Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney

TIME's complete guide to the 2012 Presidential race
As the 2012 Presidential race kicks into high gear, TIME offers a complete, revealing guide to the campaign, the issues and the men who would be President: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. TIME's 96-page guide, to be published on the eve of the Presidential nominating conventions, will include:- A close look at each candidate's strategy for inning the WhiteHouse, by TIME senior correspondent Michael Crowley and White House correspondent Michael Scherer.
- Inside each campaign team: who are the star tacticians and what are they planning?
- The First Ladies: What Ann Romney and Michelle Obama bring to the competition.
- Raising Mitt: How Romney was shaped by his prominent parents, Lenore and George.
- The Issues: Where each candidate really stands on the economy, taxes, the Middle East, gay rights.
- Mark Halperin's Scorecard: the author of the bestselling "Game Change" handicaps the current race.
- Plus: a road trip with columnist Joe Klein, Bill Clinton's role in the race, and much more.