Bush-Cheney Florida Visits
from March 2, 2004 through Nov. 2, 2004  See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.
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GWB,LB 3/20  Orlando.
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GWB 8/10 bus tour: Pensacola, (Fort Walton Beach), Niceville, (Seaside), Panama City.
GWB 8/15  Punta Gorda.
GWB,LB 8/27  Miami.
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GWB 9/8  Fort Pierce, Miami.
GWB 9/19  Pensacola.
GWB 9/29  Lake Wales.  9/30 Stuart.  w/LB Coral Gables.
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LB 10/1  Vero Beach.
DC,LC 10/7  Miami, Fort Meyers.  10/8 Palm Beach.  10/9  Jacksonville.
DC,LC 10/14  Fort Myers, Lakeland.
GWB,LB 10/16 bus tour: Sunrise, (Coral Springs), West Palm Beach, Daytona Beach.
GWB 10/18  Boca Raton.  (Overnight St. Pete Beach) 10/19  bus tour:  St. Petersburg, (Safety Harbor), Port New Richey, The Villages.
GWB,LB 10/22  St. Petersburg. (Overnight St. Pete Beach) 10/23  Fort Myers, Lakeland, Melbourne, Jacksonville.
DC,LC (10/25 Overnight in W. Palm Beach) 10/26 W. Palm Beach, Lake City, Pensacola.  (Overnight in Orlando). 10/27 Kissimmee.
LB 10/28  Sarasota, Port St. Lucie, St. Augustine.
GWB,LB 10/30  Orlando.  10/31  Miami, Tampa, Gainesville.
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Bush/Cheney in Florida
Hurricanes disrupted campaigning in Florida, but in a way that may have helped President Bush, who was put in the role of compassionate leader during four visits to survey the damage in August and September.  
GWB DC LBsolo LCsolo
Visits Days Visits Days Visits Days Visit
Days
Final two weeks (Oct. 19-Nov. 2, 2004): 3 5 1 2 1 1 -
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Final month (Oct. 2-Nov. 2, 2004): 4 7 3 6 1 1 -
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Eight months (March 2-Nov. 2, 2004): 14 18 6 9 4
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Prior to March 2, 2004: 19
 

N O V E M B E R
O C T O B E R
October 30
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at Tinker Field in Orlando, FL.
October 31
GWB and LB attend services at The Church of the Epiphany in Miami, FL.
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at the Coconut Grove Expo Center in Miami, FL.
-GWB (no info LB) holds a Victory 2004 rally at Legends Field in Tampa, FL.
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at the University Air Field in Gainesville, FL.
33rd visit as president

October 28
(starts day with GWB in Detroit, MI).
-LB remarks at Victory 2004 rally at Sarasota City Municipal Auditorium in Sarasota, FL.
-LB remarks at Victory 2004 rally at South County Stadium in Port St. Lucie, FL.
-LB remarks at Victory 2004 rally at World Golf Village Renaissance Resort in St. Augustine, FL.

October 26   Overnight October 25 in West Palm Beach, FL.
-DC and LC participate in a Victory 2004 rally at Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, FL.
-DC (no info LC) rally at Columbia County Fairgrounds in Lake City, FL.
-DC (no info LC) rally at Pensacola Junior College in Pensacola, FL.
Overnight October 26 in Orlando, FL.
October 27
-DC (no info LC) Victory 2004 rally in the Stallion 51 Hanger at  Kissimmee Municipal Airport in Kissimmee, FL.

