President Barack Obama will seek another term in the 2012 election, running against one of the following candidates. Rick Santorum won the Iowa primary, Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary and Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary. With several primaries to go, the GOP nomination could go to anyone. The following is an overview of the candidates on several key issues. All information has been retrieved directly from the candidates’ websites unless otherwise indicated. Mitt Romney- “Keeping America… Read more

Aaron Helmbrecht What do the GOP and newspapers have in common? Young people consider them both relics and a waste of natural resources. A recent Gallup poll shows the GOP has been bleeding supporters from almost every demographic group since 2001. But they are taking the biggest hit from college graduates and people 18 to 29 years old. Only 37 percent of college graduates identify themselves as Republican, a 10 point drop from 2001. Just behind them are the 18… Read more