just three years he was able to rise above Salt Lake’s budget deficit of $379 million.
Before he served as spearhead of the Olympics, he has already entrenched his name in the field of business. He was Vice President of a Boston based management consulting company from 1978-1984. He also established Bain Capital which became a flourishing investment company.
Mitt Romney achieved the highest honors from Brigham Young University in 1971 upon completion of his BA. He finished his MBA at Harvard Business School as Baker Scholar. Moreover, he was awarded as JD cum laude at the Harvard Law School.
Richard John Santorum.
Richard John Santorum is from Winchester, Virginia. He started his political career when he was 32 years old where he ran and won as a representative to the United States House of Representatives. In 1994, he sought and ran for higher office to become a senator and this year, he is intending to win the 2012 US presidential election.
Santorum grew up in Pennsylvania but completed his high school in Illinois. He finished his Bachelor’s Degree in Political science at the Pennsylvania State University. He received his MBA at University of Pittsburgh in 1981. A republican, he volunteered for the campaign of Senator John Heinz while pursuing his college degree. He then took up law at the Dickinson School of Law and graduated in 1986.
It will be interesting to witness another US presidential election soon. Will the Obama magic still work? So much is expected in this election. With hope of a better America, voter turnout is expected to be the same as when Obama won. For the time being, Republicans should choose their candidate to the US presidency. To date, it is a head to head battle of these two hopeful candidates.