| The Candidates |
Birthdate |
Age at time of election 2008 |
Birthplace |
Residence |
Education |
Political Experience |
Greatest Political Achievment or Claim To Fame |
Religion |
Party Affiliation |
Marital Status |
Iraq War |
Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants |
Foreign Affairs Experience |
Gay Marriage |
Abortion |
US Patriot Act |
Inhaled Marijuana |
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| Hillary Clinton |
1946-10-26 |
61 |
Chicago |
Chappaqua |
BA Wellesley College, 1969; JD Yale University, 1973 |
First Lady, NY Senator since 2000 |
First Lady, NY Senator since 2000 |
Methodist |
Democrat |
Married |
Voted For, but is now against |
Supports |
Many Travels world-wide with former president and husband Bill Clinton |
Supports |
Pro Choice |
Supports |
???? |
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| Barack Obama |
1961-08-04 |
47 |
Honolulu, HI |
Chicago |
BA Columbia University, 1983; JD Harvard University, 1991 |
IL Senate, 1996-2004 |
He gave an exceptional speech during the 2004 Democratic Convention |
United Church of Christ |
Democrat |
Married |
Has Always Been Against |
Supports |
Unknown |
against |
Pro-choice |
Supports |
Yes, also claims to have used cocaine |
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| John McCain |
1936-08-29 |
72 |
Panama Canal Zone |
Phoenix |
BS United States Naval Academy, 1958 |
AZ Sentate, Since 1986 |
Vietnam War Hero |
Episcopal |
Republican |
Divorced, re-married |
Supports |
Supports |
Spent 5 years as a POW during and after Vietnam |
Against |
Against |
Supports |
Unknown |
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| Rudy Giuliani |
1944-05-28 |
64 |
Brooklyn, NY |
NYC |
Manhattan College, Graduate of NYU School of Law 1968 |
Mayor of NYC from 1994 - 2001 |
Decreased crime by 70% in NYC during his tenure. Rallied a battered city back to life after 9/11. |
Roman Catholic |
Republican |
Divorced, Remarried (3rd Marriage) |
Supports |
Supports |
Giuliani rejected a $10 million relief effort donation after 9/11 from a wealthy Saudi |
Against, but for Civil Unions |
Pro Choice |
Supports |
Unknown |
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| Mitt Romney |
1947-03-12 |
61 |
Detroit, MI |
Unknown |
Graduated from Brigham Young 1971; Harvard Business School 1975 |
Governor of Massachusets from January 2003 - January 2007 |
Governor of Massachusets from January 2003 - January 2007 |
Mormon |
Republican |
Married |
Supports not withdrawing, But states that Bush gave inadequate rationale for Iraq war. (Nov 2006) |
Against |
Unknown |
Against |
Against |
Supports |
Unknown |
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| John Edwards |
1953-06-05 |
55 |
Seneca, SC |
Chapel Hill, NC |
BA Textile Technology, North Carolina State University (1974), JD, University of North Carolina (1977) |
US Senator North Carolina 1999-2005 |
Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate 2004 Election |
Methodist |
Democrat |
Married |
Voted for, but is now against |
Supports |
Unknown |
Supports, but wants the states to decide |
Pro-choice |
Against |
Yes |
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| Sam Brownback |
1949-10-06 |
59 |
Garnett, Kansas |
Parker, Kansas |
He received his J.D. from the University of Kansas in 1982 |
Sr. Senator from Kansas |
Sr. Senator from Kansas |
Roman Catholic |
Republican |
Married |
Supports |
Against |
He is the current Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, which monitors compliance with international agreements reached in cooperation with Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. |
Against |
Against |
Supports |
Unknown |
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| Joe Biden |
1942-11-20 |
65 |
Scranton, PA |
Wilmington, DE |
University of Deleware, 1965; Syracuse University College of Law, graduated in 1968 |
US Senator from Deleware |
Biden took office on January 3, 1973, at age 30, becoming the fifth-youngest U.S. Senator in United States history. |
Roman Catholic |
Democrat |
Married |
Voted for but is now against |
Supports |
long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996) |
Pro-choice |
Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006) |
Unknown |
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| Chris Dodd |
1944-05-27 |
64 |
Willemantic, Conn. |
East Haddam, CT |
bachelor's degree in English Literature from Providence College 1966; J.D. at the University of Louisville, 1972. |
US Senator from Connecticut since 1981 |
US Senator from Connecticut since 1981 |
Roman Catholic |
Democrat |
Married |
Voted for, but is now against |
Supports |
Served as U.S. ambassador to Uruguay and Costa Rica under president Bill Clinton. |
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996) |
Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003) |
Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006) |
Unknown |
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| Duncan Hunter |
1948-05-31 |
60 |
Riverside, CA |
Alpine, CA |
Law Degree from Thomas Jefferson University in San Diego |
Member of U.S. House of Representatives since 1981 |
Member of U.S. House of Representatives since 1981 |
Baptist |
Republican |
Married |
Against |
Against |
Unknown |
Against |
Against |
Supports |
Unknown |
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| Jim Gilmore |
1949-10-06 |
59 |
Member of U.S. House of Representatives since 1981 |
Richmond & Alexandra, VA |
Degree from University of Virginia 1971; University of Virginia Law School 1977 |
Governor of Virginia from January 1998 - January 2002 |
Governor of Virginia from January 1998 - January 2002 |
Methodist |
Republican |
Married |
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Against |
Unknown |
Against |
Against |
Supports |
Unknown |
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| Michael Savage |
1942-03-31 |
66 |
Bronx, NY |
San Francisco |
Bachelor's from Queens College; PHD from Cal Berkeley |
None |
11 Million People would like him to run for president - Can you say Ross Perot??? |
Jewish |
Libertarian |
Unknown |
Against |
Against |
Unknown |
Against |
