Democrat: Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was born on 26 October 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Wellesley College and was elected the senior class president, graduating in 1969. She went on to attend Yale Law School where she met Bill Clinton. After she graduated with honors from Yale in 1973, she became a member of the presidential impeachment inquiry staff the following year. She advised the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives during the Watergate Scandal. Following Richard Nixon's resignation later that year, Clinton became a faculty member at the University of Arkansas Law School. She married Bill Clinton in 1975 who gifted her with the purchase of a house after his proposal. In 1976, Clinton was part of the team that worked on Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign and Bill was elected governor a few years later. She was recognized in 1988 and 1991 by The National Law Journal as one of the top 100 most powerful lawyers in the United States. Bill won the presidential election in 1992 and appointed her as the head of the Task Force on National Health Reform. The commission proved to be too controversial and complicated, failing to come to floor of either house in Congress; therefore, the project was dropped the subsequent year. In 1998, Bill was involved in the Monica Lewinsky scandal and although Clinton publicly supported her husband, there were reports of her considering divorce. Bill was impeached, but the Senate failed to convict so he remained in office as president. Clinton ran for the US Senate in 1999 and won against Rick Lazio 55% to 43%. She became the first woman to be elected into the Senate from New York and also the first wife of a president to be elected into office. Clinton campaigned for president in the 2008 elections, but conceded her nomination to Barack Obama. When Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he nominated Clinton as Secretary of State. On 21 January 2009, Clinton became the 67th Secretary of State. She runs for presidency again in 2016, making history yet again as the first female nominee of a major political party.
Clinton was a large advocator for women's rights. She also supports social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage, though she was not always an advocator for the latter. She had previously supported the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage in the US as one between a man and a woman, in 1996 but in 2013, she explained that her viewpoint has "evolved" and she is now for same-sex marriage. On the issue of guns, she believes in stricter regulation of guns and wishes to reinstate the ban on assault weapons. Regulations that protect gun manufacturers from civil lawsuits would be repealed and a comprehensive background check would be performed on every individual who wishes to purchase a gun.
Clinton was a large advocator for women's rights. She also supports social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage, though she was not always an advocator for the latter. She had previously supported the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage in the US as one between a man and a woman, in 1996 but in 2013, she explained that her viewpoint has "evolved" and she is now for same-sex marriage. On the issue of guns, she believes in stricter regulation of guns and wishes to reinstate the ban on assault weapons. Regulations that protect gun manufacturers from civil lawsuits would be repealed and a comprehensive background check would be performed on every individual who wishes to purchase a gun.
Republican: Donald Trump
Donald John Trump was born on 14 June 1946 in Queens, New York. Growing up, he was an assertive child and so, his parents sent him to New York Military Academy when he was 13. He attended Fordham University and then transferred to the Wharton School of Finance at the university of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1968. He followed in his father's footsteps and ventured into the world of real-estate developing. In 1971, he participated in built large, profitable building projects in Manhattan. Trump became known as Manhattan's best developer in 1980 when he opened the Grand Hyatt. He starred in the NBC's The Apprentice in 2004 and later turned to the world of politics. In 2015, he announced his decision to run for presidency as a Republican candidate. On 19 June 2016, Trump was officially the Republican candidate for the presidential election.
Trump has strong views regarding immigration issues. He proposed a ban on all Muslims from entering the US and believe that half of all illegal immigrants are criminals. He also does not support birthright citizenship stating that the US is the only country "dumb enough" to offer it. Trump advocated stricter control on borders, proposing to make even legal immigration more difficult. On the issue of guns, he does not believe in stricter control. Trump believes that guns save lives and should not be made more difficult to access for people that are not on the terrorist watch list. Regarding the environment, he does not believe that climate change is a reality; instead he believes that people should focus more on disease and access to clean water.
Trump has strong views regarding immigration issues. He proposed a ban on all Muslims from entering the US and believe that half of all illegal immigrants are criminals. He also does not support birthright citizenship stating that the US is the only country "dumb enough" to offer it. Trump advocated stricter control on borders, proposing to make even legal immigration more difficult. On the issue of guns, he does not believe in stricter control. Trump believes that guns save lives and should not be made more difficult to access for people that are not on the terrorist watch list. Regarding the environment, he does not believe that climate change is a reality; instead he believes that people should focus more on disease and access to clean water.
Libertarian: Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson was born in Minot, North Dakota on 1 January 1953. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with a BS in Political Science in 1975. He served as governor of New Mexico from 1994 to 2002. Johnson was a candidate for presidency in 2000 and again in 2012. He identified initially with the Republican Party, but he switched to the Libertarian Party in 2011. Johnson was also the co-founder/owner of Big J Enterprises from 1976-1999.
Johnson sets himself apart from the other Libertarian Party candidates in the past because of his willingness to compromise about the size of the government, whether it should have more control or less. He is a supporter of environmental regulation and also believes in using executive authority rather than the Congress to achieve his party's objectives. Johnson advocates for the legalization of marijuana for medical uses, not for recreational, and reducing incarceration.
Johnson sets himself apart from the other Libertarian Party candidates in the past because of his willingness to compromise about the size of the government, whether it should have more control or less. He is a supporter of environmental regulation and also believes in using executive authority rather than the Congress to achieve his party's objectives. Johnson advocates for the legalization of marijuana for medical uses, not for recreational, and reducing incarceration.
Green: Jill Stein
Jill Stein was born on 14 May 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Harvard in 1973 with a BA in Sociology/Psychology/Anthropology and went on to attend Harvard Medical School, graduating in 1979. Stein was a physician before she joined politics. Her political experience began in 2002 when she was a candidate as the governor of Massachusetts. Stein was the co-chair and member of the Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts beginning from 2005 to 2011. In 2012, she was nominated as the Green Party candidate for presidency and again in 2016.
Stein was a firm believer and supporter of healing the environment and the healthcare in America. Her own experience with observing the healthcare system inspired her to take action. Stein wanted the government to take the necessary steps to stop these preventable diseases from falling upon the population. She realized that in order to do that, the broken political system must be repaired first. To protect health in America, she aims to achieve a "green future" for her children and others around the nation.
Stein was a firm believer and supporter of healing the environment and the healthcare in America. Her own experience with observing the healthcare system inspired her to take action. Stein wanted the government to take the necessary steps to stop these preventable diseases from falling upon the population. She realized that in order to do that, the broken political system must be repaired first. To protect health in America, she aims to achieve a "green future" for her children and others around the nation.
Constitution: Howard Phillips
Howard Phillips was born on 3 February 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was raised as Jewish but he later converted to Christianity. Later in his life, he would play an important role in the founding of religious rights in the 1970s. Phillips graduated from Harvard in 1962. After graduating, he worked to build support for anti-Communist freedom fighters in southern Africa and Central America. He led missions across much of the world. Phillips founded the US Taxpayers Party in 1992 in hopes of restoring America to its Constitutional basis heavily emphasized by biblical foundations. He was nominated as the party's presidential candidate in 1992 and 1996. In 1999, the US Taxpayers Party's name was changed to The Constitution Party in order to reflect their ideology of returning the US back to the guidelines set by the Constitution of the United States. Phillips was, again, chosen as the party's Presidential candidate in 2000. He died in 2013 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia.
Phillips was a very religious and patriotic man. He centered his political party around the Constitution and religion. One of the beliefs of the Constitution Party was to make Jesus Christ the ultimate leader of the country. This party is arguable one of the most conservative political parties, often associated with pro-life and a constitutional government.
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