Presidential Election: Presidential Candidates 2008 - Election Coverage

The presidential election of 2008 has a gamut of newbies and known faces as presidential candidates. I see the current landscape littered with so much misinformation that I thought it my duty to distill the issues from non-issues and information from misinformation.

I hope to present to you a breakdown of the presidential candidates, their positions for the 2008 presidential election, and any other topic I believe to be important. So, while I write about other topics of interest for Gimmie the Scoop; I will do my very best to present election coverage till the end of the 2008 presidential election.

The goal of my posts will be to filter the soundbytes and present to you a viable alternative to the popular media; unlike, what you may see on CNN or FOX and read about in newspapers or weekly dallies like Time or Newsweek. Today, I present to you general bio's of the 2008 Republican presidential candidates. I have ranked them according to viability in getting their party's nomination. Of course, these rankings are not static, they may change as more information becomes available during the primaries.

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1. Mitt Romney

Born: March 12, 1947

Mitt Romney Mitt-Romney-MBA Sep-07 is the former governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, from 2003 to 2007. He was elected in 2002 and didn't seek re-election in 2006. He was born in Detroit, Michigan to former Michigan Governor George Romney and 1970 U.S. Senate candidate Lenore Romney.

Romney is the co-founder and former CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity investment company. His net worth is estimated to be upwards of $200 million. He is a graduate of Harvard Law and Business School. Romney married his high school girlfriend, Ann Davies in 1968. They have five children and are practicing Mormons. In 1994, he had a failed bid for the Senate running against well entrenched Ted Kennedy.

2. John McCain

Born: August 29, 1936