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from June 1 through Nov. 4, 2008  See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.
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 Oct. 8 Strongsville.*
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 Oct. 9-10... Oct. 9 Wilmington.  Oct. 10 Cincinnati, Cleveland, North Olmstead.
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 Oct. 12 Gallipolis, Marietta, St. Clairsville.
SP
 Oct. 17 West Chester.
JSM
 Oct. 19 Westerville, Toledo.
SP
 Oct. 22-23... Oct. 22 Findlay, Green*, Cincinnati*.  (Overnight in Dayton).  Oct. 23 Troy.
JSM
 Oct. 22 Green*, Cincinnati*.
JSM
 Oct. 26-27... Oct. 26 Zanesville, Lancaster.  Oct. 27 Cleveland, Kettering.
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 Oct. 29 Toledo, Bowling Green, Chillicothe.
JSM
 Oct. 30-31... Oct. 30 Defiance, Tiffin, Sandusky, Elyria, Mentor.  Oct. 31 Hanoverton, Steubenville, New Philadelphia, Columbus.
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 		(Overnight in Toledo).  Sept. 1-2...Sept. 1 Toledo.  Sept. 2 Brecksville.  (Overnight in Cleveland).
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 		Sept. 9 Lebanon.
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 Sept. 15-17... Sept. 15 Canton.  Sept. 16 Vienna*.  Sept. 17 Cleveland.
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 		Sept. 16 Vienna*, Youngstown.
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 		Sept. 23 Strongsville, Middlesburg, Berea.
JSM, SP
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 		Aug. 6-7... Aug. 6 Jackson, Chillicothe, Dublin.  Overmight in Marion.  Aug. 7 Marion, Lima, Wilmington, Liberty Township.
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 		July 9 Portsmouth.
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 July 16 Cincinnati.
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 July 24 Columbus, New Albany, Columbus.

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 June 26-27... June 26 Cincinnati.  June 27 Warren, Hunting Valley.


 

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Final two weeks (Oct. 21-Nov. 4, 2008): 3
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Final month (Oct. 7-Nov. 4, 2008): 5
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Five months (June 1-Nov. 4-2008): 16
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N O V E M B E R
November 2-3 Sarah Palin
Nov. 2 (a) Road to Victory rally at Canton Memorial Field House, McKinley Senior High School in Canton, OH.   (b) Road to Victory rally at Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, Marietta College in Marietta, OH.  (c) Road to Victory rally at Lane Aviation, Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, OH.  (d) Road to Victory rally at Clermont County Fairgrounds in Batavia, OH.
Nov. 3 Road to Victory rally at Lakewood Park in Lakewood, OH.


O C T O B E R
October 30-31 John McCain
Oct. 30 (a) Road to Victory rally in the courtyard at Claude W. Henkle Middle School in Defiance, OH. (b) Greets supporters on Washington Street and buys coffee and pastries at the Coffee Break shop in Tiffin, OH.  (c) Speaks at the gazebo bandstand at Washington Park in Sandusky, OH.  Note: Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher (Joe the Plumber), who had been scheduled to appear at the Defiance rally, joined McCain here and for the last two stops.  (d) Rally at Lorain County Community College, outside between Stocker Center and the Advanced Technical Center, in Elyria, OH.  (e) Road to Victory rally at Mentor High School gym in Mentor, OH.
Oct. 31 (a) Road to Victory rally at United High School gymnasium in Hanoverton, OH.  (b) Town square stop; speaks in front of the Jefferson County Court House in Steubenville, OH.  (c) Town square stop; rallies at Tuscora Park in New Philadelphia, OH.  (d) Road to Victory rally with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH.

October 29 Sarah Palin
(a) Remarks on energy at Xunlight Corporation in Toledo, OH.  (b) Road to Victory rally at Bowling Green State University, Anderson Arena in Bowling Green, OH.  (c) Road to Victory rally at Ross County Courthouse at Chillicothe, OH.

October 26-27 John McCain
Oct. 26 (a) Road to Victory rally at Zanesville High School gymnasium in Zanesville, OH.  (b) Road to Victory rally at Ohio University - Lancaster Campus in Lancaster, OH.
Oct. 27 (a) Meets with economic advisors, then makes statement backed by the advisors at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel in Cleveland, OH.  (b) Road to Victory rally at Trent Arena in Kettering, OH.

October 22 John McCain
(a) Road to Victory rally with John McCain at Green Memorial Stadium at Green Local Schools in Green, OH.*  (b) Road to Victory rally with John McCain at Air 10 Jet Center, Hangar C at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, OH.*

October 22-23 Sarah Palin
Oct. 22 (a) Road to Victory rally at Robert A. Malcolm Athletic Center, Koehler Fitness & Recreation Complex, University of Findlay in Findlay, OH.  (b) Road to Victory rally with John McCain at Green Memorial Stadium at Green Local Schools in Green, OH.*  (c) Road to Victory rally with John McCain at Air 10 Jet Center, Hangar C at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, OH.*
       SP overnight in Dayton, OH.
Oct. 23 - Road to Victory rally at Hobart Arena in Troy, OH.

October 19 John McCain
 (a) Road to Victory rally at Otterbein College, Rike Center in Westerville, OH.  (b) Road to Victory rally at Seagate Convention Center in Toledo, OH.

October 17 Sarah Palin
Road to Victory rally at The Square of Union Centre in West Chester, OH.

