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Selecting a President Selecting a President 2012:2012:

Primaries & Caucuses

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Stage 1: Caucuses & Primaries The Battle for the Party Faithful

Stage 2: Nominating Conventions “Glorified Infomercials?”

Stage 3: General Election The Fight for the Center

Stage 4: Electoral CollegePower to the People?

Presidential SelectionPresidential Selection

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Stage 1: CaucusesStage 1: Caucuses

Closed meeting of party members in each state Delegates select the party’s choice for presidential candidate Currently, six states offer party caucuses selecting

presidential nominees.

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Stage 1: CaucusesStage 1: Caucuses

Rick Santorum and Ron Paul campaign for Iowa.

Questions for Discussion:

1. The Iowa Caucus is on January 3, 2012. Why is it so important?

2. Brainstorm pros and cons to the caucus format.

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Stage 1: Primaries

Primary Season - January - June

Who Decides? - State party organizations for the most part decide the rules for the primaries in a particular state.

Types of Primaries: Closed Primaries Open Primaries

Presidential Primary Elections - special elections in which voters select candidates to be the party’s nominee for president in the general election.

Mitt Romney campaigning in New Hampshire

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Closed Primary• Voters may vote in a party's primary only if

they are registered members of that party

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Open Primary

• A registered voter may vote in any party primary regardless of his or her own party affiliation.

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Map of 2012 Primary & Caucus Dates

States with split colors have different systems for Democrats and Republicans. The color on the left represents the Democratic method, the color on the right represents the Republican method.

www.centerforpolitics.org

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Hajo De Reijger- www.caglecartoons.com

What advantage does the democratic party have in the 2012 election process?

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