President Obama is a Democrat . His term lasts until Jan. 20, 2017.
No, they have to be of the same political party.
Democrat
Republicans
The current President is Barack Obama and he is a Democrat.
George Washington was the only US President without party affiliation.
whig
Alexander Hamilton was a political leader but was not born in the US and could not be President. The Communist Party was outlawed at one time and its leaders could not run for President .
Barack Obama and he was representing democrats.
He/she is the head of the party.
Democrats
Once upon a time....... Service was more important than political party but that died out pretty quickly in the great political experiment that is the United States of America.
Bill Clinton, a Democratic President, nominated Justice Breyer in 1994. US Supreme Court justices are nominated by Presidents, not by political parties (although the President belongs to a political party).