1. What’s the Difference? Primaries and Caucuses What’s the Difference? 2012 Republican Presidential Race

2. Primaries and Caucuses A preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, esp. presidential, election. Major Primaries: New Hampshire (1 st ); South Carolina; Florida; Super Tuesday A meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention or register preferences for candidates running for office. Major Caucus: Iowa (1 st )

3. Who won the primary and caucus already held in 2012????? Mitt Romney - 24.6% Rick Santorum - 24.5% Ron Paul - 21.4% Newt Gingrich - 13.3% Rick Perry - 10.3% Mitt Romney - 39.3% Ron Paul - 22.9% Jon Huntsman -16.9% Newt Gingrich - 19.4% Rick Santorum - 9.4% Iowa Caucus – January 3 New Hampshire Primary – January 10

4. Who ARE these people??? Rick Perry – Gov. of Texas Jim Huntsman – former Gov. of Utah Mitt Romney – former Gov. of Massachusetts Rick Santorum – former Sen. from Pennsylvania Newt Gingrich – Frm. Speaker of the House Rep. Ron Paul - Texas

5. What happened to these people???? Herman Cain Michelle Bachmann Jon Huntsman

6. Super Tuesday Primary/Caucus States Alaska (caucus) Georgia (primary) Idaho (caucus) Massachusetts (primary) North Dakota (caucus) Ohio (primary) Oklahoma (primary) Tennessee (primary) Vermont (primary) Virginia (primary)