Candidate Days in Iowa: The Democrats
Jan. 1-June 30, 2007 (details)
July 1-Dec. 31, 2007>>
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Dodd: Jan. 12   ...1 day.
Edwards: Jan. 20   ...1 day.
Clinton: Jan. 26-28   ...3 days.

total...3 visits,  5 days.
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Biden: Feb. 16, 17-18   ...3 days.
Dodd: Feb. 19-20   ...2 days.
Edwards: Feb. 17-18   ...2 days.
Obama: Feb. 10-11, 21   ...3 days.

total...6 visits,  10 days.
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Biden: Mar. 9-10   ...2 days.
Clinton: Mar. 4-5, 26   ...3 days.
Dodd: Mar. 5, Mar. 31-(April 1)   ...2 days.
Edwards: Mar. 9-10, 20   ...3 days.
Obama: Mar. 10-11, Mar. 31-(April 1)   ...3 days.
Richardson: Mar. 2-3   ...2 days.

total...9 visits (8 + 2 x .5),  15 days.
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Biden: April 2-3, 20-21   ...4 days.
Clinton: April 2-3, 21-22   ...4 days.
Dodd: (Mar. 31-)April  1, April 11-12   ...3 days.
Edwards: April 3-4, 20-22   ...5 days.
Obama: (Mar. 31-)April 1, April 4-6, 21-22   ...6 days.
Kucinich: April 12   ...1 day.
Richardson: April 19-20   ...2 days.

total...12 visits (11 + 2 x .5), 25 days.
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Biden: May 5-7, 17, 26-31   ...10 days.
Clinton: May 6, 25-26   ...3 days.
Dodd: May 3-5, 17-18   ...5 days.
Edwards: May 15, 25-27   ...4 days.
Obama: May 6, 10-11, 28-29   ...5 days.
Richardson: May 18-19   ...2 days.

total...13 visits, 29 days.
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Biden: June 2   ...1 day.
Clinton: June 2, 9   ...2 days. 
Dodd: June 2, 25   ...2 days.
Edwards: June 2, 15-17   ...4 days.
Obama: June 9, 16, 18   ...3 days.
Richardson: June 2, 22-23, 26   ...4 days.

total...13 visits, 16 days.

Note: A "Candidate Day" is a day on which a candidate/prospective candidate does a campaign-related event in the state (this definition does not include overnights where a candidate arrives late and does no campaign-related events on a day).
 

Compare for same period in 2003.
Visits by Candidate/Potential Candidate/Former Potential Candidate (updated June 30, 2007)
Active/Exploratory: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson.  Former: Vilsack.
Possible: Clark.
Not In: Bayh, Daschle, Feingold, Kerry, Warner.

page corrected Sept. 7, 2007 to reflect missed day (March 4 Clinton in Dubuque)

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