Iowa Caucus Scavenger Hunt

The results are in, Iowa has chosen!  Today we will use the New York Times to learn about what happened.  The scavenger hunt answers will be due on Friday.  If you do not finish by Friday, you may still complete and share by January 13th (next Friday) for 80% of the points!

Copy and paste your answers to a Google Document, then share with me.

Below, you will find some places to start:

NY Times Home Page

Politics Page

The Caucus

Primary/Caucus Calendar for 2012

New York Times Scavenger Hunt: 2012 Iowa Caucuses

Find the following items:



1.The candidate who received the most votes in the Iowa caucuses, and what percentage of the vote this candidate received.

2.Who came in second, and with what percentage of the vote?

3.Who came in third, and with what percentage of the vote?

4.A quotation about the winning candidate from a caucus participant who supported him or her.

5.A quotation about the winning candidate from a caucus participant who supported a different candidate.

6.A photograph of the Iowa winner.

7.A photograph of caucus participants.

8.One statistic about each of the six main Iowa contenders aside from percentage of the caucus vote, like time spent in the state, money spent in the state, number of Iowa counties visited, money raised to date and money spent to date.

9.Three quotations, from three different pundits, political strategists or other experts, commenting on the Iowa caucuses.

10.A quotation in which an expert makes a prediction about the election based on what happened during the Iowa caucuses.

11.A graphic representation of the results of the Iowa caucuses.

12.A statement made by one of the top three finishers.

13.A statement made by one of the bottom two finishers.

14.Analysis of the results by a New York Times opinion writer or blogger.

15.The dates and locations of the first three primary elections in 2012 after the Iowa caucuses.