Brief overview of DAG-Munich events for 2012 and what the election is shaping up to be like (As of 11.1.12)

2. 2012 Democrats Abroad
Munich Events
March: Annual General Meeting in Stuttgart,
Jefferson Jackson Dinner
May: Global Primary
July: 4th of July Celebrations
October: Oktoberfest
November: Election Night Party, Thanksgiving

3. 2012 Democrats Abroad
Ongoing Events
• Info Stands
• Flyer Distribution
• Phone Banking
• Subchapter Events
• Political Pub Night
• Voter Assistance

4. 2012 Democrats Abroad
Meeting Topics
• Republican • Technology
Candidate • Campaign Finance
• Environment
• Education
• Economy
• Financial Reform
• Human Rights
• LGBT • Immigration
• Foreign Policy • Congressional
• Women’s Rights Races

6. 2012 Iowa Caucus Results

7. 2012 New Hampshire Primary Results

8. 2012 Primary Schedule
(Through Super Tuesday)
Tuesday, January 3: Iowa caucuses (Democratic & Republican)
Tuesday, January 10: New Hampshire
Saturday, January 21: Nevada Democratic caucuses, South Carolina Republican
Primary
Saturday, January 28: South Carolina Democratic primary
Tuesday, January 31: Florida
Saturday, February 4 : Maine Republican caucuses (through February
11), Nevada Republican caucuses
Tuesday, February 7: Colorado Republican caucuses, Minnesota Republican
caucuses, Missouri (non-binding)
Tuesday, February 28: Arizona Republican primary, Michigan Republican
primary
Saturday, March 3: Washington Republican caucuses
Tuesday, March 6 (Super Tuesday): Alaska Republican caucuses, Colorado
Democratic caucuses, Georgia, Idaho Republican
caucuses, Massachusetts, Minnesota Democratic caucuses, North Dakota
Republican caucuses, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming
Republican caucuses (through March 10)

9. 2012 Key Dates
March 6: “Super Tuesday”: primaries in Georgia, Massachusetts, Oklahoma,
Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia; caucuses in Alaska, Idaho, North Dakota, and
Wyoming.
May 1-5: Democrats Abroad Global Primary
Aug. 27-30: Republican National Convention, Tampa, Fla.
Sept. 3-6: Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, N.C.
Oct. 3: Presidential debate, University of Denver, Colorado
Oct. 11: Vice presidential debate, Centre College, Danville, Ky.
Oct. 16: Presidential debate, Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
Oct. 22: Presidential debate, Lynn University, Boca Raton, Fla.
Nov. 6: Election Day

10. 2008 Electoral College Results
Obama: 365
McCain: 173

11. 2012 Senate Elections

12. 2012 Gubernatorial Races
Light Red: Term-limited Republican; Dark Red: Incumbent Republican
Light Blue: Term-limited or Retiring Democrat; Dark Blue: Incumbent Democrat
Gray: No Election

13. Alabama Alaska Arizona
Electoral Votes – 9 Electoral Votes - 3 Electoral Votes – 11 (+1)
House Seats - 7 House Seats - 1 House Seats – 8
Senate:
Jon Kyl (R), retiring
Arkansas California California Cont’d
Electoral Votes – 6 Electoral Votes – 55 24th – Elton Gallegly (R)
House Seats – 4 House Seats – 53 51st – Bob Filner (D),
House Retirements: House Retirements: running for mayor of San
4th District – Mike Ross (D) 2nd – Wally Herger (R) Diego
6th – Lynn Woosley (D) Senate:
18th – Dennis Cordoza (D) Dianne Feinstein (D),
running for reelection
Colorado Connecticut Delaware
Electoral Votes – 9 Electoral Votes – 7 Electoral Votes – 3
House Seats - 7 House Seats – 5 House Seats – 1
House Retirements: Senate:
5th – Chris Murphy (D), Tom Carper (D), reelection
running for Senate Governor: Jack Markell (D),
Senate: has not announced
Joe Lieberman (I), retiring reelection campaign

14. Florida Georgia Hawaii
Electoral Votes – 29 (+2) Electoral Votes – 16 (+1) Electoral Votes – 4
House Seats – 25 House Seats - 13 House Seats – 2
House Retirements: House Retirements:
14th – Connie Mack IV (R), MazieHirono (D), running for
running for Senate Senate
Senate: Senate:
Bill Nelson (D), reelection Daniel Akaka (D), retiring
Idaho Illinois Indiana
Electoral Votes – 4 Electoral Votes – 20 (-1) Electoral Votes – 11
House Seats – 2 House Seats – 19 House Seats – 9
House Retirements: House Retirements:
12th – Jerry Costello (D) 2nd – Joe Donnelly (D),
running for Senate
Indiana Cont’d Iowa Kansas
6th – Mike Pence (R), running Electoral Votes – 6 (-1) Electoral Votes – 6
for Governor House Seats – 5 House Seats – 4
Governor
Mitch Daniels (R) – Term
Limited

