By Apeksha Vora

Bus tours, uplifting speeches, debates and townhall meetings, scandal, slander, and straight-up politics. Yes, it’s that time again — the 2012 Presidential Campaign has already begun. President Barack Obama has announced his bid for re-election, and there are more than 20 hopefuls vying for the Republican nomination. So, who are they? Where do they stand on the issues? And what is their best tweet? Here’s a quick guide to some of the frontrunners.

Name: Mitt Romney

Age: 64

Party: Republican Party

Experience: Former Governor of Massachusetts and former Presidential Candidate in 2008

Claim to Fame: He’s a Mormon. And apparently he saved the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Would work on creating jobs by cutting spending, ending wasteful programs, and repealing Obamacare… sounds promising.

Name: Michele Bachmann

Age: 55

Party: Tea Party aka Republican Party

Experience: U.S. Representative from Minnesota

Claim to Fame: She says the darndest things.

Would repeal Obamacare, cut spending, raise taxes, and support offshore drilling. Oh, and she still wants to “win” the War on Terror. Yeah, good luck with that one.

Name: Rick Perry

Age: 61

Party: Republican Party

Experience: Longest-serving Governor of Texas

Claim to Fame: Is it just me or is he like George W. Bush 2.0?

Would cut spending, repeal Obamacare … sound familiar? (But to his credit, 40% of all net new jobs have been created in Texas.)

Name: Newt Gingrich

Age: 68

Party: Republican Party

Experience: Former House Speaker

Claim to Fame: Cheating on his wife

Would implement this plan to create jobs, and yes, it does include cutting spending and repealing Obamacare.

Name: Jon Huntsman

Age: 51

Party: Republican Party

Experience: Former two-term Governor of Utah, Former U.S. Ambassador to China

Claim to Fame: He’s a Mormon and a moderate.

Would have voted for the Paul Ryan budget plan, repeal Obamacare, cut spending, support stimulus (just do it differently than Obama).

Name: Herman Cain

Age: 65

Party: Republican Party

Experience: None.

Claim to Fame: Former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza

Would cut spending, secure borders (and promote the existing path to citizenship), and of course, repeal Obamacare.

It seems like just yesterday we were watching debates between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, wondering if Sarah Palin was for real, and electing America’s first African-American President. Okay, so maybe it doesn’t feel like yesterday. A lot has happened over the last threeish years — Obamacare was passed (and challenged), the BP Oil Spill, the House went Republican, the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Act, and the death of Osama Bin Laden. President Obama hasn’t quite lived up to the hope and change he promised when he first entered office, but do any of these other presidential hopefuls really have what it takes? I don’t know. We’ll just have to wait and see.