Obama seeks to rekindle enthusiasm of 2008 campaign, holding a large open-air rally in Ohio to help struggling Democratic candidates in the Midwestern state. Amid voter anger over the sluggish economy and 9.6 percent unemployment, Obama's Democrats are fighting to avoid steep losses in the Congress and in state governors' races in the November 2 elections. "Everybody said 'No, you can't' and in 2008 you showed them, 'Yes, we can,'" Obama told a cheering crowd of 35,000 people at Ohio State University in Columbus. "Let's be honest: This is a difficult election," Obama said.

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Republican candidates have pulled ahead in the race for campaign cash, registering big hauls in the final weeks and months before Election Day. Though the Democratic congressional campaign arms are outpacing their GOP counterparts in the fundraising race, individual GOP candidates are consistently attracting the most money.

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CFUPDCJPVNZS There are other candidates who are vying for a stint in the White House aside from President Obama who is running for re-election on the Democratic ticket and his Republican opponent Mitt Romney. Below are the fifteen other hopefuls from not-so-well-known parties who are also trying their luck to become the next American President come November.

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