15. Kentucky Louisiana Maine
Electoral Votes – 8 Electoral Votes – 8 (-1) Electoral Votes – 4
House Seats – 6 House Seats - 4 House Seats – 2
House Retirements: Senate:
4th – Geoff Davis (R) Olympia Snowe (R), reelection
Maryland Massachusetts Michigan
Electoral Votes – 10 Electoral Votes – 11 (-1) Electoral Votes – 16 (-1)
House Seats – 8 House Seats – 10 House Seats – 15
Senate: House Retirements: House Retirements:
Ben Cardin (D), 1st – John Olver (D) 5th – Dale Kildee (D)
reelection 4th – Barney Frank (D) Senate:
Senate: Debbie Stabenow (D), reelection
Scott Brown (R), reelection
Minnesota Mississippi Missouri
Electoral Votes – 10 Electoral Votes – 6 Electoral Votes – 10 (-1)
House Seats – 8 House Seats – 5 House Seats – 9
Senate: Senate: House Retirements:
Amy Klobuchar (D), Roger Wicker (R), 2nd – Todd Akin (D), running for Senate
reelection reelection Senate:
Claire McCaskill (D), reelection
Governor: Jay Nixon (D), reelection

16. Montana Nebraska Nevada
Electoral Votes – 3 Electoral Votes – 5 Electoral Votes – 6 (+1)
House Seats – 1 House Seats – 3 House Seats – 3
House Retirements: Senate: House Retirements:
Denny Rehberg (R),running Ben Nelson (D), retiring House Retirements:
for Senate 1st – Shelley Berkley (D)
Governor: Senate: Dean Heller (R),
Brian Schweitzer (D), Term reelection
Limited
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico
Electoral Votes – 4 Electoral Votes – 14 (-1) Electoral Votes – 5
House Seats – 2 House Seats – 13 House Seats – 3
Governor: Senate: House Retirements:
John Lynch (D), retiring Bob Menendez (D), 1st – Martin Heinrich (D),
reelection running for Senate
Senate:
Jeff Bingaman (D), retiring
New York North Carolina
Electoral Votes – 29 (-2) Electoral Votes – 15
House Seats – 29 House Seats – 13
Senate: Governor:
Kirsten Gillibrand (D), Beverly Perdue (D),
reelection reelection

17. North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma
Electoral Votes – 3 Electoral Votes – 18 (-2) Electoral Votes – 7
House Seats – 1 House Seats – 18 House Seats – 5
House Retirements: House Retirements: House Retirements:
Rick Berg (D) 7th – Steve Austria (R) 2nd – Dan Boren (D)
Senate: Kent Conrad (D), Senate:
retiring Sherrod Brown (D),
Governor: Jack Dalrymple reelection
(R), no announcement yet
Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island
Electoral Votes – 7 Electoral Votes – 20 (-1) Electoral Votes – 4
House Seats – 5 House Seats – 19 House Seats – 2
Senate: Senate:
Bob Casey Jr. (D), reelection Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
reelection
South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee
Electoral Votes – 9 (+1) Electoral Votes – 3 Electoral Votes – 11
House Seats - 6 House Seats – 1 House Seats – 9
Senate:
Bob Corker (R), reelection

18. Texas Utah Vermont
Electoral Votes – 38 (+4) Electoral Votes – 6 (+1) Electoral Votes – 3
House Seats – 32 House Seats – 3 House Seats – 1
House Retirements: Senate: Senate:
20th – Charlie Gonzalez (D) Orrin Hatch (R), reelection Bernie Sanders (I), reelection
14th – Ron Paul (R) Governor: Governor:
Senate: Gary Herbert (R), no Peter Shumlin (D), no
Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R), announcement yet announcement yet
retiring
Virginia Washington West Virginia
Electoral Votes – 13 Electoral Votes – 12 (+1) Electoral Votes – 5
House Seats – 11 House Seats – 9 House Seats – 3
Senate: House Retirements: Senate:
Jim Webb (D), retiring 1st – Jay Inslee (D) Joe Manchin (D), reelection
Senate: Maria Cantwell (D), Governor:
reelection Earl Ray Tomblin (D),
Governor: Christine Gregoire reelection
(D), reelection

19. Wisconsin Wyoming
Electoral Votes – 10 Electoral Votes – 3
House Seats – 8 House Seats - 1
House Retirements: Senate:
2nd – Tammy Baldwin (D), JohnBarrasso (R), reelection
running for Senate
Senate:
Herb Kohl (D), retiring