The Campaign in Iowa
See also: by county
from June 1 through Nov. 4, 2008  See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.
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 Oct. 11 Davenport.
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 Oct. 26 Waterloo, Cedar Falls.




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 		Sept. 18 Cedar Rapids.*
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 		Sept. 29-30... Sept. 29 West Des Moines.  Sept. 30 Des Moines.




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 June 19 Columbus Junction.



Ralph Nader
October 10, 2008 
Press conference at 12:00pm at the State Capitol Building, 1007 East Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA. 
Rally at 1:30pm in Durham Great Hall in the Memorial Union at Iowa State University 2229 Lincoln Way Ames, IA.
By County

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Black Hawk
 		Sept. 12 Jill Biden
Community event at Jameson's Pub in Waterloo, IA. 		Oct. 26, 2008 John McCain
(a) Appears on "Meet the Press" with Tom Brokaw in Waterloo, IA.
(b) JSM Road to Victory rally at the University of Northern Iowa - West Gym in Cedar Falls, IA.
Buchanan
 Sept. 13 Jill Biden
Meeting with supporters at the Campaign for Change office on 1st Street East in Independence, IA.
Cerro Gordo
 Sept. 12 Jill Biden
Joined by Christie Vilsack conversation with educators at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, IA.
Dubuque
 		Sept. 13 Jill Biden
Community event at Grand River Center in Dubuque, IA. 		November 3, 2008 Sarah Palin
Road to Victory rally at Grand River Center in Dubuque, IA.
Hardin
 		Sept. 12 Jill Biden
Coffee with supporters at Coffee Attic in Iowa Falls, IA.



Linn
 		July 31, 2008 Barack Obama
(a) Discussion with a small group of flood victims at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, IA.
(b) Economic Security town hall meeting in the Moray L. Eby Field House at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA.
(c) (Addresses AFSCME convention live via satellite from Cedar Rapids, IA).

(Obama originally planned to stop in Cedar Rapids on June 11 stop but canceled that visit due to flooding).

 		September 18, 2008 John McCain and Sarah Palin
(a) Road to Victory rally at PS Air Hangar, Eastern Iowa International Airport in Cedar Rapids, IA.*
(b) Tour flood-damaged parts of Cedar Rapids, IA.*
Louisa
June 19, 2008 John McCain
Flies into Burlington, drive to Columbus Junction, tours the flooded city with Mayor Dan Wilson and Louisa County Sheriff Curt Braby, in IA.
Marshall
 		Sept. 12 Jill Biden
Joined by first lady Mari Culver tours the Iowa Veterans' Home and talks with veterans in Marshalltown, IA.
Polk
 		October 31, 2008 Barack Obama
Change We Need rally at Western Gateway Park (between 12th St. and 13th St., Grand Ave. and Locust St.) in Des Moines, IA.

(On Oct. 20 the campaign announced that Obama would hold an event in the Des Moines area on the afternoon of October 23, but he cancelled the trip to visit his ill grandmother Madelyn Dunham in Hawaii).

September 8, 2008 Joe Biden
Change We Need rally at the Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA. 		October 25, 2008 Sarah Palin
(b) Road to Victory rally at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, IA.

September 29-30, 2008 John McCain
Sept. 29 Makes a statement on the failure of the bailout bill at the West Des Moines Marriott in West Des Moines, IA.
Sept. 30 Small business roundtable at EFCO Forms in Des Moines, IA.  Also today McCain did interviews via satellite from a restaurant in West Des Moines, and met with editors and reporters at the Des Moines Register in Des Moines, IA.

August 8, 2008 John McCain
(a) Attends the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA.
(b) Finance reception at the Wakonda Club in Des Moines, IA. ($)
Scott
 		October 25, 2008 Barack Obama
"One Nation" town hall at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, IA. 		October 11, 2008 John McCain
Road to Victory rally at RiverCenter Adler Theatre, Great River Hall in Davenport, IA.
Woodbury
October 25, 2008 Sarah Palin
(a) Road to Victory rally at West High School Gymnasium in Sioux City, IA.

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