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April 4, 2012. 2012 Election Impact on the Minnesota and Wisconsin Agricultural Industry. Wisconsin Delegation Kohl retiring, Johnson up in 2016 Ryan -68%;Baldwin running for Senate; Kind-50%; Moore - 69%;Sensenbrenner- 69%; Petri-71%; Duffy-52%; and Ribble 55% - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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April 4, 2012
2012 Election Impact on the Minnesota
and Wisconsin Agricultural Industry
Wisconsin Delegation- Kohl retiring, Johnson up in 2016- Ryan -68%;Baldwin running for Senate; Kind-
50%; Moore - 69%;Sensenbrenner- 69%; Petri-71%; Duffy-52%; and Ribble 55%
- Baldwin’s open seat, Dem’s think Duffy and Ribble are beatable
Minnesota Delegation- Klobuchar favored, Franken up in 2014- Walz,-49%; Kline-63%; Paulsen- 59%;
McCollum- 59%; Ellison- 68%; Bachman- 53%; Peterson-55%; and Cravaack- 48%- Walz and Cravaack races expected to be
competitive
Results for Our Delegations
- Familiar looking group - Impact on Coop Network will be who controls
the Senate and the White House- How do you view your member of
Congress?
2012 House/Senate Elections• House:
– All 435 seats– Only a limited number of races will be truly competitive.
– (242 Republicans, 191 Democrats)
• Senate:– Republicans: 9 Seats to defend
• NV and MA are the only two races that appear to be competitive.– Democrats: 25 Seats to defend
• Running for Re-election & Competitive: FL, MO, MT, NJ, OH, WV• Open & Competitive: CT, HI, NE, NM, VA, WI
House Elections•The following lists categorize those races currently believed to be competitive• 56 Republican seats and 41 Democratic seats
Mood of the country
- Record low approval of Congress
- 17% believe country is on the right track
- Do incumbents suffer?
Last Presidential Election - Voted for change (Obama)
Resulted in Health Care and Climate Change legislation
- Stimulus spending - Democrat’s took control of the government
- Ag on the defensive (EPA, Climate Change)
2010 Election - Rise of the Tea Party- Republican’s take the House on a limited government message- Cut Spending- Republican’s gain in the Senate
Presidential Election- Obama vs. ?- Issues
-Economy
- Size of government
- Social Issues
Impact of 2012 Election Agricultural Policy
-Who controls the House and Senate
- Who controls the White House
- Lame Duck legislative agenda
Who Could be the New Ag Players
- House- Limited Changes
- Senate- New Committee Chairs
- White House – Second Term
What’s on your mind?