The election to select the 44th President of the United States of America is scheduled on November 4, 2008 and quickly coming upon us.  The president-elect and vice president-elect are scheduled to be inaugurated on January 20, 2009 and on that date, George Bush’s tenure in the Whitehouse will end after two terms spanning eight years as our nation’s president.

The process to select party delegates through primary elections, state caucuses, and state conventions continues through June, though in past elections, the nominees have often been determined by March.  Notably, Dick Cheney decided not to run for the presidency, stating on Fox News Sunday, “"I will say just as hard as I possibly know how to say... If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve."  As a result, this election will mark the first election since 1928 where there is neither an incumbent president nor vice president is running for the nomination.  This left a void in the Republican party which would eventually be filled by US Senator John McCain of Arizona, who defeated other Republican hopefuls such as  Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas and Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts.  McCain's bipartisan compromise on judicial nominations and his strong support of campaign finance reform have cost him some support in the conservative republican constituency, but his reputation as a veteran and war hero, conservative values, and strong stance on the war against terrorism propelled him to the republican nomination for presidential election.  As for the democratic nomination, US Senator and former First Lady Hillary Clinton of New York and US Senator Barack Obama are locked in a fairly tight race, having already eliminated other democratic candidates such as Former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina.  Running as an independent is Ralph Nader, who ran as the Green Party presidential nominee in 1996 and 2000, and in 2004 as the independent presidential candidate

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