They are both running for the nomination of the Democratic party. The winning nominee will face Republican candidate John McCain in the election.
Illinois
the 2008 election with Hilary Clinton some times called Hore face
Yes, he is running for re-election.
2012 only
since a democrat was just elected a republican only can try to run against obama in 2012 if obama wins that race then it will got to 2016 so both parties run that's only if obama wins his party's nomination. we cannot predict the political climate 2 years from now. obama could decide to not run again. the democrats could be heavily divided or not in favor of their poster child anymore and someone could run against him in the primary and win the party's nomination.
No, Obama can't run for president in 2016. This is his second term and the constitution clearly states that a president may only be in office for a maximum of two terms. Obama was never going to run for president in 2016 whether he won to Mitt Romney or not. Joe Biden and Hilary Clinton will most likely be the Democrats running in 2016.
No, he cannot. Ever since the US Constitution was amended in 1951, an American president may only run (we say "run" for re-election, rather than "stand"-- which is British) for two consecutive terms. President Obama was elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012; thus, he is not allowed to run for another term.
The United States is a democracy. This means candidates run for election (some countries say they "stand" for election) and then, the citizens vote. In 2008, Barack Obama was elected president when he received more votes than his challenger, John McCain.
Yes, but very doubtful - it's extremely rare. The other Democrat would have to outpoll Obama in the primaries and win the nomination at the convention.
In the 2008 election, Mr. Obama first ran against Hillary Clinton to get the Democratic party's nomination for president. He then ran against the Republican party's nominee, John McCain, and defeated him.
Yes, she did in 2008, losing the primary to Barack Obama, and again in 2016, losing the general election to Donald Trump.
In 2008, Mr. Obama's principal opponent was Republican John McCain, a senator from Arizona.In 2012, President Obama's Republican opponent was former Massachusetts governor and business executive Mitt Romney.In both elections, Mr. Obama won.Third party candidates included Chuck Baldwin, Cynthia McKinney, and Bob Barr.Since Barack Obama first needed to secure the Democratic nomination for president, his first opponent was Hillary Clinton. Once he got the nomination, his Republican opponent was John McCain. Obama defeated McCain and in November 2008, was elected president. In the 2012 election cycle, President Obama's opponent is former Massachusetts governor Willard "Mitt" Romney.