Candidates+Research

Each group will contribute a profile of one of the potential 2012 presidential candidates. Each profile must include the following: Direct groups to coverage of their assigned candidate in The Times, including his or her [|Times Topics] page, Politics section [|profile], mentions on the politics blogs, [|The Caucus] and [|FiveThirtyEight] , as well as his or her official Web site, [|Facebook] page and [|Twitter] account, as applicable. Other useful resources include the Web sites [|OnTheIssues], [|Politico’s 2010 Live] and [|RealClearPolitics].
 * Name
 * Photograph
 * Current governmental or other position or activities
 * Political party
 * Home state
 * A brief biography
 * His or her positions on five key issues
 * Overall philosophy of government and placement on the political spectrum
 * Base(s) of support and source(s) of opposition
 * Recent quotations from the candidate from a speech or an interview, and quotations about them from a politician or commentator who disagrees with their take on the issues
 * Three little-known or interesting facts about the candidate
 * A video of the candidate giving a speech or doing an interview
 * Links to the candidate’s Web site, Facebook page and Twitter account, as applicable, and some recent online activity
 * Links to at least three recent New York Times and other articles about the candidate
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-size: 10px; text-align: left;">Three or more questions that students would like to ask this candidate
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-size: 10px; text-align: left;">Available information about current polling with respect to this candidate
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-size: 10px; text-align: left;">Analysis by political observers about the candidate’s chances to win the White House in 2012