Which Pres. are the candidates like?

Here is my analysis;

Newt Gingrich - It is tough to decide which American President Newt Gingrich is most like. Gingrich is intelligent and able, and he runs for President on big ideas. However, in the past he has had an interesting personal life, and his bluntness sometimes turns off political opponents. I would have to say though, Gingrich is probably the closest to Abe Lincoln. Like Lincoln, Gingrich is honest, intelligent, and committed to upholding the nation. However, while he enjoys some strong support, he also has a lot of enemies.

Mitt Romney - Mitt Romney is a guy who does not particularly excite the conservative base, though he is competent and respected. Though he tries to run as a Reagan conservative, he is seen as center-right or even moderate by many in his own party. This is reminiscent of George H.W. Bush's 1988 campaign. Like Bush, Romney is running more on his career as a businessman than an actual platform. Furthermore, Romney, like Bush, stays away from combative language but is none the less committed to leading.

Rick Santorum - A "full-spectrum conservative" Rick Santorum is running as a socially conservative populist. While making the comparison to George W. Bush, Bush ran as a capitalist where as Santorum runs more or less as a populist. Senator Santorum is probably the candidate who is most like Teddy Roosevelt, though granted he differs on an ideology.

Ron Paul - Congressman Paul is running in the wrong party, or so main stream conservatives believe. He is a man of conviction, though most people don't like his convictions. Though in nature this sounds like George W. Bush, Bush enjoyed broad support in his campaigns than Paul now lacks. Ron Paul is probably the most like Herbert Hoover, a man of conviction who was not popular with the public.

Michele Bachmann - Michele Bachmann is a solid conservative, but she is not seen as a great communicator and has few actual accomplishments in public life. However, she has been able to tap into concers from the base of her party. Jimmy Carter was able to do the same, so Congresswoman Bachmann is the most like Jimmy Carter, though not from an ideology standpoint.

Rick Perry - Governor Perry has long been considered too moderate for many in the GOP, though he has not pandered too much in his campaigns. He also has had some "shady" fundraising connections and will attack his opponents relentlessly regardless of if the attacks are true, leading me to the conclusion he is the most like Richard Nixon.

Jon Huntsman - Jon Huntsman is an independent who is running as a republican, I don't feel conservatives would argue any differently. He is smart, accomplished, yet out of touch on some of the big issues of the day. Like Congressman Paul, I must say Governor Huntsman is like Herbert Hoover.

Barack Obama - President Obama thinks he knows what is best for the nation, and he is too stubborn to admit his many flaws, especially in domestic affairs. He is not a strong or effective leader, and he has relied on congress more than any other President. I would have to say, President Obama most resembles Jimmy Carter.