BARACK OBAMA AND MICHELLE ROBINSON OBAMA Married Since : 1992 Family Album: Two daughters

They met in 1989, while he was still a student at Harvard Law School (where he was the first black president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review). Barack was interning for a Chicago law firm, and Michelle was his summer supervisor. She later told a reporter that she fell for him "for the same reason many other people respect him: his connection with people."

Throughout his political career, she has been an asset. A Princeton grad, she's a Chicago native from the city's South Side. That … Read More

Huffington Post has rounded up a slideshow of Grandma and Grandpa...oops, I mean,  John McCain and his wife, Cindy...showing public displays of affection.   Compared to the Obamas, who sizzle and crackle with passion, the Republican couple could use a little, um, stimulation.

Just looking at the lack of sparks between John and Cindy, suggests the would-be president's one true passion is cutting taxes.  Little pecks on the cheek here, pats on the arm there, a couple tight-lipped smiles -- the McCains are downright prudish!

But I'm not trying to suggest anything particularly snotty or nasty here … Read More

It's bad enough to be single and watch happy couples being all cute in public. But now we have a PDA-prone Democratic presidential candidate to make us feel extra-lonely on those long, cold nights.

Rubbing salt in open wounds, Huffington Post has rounded up a slideshow of Barack and Michelle Obama nuzzling, kissing and cuddling. The couple has already earned praise for being a model of a healthy, happy relationship. I mean, really, how in-love are these two? It's enough to melt a Republican's heart!

JOE BIDEN AND JILL JACOBS BIDEN Married Since: 1977 Family Album: Three children, five grandchildren

Joe Biden and Jill Jacobs met in 1975, set up on a blind date through Joe's brother, Frank. Joe had seen a beautiful woman in a local advertisement and later that night Frank gave Joe the woman's number, not knowing Joe had formed a crush from afar. Although she had almost sworn off dating after her failed first marriage, Jill said yes when Joe asked her out. They married two years later, the second marriage for both.

Joe Biden was born in Scranton, … Read More

RON PAUL AND CAROL WELLS PAULMarried Since: 1957 Family Album: Five children, 18 grandchildren, one great-grandchild.

Ron Paul is running for the Republican Party Presidential nomination on a platform of no-jokes Libertarianism, which whether one agrees with his politics or not, clearly is a sign of determination. His wife of nearly 51 years, Carol, has stood by Paul throughout his medical and Congressional years, as well as his time on the campaign trail, despite requiring heart surgery to implant a pacemaker while garnering support in Iowa in August 2007.

Carol made the bold first move back in 1952 when she asked … Read More

In a new poll conducted for Playboy, it was revealed that 55% of Republicans have sex once per week compared to 43% of Democrats. A survey of 900 registered and likely voters revealed some pretty interesting facts. Like the fact Republicans, Democrats, and independents were 18.4 years old, 17.5 years old, and 17.6 years old, respectively, when they lost their virginity. And finally, 51 % of GOPers and 67% of Dems have watched porn with their lover.

Finally, the truth. Republicans are a bunch of late-blooming fornicators largely without DVD players. We’re pretty sure that if we’d only … Read More

MIKE AND JANET HUCKABEEMarried Since: 1974Family Album: Two sons and a daughter

They met in junior high school; by senior year, they were dating. At the age of 18, he didn't quite have the money for an engagement ring yet and proposed with the pull-tab of a soda can. They married in her parents' living room in Hope, Arkansas, in 1974. One could say Mike and Janet Huckabee have humble beginnings and have culled a rock-solid relationship over the last 30 years. During the last two decades, they have shared success and hardship. Just a year into their marriage, Janet … Read More

One presidential election. Eight frontrunners. You may know their stands on abortion, the Iraq war, and whether two men should be allowed to say “I do.” But what do you know about their romantic relationships? Barbara Kantrowitz investigates which couple is most likely to captivate American voters—and which union is best equipped to survive four years in the White House.

NOT SO LONG AGO, WHAT HAPPENED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS in the White House was nobody’s business. Some of most celebrated presidents in U.S. history—Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy—enjoyed a little action on the side without having to … Read More

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts... but in a relationship, it's the parts that make a couple tick. That's why we compared the campaigning couples across different criteria on a scale of one to five. Here's a sneak peek at which union is best suited to a White House Stay.

The Criteria:

Charisma: Are the compelling to the public?

Stability: How solid is their relationship?

Chemistry: Do they have a palpable romantic spark?

Visibility: Can they keep their political and personal scandals out of … Read More

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON AND BILL CLINTON Married Since: 1975 Family Album: One daughter

Bill's philandering was humiliation on a global scale—but there was an unexpected benefit: Hillary got the chance to fire up her own political ambition. "The country was most favorable toward Hillary when she was being victimized," says family therapist Terrence Real, author of The New Rules of Marriage. "Her difficulty is the public perception of her as an ice maiden. When she opened up, it rebalanced her and made her someone that you could feel something for." In 2000, Clinton rode that wave of sympathy to … Read More