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from June 1 through Nov. 4, 2008  See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.
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 		Nov. 1 Bowling Green.
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 		Nov. 2 Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati.
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 		Oct. 9-10 tour. Oct. 9 Dayton, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Portsmouth.  Oct. 10 Chillicothe, Columbus.
BO
 		Oct. 12-14 Debate prep in Oregon.  Oct. 12 Holland.  Oct. 13 Toledo.  Oct. 14 Perrysburg Township.
JRB
 		Oct. 14-16 bus tour.  Oct. 14 Warren, Lisbon, St. Clairsville, Marietta.  Oct. 15 Athens, Lancaster, Newark.  Oct. 16 Columbus.
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 		Oct. 24 Columbus, Akron.
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 		Oct. 27 Canton.
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 		Oct. 31 Kettering, Lima.
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 		Sept. 3 New Philadelphia, Dillonvale.
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 		Sept. 9 Riverside.
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 		Sept. 10 Cincinnati.
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 		Sept. 11 Parma.
JRB
 Sept. 17-18 bus tour. Sept. 17 Maumee, Findlay, Mansfield, Wooster.  Sept. 18 Canton, Akron, Youngstown.
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 Sept. 24 Cincinnati.

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 		Aug. 5 Youngstown, Ravenna, Berea.
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 July 1 Zanesville.
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 July 11 Dayton.
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 July 14 Cincinnati.

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 June 13 Cincinnati.
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 June 13 Columbus.


 

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N O V E M B E R
November 3 Joe Biden
(a) Change We Need rally with Jill Biden at Putnam Hill Park in Zanesville, OH.  (b) Change We Need rally with Jill Biden at Copley High School in Copley, OH.

November 2 Barack Obama
(a) Change We Need rally with Michelle Obama at the Ohio Statehouse, West Plaza in Columbus, OH.  (b) Change We Need rally with Michelle Obama and special guest Bruce Springsteen at Malls A, B, and C, Lakeside Ave. in Cleveland, OH.  (c) Change We Need rally at Nippert Stadium, University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH.

November 1 Joe Biden
Change We Need rally with Jill Biden at Bowling Green State University, lawn in front of University Hall, in Bowling Green, OH.

O C T O B E R
October 31 Joe Biden
(a) Change We Need rally with Jill Biden at Trent Arena at Fairmont High School in Kettering, OH.  (b) Change We Need rally with Jill Biden at Lima Senior High School in Lima, OH.

October 27 Barack Obama
Closing argument speech at Canton Memorial Civic Center in Canton, OH.

October 24 Michelle Obama
(a) Early Vote for Change rally at Capital University, The Arena at the Capital Center in Columbus, OH.  Note Michelle Obama also does the Democratic radio address from Columbus (to air Saturday).  (b) Early Vote for Change rally at Buchtel High School, David W. Appleby Gym in Akron, OH.

October 14-16 Joe Biden
...Biden two-day bus tour:
Oct. 14
(a) Change We Need rally at Warren Community Amphitheatre in Warren, OH.  (b) Unannounced stop, greets patrons at the Steel Trolley Diner in Lisbon, OH.  (c) Change We Need rally at Ohio University Eastern Campus in St. Clairsville, OH.  (d) Change We Need rally at Armory Square in Marietta, OH.
Oct. 15
(e) Community gathering at 280 West Union St. in Athens, OH.  (f) Community gathering at Ohio University-Lancaster Campus in Lancaster, OH.  (g) Community gathering at Adena Hall Athletic Complex, Ohio State University, Newark Campus in Newark, OH. 
Oct. 16
On his way to the airport, Biden stops by Ohio Democratic Party headquarters in Columbus, OH.

October 12-14 Barack Obama
Debate prep. at Maumee Bay State Park Lodge in Oregon, OH:
Oct. 12 - Does door-to-door canvassing Shrewsbury Street in the Lincoln Green area of Holland, OH.    ..site of encounter with plumber Joe Wurzelbacher
Oct. 13 - Afternoon rally at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toledo, OH.
Oct. 14 - Greets workers during afternoon shift change at the Chrysler-Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg Township, OH.

