2012 Presidential Race

Uh oh. A controversial topic. Brave aren't I?

I don't know much about politics, but I know that politicians have two goals in life. 1) Get elected 2) Get re-elected. So every four years, the current president is trying to accomplish #2 while other politicians are trying to accomplish #1. But, you know, it's not really every four years. Even though the elections are every four years, politicians start to campaign two years after each elections. It's like, the president can't even get settled in his lovely oval office before he (or the people that work for him) have to head back out to the streets of DC asking for money, making speeches, and promising all sorts of things.

So, how is president Obama doing with his desire to get re-elected? Well, currently he has a 48% approval rate and 48% disapproval rate. Good thing he pardoned that turkey this Thanksgiving (as if he really had a choice) or that approval number would probably be a lot lower.  Compared to Bush at this time during his re-election campaign, Obama's approval rating is about 10% lower than Bush's. Awe, shucks. Currently, Republicans have a 13% approval rate for Obama, and 79% of his fellow Democrats approve of him. Well, at least his party is still on his side. Too bad overall, his chances of getting re-elected can be determined with the toss of a quarter. I call tails.

The two main candidates for the Republican nomination are Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. Gingrich's support has doubled in the last three weeks, tying him with Romney who has remained a steady choice throughout the race. The recent burst of support for Gingrich is not surprising, I mean, look at those long silver locks combed over perfectly. He's irresistible. Romney remains a front runner for the nomination, again, largely in part due to his hair. With both Republican candidates each having a gorgeous head of hair, it's hard to go wrong. I suppose it's preference of color that will be the deciding factor: silver or salt and pepper?

In recent breaking news, a strong independent candidate is emerging from the fog and her name is Kristy Schmidt. That's right, me. Though I don't meet ANY of the qualifications to run for president, I believe that I am the best candidate and here's why. I will promise you one thing. Bags of potato chips will be filled to the brim instead of the measly five chips per bag ratio now. Yeah, you're welcome. So, come election day, write in my name on the ballot and vote for fairness. That or Chuck Norris.