President Obama Versus Ron Paul Versus Mitt Romney Versus Sarah Palin

Considering the {2012 election} to win the Presidency is approximately a year away, itÕs definitely the time to go through the volatile pack of Conservatives trying to be candidates who will try and win in the race against {President Obama}.

{Mitt Romney} looks like a favorite to run in the {2012 election} . A former popular Massachusetts governor and 2008 Presidential candidate, {Mitt Romney} at the age of 63 continues to be boyishly charming, smart and quick-witted, and brings an amazing set of qualifications to bear. On the downside, his Mormon religion along with the Massachusetts healthcare law (which is very similar to {President Obama}'s maligned health reform plan) might turn the electorate away from Romney and to another candidate.

{Sarah Palin} burst on the GOP scene back in 08 when she came on as a VP candidate to running mate John McCailn, and even though she did a great job in firing up the Republican faithful, she also made a whole variety of now famous gaffes. Unfortunately for the McCain campaign, these mistakes overshadowed whatever merits she brought to the table, and like Dan Quayle 2 decades earlier, {Sarah Palin} is considered by many to be branded Ð and maybe even unfairly -, for being less than intelligent. That she walked away mid-term from her Governorship in Alaska also probably didnÕt win her a lot of political points. Generally speaking, it seems less likely that sheÕll actually make a 2012 election bid.

Mike Huckabee is an additional popular contender for this {2012 election}. The former governor of Arkansas and also a dark horse 2008 candidate that did not make the cut, Huckabee was the GOP frontrunner for some time over the course of the 2008 campaign, without same big budgets that benefitted other candidates. Currently the host of his very own show on FOX News, Huckabee remains favored by the GOP base and has demonstrated his ability to run a powerful campaign. Successful fundraising could be the key for a Huckabee Presidential run.

Newt Gingrich has become a name in the Republican party for over the past 2 decades and beyond, most famously during his time as House Speaker during the 1990s. Seen as an brilliant and intellectual man, Gingrich's personal life continues to be somewhat marred by a few divorces along with his polarizing status among the American population at large. However, Newt Gingrich is a great at drumming up the base and while he's never made a Presidential run, his candidacy is looking more and more likely and viable. 

{Ron Paul}, at 75, would be the oldest of the likely {2012 election} candidates, but he has made two other bids for the job, once as a Libertarian in 1988 and another time as a Republican in 2008. Unfortunately, a few of {Ron Paul}'s political views are looked upon as being too conservative, even for conservatives. On top of that, some of his supporters are so rabid and active that they are more intimidating than helpful to the campaign.

It's still to far ahead of time to know without a shadow of a doubt the persona who will emerge as the Republican option for the {2012 election}. Still, it ought to be an intriguing election cycle definitely.

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