1. The race to the White House What is a primary and a caucus? Why do we have them? Video

2. Iowa We have the first in the nation caucus Caucus: an informal town meeting in which you discuss and vote for who you want to be president –Democrat and Republican are different! –You must register at the door for one of the parties if you wish to participate in the vote Video

3. Iowa Rick Santorum 24.6% Mitt Romney 24.5% Ron Paul 21.4% Newt Gingrich 13.% Rick Perry 10.3% Michele Bachmann.6% Jon Huntsman.3%

4. Iowa Michele Bachman left the race

5. New Hampshire New Hampshire has the first in the nation Primary Primary: Pre-election where you vote for who you want the president nominee to be

6. New Hampshire Mitt Romney 39.3% Ron Paul 29.9% Jon Huntsman 16.9% Newt Gingrich 9.4% Rick Santorum 9.4% Rick Perry.7%

7. New Hampshire Jon Huntsman drops out

8. New Hampshire Rick Perry left the race two days before S.C

9. South Carolina Newt Gingrich 40.4% Mitt Romney 27.8% Rick Santorum 17% Ron Paul 13% Rick Perry.4% (still on the ballot because he pulled out too late)

10. South Carolina Everyone is on to Florida Maine and Nevada Colorado and Minnesota Washington Super Tuesday March 6 –Alaska, Georgia,Idaho,North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont,Virginia

11. This process continues National Republican Convention that will official announce who is presidental nominee. However, people usually know by then –Usually everyone has dropped out of the race but one person –However you need a majority of the elctoral votes –Vice-president is usually announced as well

12. Democrat The Democrats still meet during this time to decide issues at the primary and caucus. However, because the democrats already have their nominee (Barack Obama) it isn’t a big like the republicans Votes aren’t winner take all like the electoral college. You can win parts of states Let’s have our own!