Presidential Candidate Policy

Presidential Candidate Policy

Introduction

United States of America is governed under the Presidential structure of government, which is formed through presidential election (Roberts et al., 2012). The presidential election is an indirect form of election, as the general public elects their electoral college which in turn elects The President of the country. It is important to know that presidential elections are conducted after every three years (Lewis-Beck, 2008). Further, the presidential election 2012 is one of the much waited elections that will be held by the end of the year. This is going to be the 57th quadrennial presidential election whereby President and the Vice President would be elected by the presidential electors. It is also noticeable that this election for the president will take place at the same time as the election for the country's senators and also the elections for the senators of the country. All participating applicants including Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney too will be running in this election where Obama, as President, will fight this election to defend his existing office. However, recent trends indicate that Mitt Romney could be a potential opponent for Obama in coming elections (Murdock, 2012).

Figure-1: General Election - Romney vs. Obama

Source: Real Clear Politics (2012)

In the light of above trends, there is no doubt about the fact that both the candidates are strong contenders as both have presented attractive election manifesto, and it is difficult to predict who the people of United States of America should vote for in this election. However, it is also obvious that people will vote to the one whose manifesto is capable enough to address all their existing problems and issues as well as win their hearts. Further, the major difference between both candidates is that one is from the Democratic Party and other one belongs to Republican Party, which means two candidates with two different political ideologies (Jones, 2011). In addition to this major difference, their election manifestos or policies also play an important role to address people's concerns about healthcare, education, economy, taxes, abortion, etc. (Jones, 2011).

Healthcare

Barack Obama favors his healthcare plan as he believes in providing quality health care to all citizens. Obama also claims that his healthcare plan is affordable to every American citizen. It has been seen that Obama, as president, makes longstanding democratic dream of universal healthcare plan. He signs bill for healthcare reform that made progress in the American people (BarackObama.Com, 2012). Further, Obama justifies his healthcare plan and claims that implementation of this plan will not just reduce personal bankruptcy but also improve the insurance system of the country, which can be seen as great assistance to American people in their health care need. In addition, Obama also takes the employers on board to provide full healthcare to their employees.

Romney, on the other hand, also believes in better healthcare opportunities and supports the universal healthcare but he emphasizes that it should not be a government's program as it cause increase in taxes. In addition, Romney intends to repeal ...