As the Nation is weakening from unemployment, national debt, and many other national issues the presidential election is becoming more crucial and important to the American society. the next presidential election will be held on November 12, 2012. President Barack Obama will be representing the democratic party as there will be a small variety of candidates running to represent the Republican party. Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, he is currently the leading the polls for the republican nomination. Rick Perry, former governor of Texas, came into the race later then the other candidates but has raised a significant amount of money which allows him to hold a good spot in the republican nomination. Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota congressman, she doesn't hold a strong position as of now but is expected to draw a lot of Sarah Palin's fans in for her vote. Newt Gingrich, a former speaker of the house of representatives, has a reputation that may haunt him in his run for president. Gingrich has lost supporters for numerous reasons such as strategy plans, lacking presidential qualities, marriage history, and "has a long record of undiplomatic quotes". Ron Paul, a Texas congressman, at 75 years old Mr. Paul is a libertarian-minded republican. "With his calls for a return to the gold standard, the abolition of the Federal Reserve and the Internal Revenue Service, and his staunch opposition - unusual in the Republican Party - to the war in Iraq and to American militarism in general." He has devoted followers but for those who aren't devoted to him it will be hard to gain their support because his views are to extreme to seem realistic. Jon huntsman, a former Governor from Utah, Which makes for an interesting candidate as he used to work under President Barack Obama as a ambassador of China for two years. He is less conservative in that he believes in science of climate change and same sex changes. Rick Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, he holds seventh place is the election. And Herman Cain, a former "CEO of a pizza chain", isn't exactly known to the American people. He doesn't hold much ground in the election as he doesn't exactly make his beliefs clear to America. And once said that he was scared to hire a Muslim in the belief that they may be a terrorist is holding him back from making a good impression. The primaries and caucuses will begin in Iowa on February 6th, 2012 and end in South Dakota, Montana, and New Mexico on June 5th, 2012. The question remains will President Barack Obama hold his position for another 4 years or will a republican take the position and will there actually be a positive change and outcome.