Obama’s birth certificate released, but may not satisfy birthers

As one of the first acts of his reelection campaign, President Obama recently released his long form birth certificate. The controversy had followed Obama for at least three years and had continued in spite of the fact that he had released a copy of his short form birth certificate during the 2008 campaign.

As discussed in an Examiner article from December 2009, Hawaiian government officials vouched for the authenticity of the first birth certificate released and it was sufficient to get an Illinois driver’s license, marriage certificate, to register as an attorney, and to serve as an Illinois legislator and US Senator. A Kenyan birth certificate that surfaced in 2009 was revealed to be a fraud. A conversation in which Obama’s Kenyan grandmother reportedly claimed to be present at his birth in Kenya was revealed to be taken wildly out of context. The birth announcements from Honolulu newspapers for baby Barack have long been available online.

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Republican presidential candidates 2012

Georgia's Herman Cain is the only declared candidate (Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore)

Georgia is typically a Republican state when it comes to presidential elections. Georgians have not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1992. In the 2010 elections Georgia became even more Republican. This means that Barack Obama will face a tough fight for Georgia’s 16 electors in 2012.

In spite of the weaknesses of President Obama’s policies and his growing unpopularity, Republican challengers in 2012 may well have a tough time winning the presidency. The likely slate of Republican challengers all have significant weaknesses that would lead to a difficult campaign.

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Part 2: The lesser known candidates