| Candidate |

Barack Obama
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Mitt Romney
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| Born |
August 4, 1961 ( 1961-08-04 ) (age 50) Honolulu , Hawaii , U.S.
| Willard Mitt Romney March 12, 1947 ( 1947-03-12 ) (age 64) Detroit , Michigan
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| Political party |
Democratic Party
| Republican
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| Spouse(s) |
Michelle Robinson (1992–present)
| Ann Romney (m. 1969–present)
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| Children |
Malia (b.1998) Sasha (b.2001)
| Tagg (b. 1970) Matt (b. 1971) Josh (b. 1975) Ben (b. 1978) Craig (b. 1981)
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| Residence |
White House (Official) Chicago , Illinois (Private)
| Belmont, Massachusetts Wolfeboro, New Hampshire San Diego, California
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| Profession |
Community organizer, Lawyer, Constitutional law professor, Author
| Businessman , politician , author
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| Religion |
Christianity
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( Mormon )
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| Education |
B.A. Political Science (Columbia University), J.D Law (Harvard University)
| B.A English (Brigham Young University), MBA (Harvard University), JD Law(Harvard University)
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| Facebook Likes |
23,479,089
| 1,128,492
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| Twitter Followers |
414,747
| 124,551
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| Campaign Contributions |
$45.4 million
| $37 million
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| Net Worth |
$5 - $10 million
| $190 - $250 million
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| Views on Health Care Reform |
Signed health care reform bill into law.
| In favor of repealing Health Care Reform
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| Views on Same-sex Marriage |
Supporter of civil unions.
| Believes in traditional definition of marriage.
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| Views on Abortion |
Favours a woman's right to choose.
| Anti-abortion.
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| Views on Climate Change |
Believes humans play a role in global warming
| Believes humans play a role in global warming
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