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April 4, 2012

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%

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April 4, 2012

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  1. April 4, 2012 2012 Election Impact on the Minnesota and Wisconsin Agricultural Industry

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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?

  5. 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

  6. House Elections • The following lists categorize those races currently believed to be competitive • 56 Republican seats and 41 Democratic seats

  7. Mood of the country - Record low approval of Congress - 17% believe country is on the right track - Do incumbents suffer?

  8. 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)

  9. 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

  10. Presidential Election - Obama vs. ? - Issues -Economy - Size of government - Social Issues

  11. Impact of 2012 Election Agricultural Policy -Who controls the House and Senate - Who controls the White House - Lame Duck legislative agenda

  12. Who Could be the New Ag Players - House- Limited Changes - Senate- New Committee Chairs - White House – Second Term

  13. What’s on your mind?

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