Against |
Unknown |
Probably, He hung out with Alan Ginsburg and Timothy Leary |
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| John Cox |
1951-09-15 |
57 |
Chicago, Illinois |
Chicago, Illinois |
A Graduate of University of Illinois at Chicago, and has a law degree from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law |
In 2002 Cox ran for U.S. Senate in Illinois on a conservative platform, aligning himself with "Reagan Republicans." Again, he lost the Republican primary with 23%, losing this time to Jim Durkin. |
Former President of the Cook County Republican Party. |
Unknown |
Republican |
Married |
Supports |
Against |
Unknown |
Against |
Pro-life |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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| Tommy Thompson |
1941-11-19 |
66 |
Elroy, Wisconsin |
Milwaukie, Wisconsin |
Law Degree from University of Wisconsin Law School |
7th Secretary of Health and Human Services In office from February 2, 2001 – January 26, 2005 |
Enacted the nation's first parental school-choice program, allowing low-income Milwaukee families to send children to the private or public school of their choice. |
Roman Catholic |
Republican |
Married |
No issue stance yet recorded by yournextpresident.net |
unknown |
unknown |
Against |
Against |
Supports |
unknown |
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| Dennis Kucinich |
1946-10-18 |
62 |
Cleveland, OH |
Cleveland, OH |
In 1973, graduated from Case Western Reserve University with both a BA, and an MA |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district Assumed office January 7, 1997– Present |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district Assumed office January 7, 1997– Present |
Roman Catholic |
Democrat |
married |
Against, outspoken opponet of George Bush |
Supports |
Unknown |
Supports Gay Marriage and Adoption |
Pro-choice |
Against |
Unknown |
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| Mike Gravel |
1930-05-13 |
78 |
Springfield, MA |
Arlington County, VA |
Columbia University |
US Senator for Alaska 1969 - 1981 January 1998 - January 2002 |
He authored Jobs and More Jobs and Citizen Power, and used his position as a senator to officially release the Pentagon Papers |
Unitarian |
Democrat |
Married |
Against, he wants complete withdrawal |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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| Ron Paul |
1935-08-20 |
73 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Texas |
Bachelor's from Gettyburg College in 1953, MD from Duke in 1961 |
American physician, congressman 1976-77; 79-85; 1997 - Present, and presidential candidate |
President Gerald Ford appointed Paul to be head of the Federal Maritime Commission |
non-denominational Protestant |
Serving as Republican, but member of Liberterian Party |
Married |
Against |
Against |
Unknown |
Voted yes on banning gay adoption (July 1999) |
Against |
Against |
Unknown |
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| Fred Thompson |
1942-08-19 |
66 |
Sheffield, AL |
Unknown |
Memphis State University, undergraduate degree in 1964, Law Degree in 67 from Vanderbilt. |
Former Tenessee Senator |
He was responsible for Baker asking one of the questions that is said to have led directly to the downfall of President Richard Nixon—"What did the President know, and when did he know it?" |
Church of Christ |
Republican |
Currently Married, but divorced first wife |
Supports |
Against |
In 1991, he began work with the Washington, D.C. firm of Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin, & Kahn, representing overseas business entities as a registered foreign agent. |
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996) |
Against |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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| Mike Huckabee |
1955-08-24 |
53 |
Hope, AR |
Little Rock, AR |
B.A. Ouachita Baptist University |
Governor of Arkansas, In office July 15, 1996 – January 9, 2007 |
He is a former minister & in 2005, Time Magazine named him one of the top 5 Governors in office |
Baptist |
Republican |
Married |
Supports, but feels it has taken away from domestic issues |
Import farm workers from Mexico. (Sep 2001) |
Unknown |
Against, Signed legislation outlawing same-sex marriage in Arkansas. (Dec 2006) |
Against |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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| Tom Tancredo |
1945-12-20 |
62 |
Denver, CO |
Denver, CO |
Graduate of University of Northern Colorado |
Member of US House of Representatives from 1999 - Present |
Member of US House of Representatives from 1999 - Present |
Evangelical Presbyterian |
Republican |
Married |
Supports |
Against, opponent of George W. Bush on this issue. |
Unknown |
Against |
Against |
Supports |
Unknown |
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| Bill Richardson |
1947-11-15 |
60 |
Pasadena, CA |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Tufts University, Political Science, masters in Law & diplomacy |
Governor of The State of New Mexico |
22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations |
Roman Catholic |
Democrat |
Married |
Against, wants total withdraw |
Support immigration reform and secure borders |
Ambassador for the UN |
No issue stance yet recorded by yournextpresident.net |
pro-choice |
No issue stance yet recorded by yournextpresident.net |
Supports Medical Marijuana |
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| Newt Gingrich |
1943-06-17 |
65 |
Harrisburg, PA |
Virginia |
B.A. degree from Emory University in Atlanta in 1965; He received an MA in 1968 and was awarded the PhD in 1971 in Modern European History from Tulane |
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 - 1999. |
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 - 1999. |
Southern Baptist |
Republican |
Married (3rd Marriage) |
Supports |
Supports |
Unknown |
Against |
Impeach judges who don't abide by Constitution as written. (Oct 2005) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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