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After a stunning political victory by businessman Donald Trump in the Republican primaries, he has won the nomination to go up against President Barack Obama.

Barack Obama is the current President with many accomplishments during his first term, and he is the early favorite to win re-election in spite of a massive red wave in 2010 led by the Tea Party movement.

Donald Trump is a New York City businessman who has made a lot of controversial statements, and takes a lot of unorthodox positions that aren't too popular among the Republican base.

Will the American public want to stick with Obama, or will they want to take a major chance with Trump?

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Donald Trump was able to shock the political establishment in the Republican Primaries by clinching the nomination. He isn't a career politician, rather he is a New York businessman who is the current host of the NBC reality TV show The Apprentice.

In terms of his political views, he is much different from the rest of his party. He is very critical of trade deals such as NAFTA, very hardline on immigration, and prone to attacking his opponents. He is also well-known for promoting a theory that President Obama was born in Kenya, and asks for his birth certificate to prove that apparently Obama isn't eligible to be President in the first place.

Will Trump be able to win the election by making it a referendum on the political establishment? Or will his controversial statements and actions come back to haunt him?

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Barack Obama is the incumbent President of the United States, and the first African-American President.

After defeating John McCain in the 2008 election in the midst of a recession, which was blamed on the president's Republican predecessor George W. Bush, he has governed as a moderate liberal. His primary accomplishments since taking office were getting the country out of recession, taking out Osama bin Laden, and the Affordable Care Act.

As long as he plays his cards right, he can win re-election fairly easily, in spite of a huge Republican wave in the 2010 midterm elections.

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Well connected to the mainstream Democratic establishment, there are few complaints about Biden's performance thus far, though he does have a reputation as being gaffe-prone. It is a good possibility, knowing Donald Trump and his personal attacks, that his gaffes could be a prominent issue in the race.","color_hex":"#0000ff","secondary_color_hex":null,"is_active":0,"image_url":"https://foxbaltimore.com/resources/media2/16x9/full/1015/center/80/97330b6e-97db-4ac9-b8a5-c96daa0480b5-large16x9_GettyImages153955344.jpg","electoral_victory_message":"

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Newt Gingrich is fairly conservative and was one of your rivals in the Republican primaries. He was the Speaker of the House after the 1994 Republican Revolution, and was a key composer of the strategy for the GOP to take over Congress that year. He is someone that can agree with you on some issues, but he is fairly unpopular among the general public. However, Obama is heavily targeting his home state of Georgia, so Gingrich could give you the upper hand there.
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Jeff Sessions is an archconservative Senator from Alabama, who immediately endorsed your campaign. He could help shore up some potentially shaky support on the right of the Republican party. Conversely, Alabama is not competitive, and sustained attacks on President Obama may be all that is needed to keep that wing in line.
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Jeff Sessions is an archconservative Senator from Alabama, who immediately endorsed your campaign. He could help shore up some potentially shaky support on the right of the Republican party. Conversely, Alabama is not competitive, and sustained attacks on President Obama may be all that is needed to keep that wing in line.
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As the former Governor of Arkansas and a 2008 Presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee is well known nationally, and contains impeccable credentials as a social and religious conservative. This may help you with the hardcore conservative base, and help double down on social issues and immigration. He wouldn't help too much in terms of the electoral map, though.
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Scott Walker is the current Governor of Wisconsin, elected in 2010 as part of the massive Republican wave. His geographical advantage will be absolutely crucial for you, and would be a big boon for your campaign. Even though Walker defeated a hard-fought recall election in June, he is someone who agrees with you on immigration, social issues, and can help you with your economic message.
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Scott Walker is the current Governor of Wisconsin, elected in 2010 as part of the massive Republican wave. His geographical advantage will be absolutely crucial for you, and would be a big boon for your campaign. Even though Walker defeated a hard-fought recall election in June, he is someone who agrees with you on immigration, social issues, and can help you with your economic message.
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As a sitting U.S. Senator and son of Ron Paul, Rand Paul would definitely help with your slight outsider panache. The Tea Party can also get around you, and while his home state isn’t in contention, he can potentially help in libertarian-leaning states such as Colorado, New Hampshire, and the Rust Belt.
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As a sitting U.S. Senator and son of Ron Paul, Rand Paul would definitely help with your slight outsider panache. The Tea Party can also get around you, and while his home state isn’t in contention, he can potentially help in libertarian-leaning states such as Colorado, New Hampshire, and the Rust Belt.
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Sam Brownback is the current Governor of Kansas after being a Senator there since 1996. He is a fairly conservative candidate, but could be a good choice to unify the Republican party. He has faced a lot of criticism for his tax cuts in Kansas, and that may come to haunt him. But he also was a strong supporter of your campaign, and loyalty seems to be something that you admire.
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Sam Brownback is the current Governor of Kansas after being a Senator there since 1996. He is a fairly conservative candidate, but could be a good choice to unify the Republican party. He has faced a lot of criticism for his tax cuts in Kansas, and that may come to haunt him. But he also was a strong supporter of your campaign, and loyalty seems to be something that you admire.
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Chris Christie is the current Governor of New Jersey. He is an avid supporter of yours, and was one of the first governors in the country to endorse you in the primaries. He can definitely help get the orthodox Republican support out this year, and while his home state won’t be in contention, he can really give a slight boost to the ticket in states like Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.
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Chris Christie is the current Governor of New Jersey. He is an avid supporter of yours, and was one of the first governors in the country to endorse you in the primaries. He can definitely help get the orthodox Republican support out this year, and while his home state won’t be in contention, he can really give a slight boost to the ticket in states like Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.
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Rick Santorum is a rather conservative option, who would really help you appeal to evangelicals in the South and his home state of Pennsylvania. He is rather unpopular among the general electorate, but his home state advantage could play a key role because Pennsylvania and the Midwest is an area that you really want to target this year.
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Rick Santorum is a rather conservative option, who would really help you appeal to evangelicals in the South and his home state of Pennsylvania. He is rather unpopular among the general electorate, but his home state advantage could play a key role because Pennsylvania and the Midwest is an area that you really want to target this year.
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