October 12 Sarah Palin
(a) Stops to buy diapers and a toy at the Wal-Mart in Gallipolis, OH.  (b) Makes a stop at L.E. Huck and Sons Farm Market in Marietta, OH.  (c) rallies at Brush Run Park in St. Clairsville, OH.

October 9-10 Sarah Palin
Oct. 9 Road to Victory rally at The Roberts Centre in Wilmington, OH.
Oct. 10 (a) Fundraising breakfast at the home of Eileen & John Barrett in Cincinnati, OH. ($)  (b) Fundraising reception at The Ritz Carlton in Cleveland, OH. ($)  (c) Attends a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Michael T. George Center, a community center for people with special needs, in North Olmstead, OH.

October 8 John McCain and Sarah Palin
Road to Victory rally with Sen. McCain at Walter F. Ehrnfelt Recreation and Senior Center main gym in Strongsville, OH.*
S E P T E M B E R
September 29 John McCain and Sarah Palin
Road to Victory rally with Sen. McCain at Capital University, the Capital Center in Columbus, OH.*

September 23 John McCain
(a) Brief remarks and accepts the endorsement of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18 at at a construction site at Interstate 71 and Ohio 82 in Strongsville, OH.  (b) tours Nova Machine Products in Middlesburg, OH.  (c) Speaks to volunteers at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, OH.

September 15-17 Sarah Palin
Sept. 15 Does a McCain-Palin Victory Ohio finance reception at Brookside Country Club in Canton, OH. ($)
Sept. 16 - SP planned McCain-Palin Victory Ohio finance luncheon at the home of Western & Southern Life Insurance Co. President and CEO John and wife Eileen Barrett in Cincinnati, OH. ($)  postponed due to the weather-related state of emergency as was planned interview with Sean Hannity.  Road to Victory rally with Sen. McCain at Winner Aviation in Vienna, OH.*
Sept 17 Planned McCain-Palin Victory Ohio finance breakfast at the home of Ed Hughes in Dayton, OH. ($) postponed due to the weather-related state of emergency.  With her husband Todd, Palin greets customers and has coffee at Karl's Inn of the Barristers in Cleveland, OH.  Also this a.m. did interview with Sean Hannity.

September 16 John McCain
(a) Road to Victory rally at Winner Aviation, Youngstown-Warren Municipal Airport in Vienna, OH.*  (b) Unannounced stop for a meal at the MVR Club restaurant in Youngstown, OH.

September 9 John McCain and Sarah Palin
McCain Street USA rally outside of The Golden Lamb in Lebanon, OH.*
 
September 1-2 John McCain
McCain overnights Aug. 31 at the Hilton Toledo in Toledo, OH.  Sept. 1 - Greets volunteers and helps pack a few Hurricane Gustav relief packages at the ISOH (International Services of Hope)/IMPACT warehouse in Waterville (Toledo), OH.  Sept. 2 - Visits with firefighters at the Brecksville City Hall firehouse in Brecksville, OH.  Overnight Sept. 2 at Renaissance Cleveland Hotel in Cleveland, OH; according to the Plain Dealer he was working on his acceptance speech.
A U G U S T
August 28-29 John McCain and Sarah Palin
Aug. 28 Flies to Hook Field Municipal Airport in Middletown, OH (Dayton area), checks into the Manchester Inn in Middletown under assumed name.  McCain flies in from Phoenix, AZ, and arrives evening at Dayton International Airport.  The two meet later in the evening.
Aug. 29 (a) Sen. McCain introduces Gov. Palin as his running mate at a Road to the Convention rally at Ervin J. Nutter Center in Dayton, OH.*  (b) The McCains and the Palins shop at The Buckeye Corner, a sporting goods store in West Columbus, OH.*  (c) The McCains and the Palins stop for ice cream at the Dairy Duchess in New Concord, OH.*

August 6-7 John McCain
Aug 6 (a) Tours Merillat Industries in Jackson, OH.  (b) En route to Dublin, delivers pizza to members of the Chillicothe Fire Department in Chillicothe, OH.  (c) Finance event at the home of Liz and Brent Crawford in Dublin, OH. ($)
       Overnight in Marion, OH.
Aug. 7 (a) Unannounced stop at the Bob Evans restaurant in Marion, OH. (b) Town hall meeting at Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center in Lima, OH.  (c) Closed meeting with officials and various representatives about the possible closure of the DHL Express air hub at the Kelly Center in Wilmington, OH.  (d) Finance reception at the Four Bridges Country Club in Liberty Township, OH. ($)

J U L Y
July 24 John McCain
Finance reception at the Brookside Country Club in Canton, OH. ($) postponed... (a) Has bratwurst at Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus in the German Village section of Columbus, OH.  (b) Finance event at the home of Limited Brands Inc. clothing stores founder Leslie Wexner in New Albany, OH. ($)  (c) Addresses LIVESTRONG Cancer Summit in the Mershon Auditorium at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.

July 16 John McCain
Speech at the NAACP Convention at Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, OH.

July 9 John McCain
Town hall meeting at Portsmouth High School gym in Portsmouth, OH.
J U N E
June 26-27 John McCain
June 26 (a) 2008 Presidential Town Hall Meeting with undecided voters at Xavier University's Schmidt Hall in Cincinnati, OH.  (b) Finance reception and dinner at the home of Carl Lindner III, co-president of the American Financial Group, in Indian Hill, Cincinnati, OH. ($)
June 27 (a) employee town hall meeting at the General Motors Lordstown Assembly Plant in Warren, OH.  (b) Finance event at the home of developer Scott Wolstein in Hunting Valley (a Cleveland suburb), OH. ($)
     
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