October 9-10 Barack Obama
"American Jobs Tour":
Oct. 9
(a) Rally at Fifth Third Field (home of the Dayton Dragons) in Dayton, OH.  (b) Rally at Ault Park Pavilion‎ in Cincinnati, OH.  (c) Stops at the Fireside Restaurant, greets diners, has some pie, and gets food to go, in Georgetown, OH.  (d) Rally at Shawnee State University, Alumni Green in Portsmouth, OH.
Oct. 10
(a) Rally at Ross County Courthouse in Chillicothe, OH.  (b) Rally at Genoa Park in Columbus, OH.  (c) Unannounced appearance at a GOTV training session for hundreds of campaign organizers in the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH.

S E P T E M B E R
September 24 Joe Biden
Major foreign policy address at the Rotunda of the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal in Cincinnati, OH.

September 17-18 Joe Biden
...Biden two-day bus tour:
Sept. 17
(a) Change We Need rally at the 100 Block of West Wayne Street between Conant and Allen Streets in Maumee, OH.  (b) Stops at Wilson's diner, greets lunchtime crowd and has some pie, in Findlay, OH.  (c) Stops at Coney Island Diner, orders an ice cream, walks a bit on the street in Mansfield, OH.  (d) Change We Need rally at the College of Wooster, Kauke Hall, South Lawn in Wooster, OH.
Sept. 18
(e) Change We Need rally at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH.  (f) Community gathering at Laborers' Internationall Union of North America - Local 894 in Akron, OH.  (g) Change We Need rally at 20 Federal Place in Youngstown, OH.

September 11 Joe Biden
Discussion with first responders at American Legion Post 703 in Parma, OH.

September 10 Michelle Obama
Addresses National Baptist Convention at Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, OH.

September 9 Barack Obama
Major policy address on education at Stebbins High School gym in Riverside (Dayton area), OH.

September 3 Barack Obama
(a) Discussion on women and the economy at Kent State University-Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia, OH.  (b) Barbeque at Piergallini family farm in Dillonvale, OH (Jefferson County).

A U G U S T
August 30-31 Barack Obama and Joe Biden
...the Obamas and the Bidens continue post-Convention bus tour:
Aug. 30
(a) Breakfast at Yankee Kitchen Family Restaurant in Boardman, OH.*  (b) Attend the memorial service for Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones at the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland, OH.*  (c) Unannounced stop to buy corn at a stand on the corner of Rts. 61 and 229 run by the Marengo United Methodist Church in Marengo, OH.*  (d) On the Road to Change rally at Dublin Coffman High School football stadium in Dublin, OH.*
Aug. 31
Obama attends services at St. Luke's Lutheran Church followed by a news conference outside in Lima, OH.  Discussion on the economy and On the Road to Change rally at Toledo-Lucas County Public Library in Toledo, OH.*

August 5 Barack Obama
(a) "New Energy for America" town hall at Austintown Fitch High School in Youngstown, OH.  (b) Unannounced stop at Stahl's Farm Market in Ravenna, OH, buys peaches and apple fritters.  (c) "New Energy for America" town hall at Baldwin-Wallace College's Lou Higgins Recreation Center in Berea, OH.

J U L Y
July 14 Barack Obama
Addresses the 99th Annual NAACP Convention at Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, OH.

July 11 Barack Obama
"A Secure Energy Future" town hall at Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton, OH.

July 1 Barack Obama
Tours and makes remarks on a new President’s Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the Eastside Community Ministry in Zanesville, OH.

J U N E
June 13 Michelle Obama
Fundraiser at the Westin Hotel in Cincinnati, OH. ($)

June 13 Barack Obama
With Michelle, "Change that Works for You" meeting with seniors at Oakleaf Village of Columbus in Columbus, OH.

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