October 22
-GWB and LB attend a Victory 2004 fundraiser at the home of investor Jim MacDougald in St. Petersburg (Snell Isle), FL.  (raises $1.3 million)
Overnights in St. Pete Beach, FL.
October 23  ...intra-Florida travel by Marine One
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at the City of Palms Park (training camp for the Boston Red Sox) in Fort Myers, FL.
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at Ty Cobb Field (adjacent to Joker Marchant Stadium, the Detroit Tigers training camp) in Lakeland, FL.
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at the Space Coast Stadium (home of the minor league Brevard County Manatees) in Melbourne, FL.
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at Alltel Stadium (home of the NFL Jaguars) in Jacksonville, FL.
32nd visit as president

October 18
-GWB attends a Victory 2004 dinner at the home of developer Ned Siegel in the Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton, FL.  (raises $2.2 million).
Overnights at the Don CeSar Beach Resort and Spa in St. Pete Beach, FL.
October 19
President Bush does West Central Florida bus tour
-GWB makes remarks at a Victory 2004 rally at Progress Energy Park (a minor league baseball field) in St. Petersburg, FL.
GWB unannounced brief stop "near the park west of the Safety Harbor Spa" on Main Street and then greets customers in Enver's Paradise Restaurant in Safety Harbor, FL.
-GWB rally at Sims Park in New Port Richey, FL.
-GWB rally at The Villages (Sumter County), FL.
31st visit as president

October 16
Air Force One Andrews to Fort Lauderdale, FL.
President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush with brother Gov. Jeb Bush do a bus tour up the Southeast Coast of Florida
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at Office Depot Center in Sunrise, FL.
GWB unannounced stop at Wings Plus restaurant in Coral Springs, FL.
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at South Florida Fairgrounds' Sound Advice Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, FL.
Flight to Daytona Beach, FL.
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at Daytona International Speedway Root Property in Daytona Beach, FL.
Overnights in Washington, DC.
30th visit as president

October 14
-DC and LC participate in a Victory 2004 rally at Florida Gulf coast University in Fort Myers, FL.
-DC and LC participate in a Victory 2004 rally at the Sun 'n Fun Pavilion in Lakeland, FL.

October 7
-DC town hall meeting at the Radisson Mart Plaza Hotel in Miami, FL.
-DC and LC participate in a roundtable discussion at Farmers Market Restaurant in Fort Myers, FL.
October 8
-DC and LC appear at a debate-watching party (after the debate) at the Westin Innisbrook Resort in Palm Beach, FL.
October 9
-DC and LC attend a fundraiser for U.S. Senate candidate Mel Martinez at the Omni Jacksonville Hotel in Jacksonville, FL.  ($)  had been sch. for late Sept. but postponed by Hurricane Jeanne.

October 1
-LB, accompanied by daughters Jenna and Barbara, helps hurricane victims at Indian River County Distribution Center (Indian River Mall) in Vero Beach, FL.
 

S E P T E M B E R
September 29
Via Air Force One to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL.  Marine One to Lake Wales.  Motorcade to the grove.
-GWB tours a hurricane-damaged citrus grove owned by Marty and Pat McKenna in Lake Wales, FL.
September 30
Marine One to Witham Field in Stuart, FL.
-GWB visits a FEMA recovery center and the Martin County Red Cross headquarters in Stuart, FL.
-GWB accompanied by LB participates in the first presidential debate at the University of Miami Convocation Center in Coral Gables, FL.
-GWB post-debate rally at Coconut Grove Expo Center in Coral Gables, FL.
29th visit as president

Note: September 27 President Bush made an emergency supplemental request to Congress, his third, asking them to pass an additional $7.1 billion in funding to help areas affected by Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne.

September 19
From Kennebunkport, ME, arrives at Pensacola Naval Air Station.
-GWB does a walking tour in the Grande Lagoon neighborhood damaged by Hurricane Ivan, outside of Pensacola, FL.
To Orange Beach , AL.
28th visit as president

September 8   -Note: September 8 President Bush signed $2 billion emergency supplemental passed by Congress yesterday.
Air Force One to Palm Beach International Airport; Marine One to St. Lucie County International Airport.
-With Gov. Jeb Bush, GWB distributes bottled water, bags of ice, and other supplies to people in their cars during a brief stop at Convoy of Hope's relief center at Lawnwood Stadium in Fort Pierce, FL.
-GWB meets with officials at St. Lucie County Emergency Operations Center.
via Marine One.
-GWB tours the National Hurricane Center in Miami, FL.
Returns to Washington, DC.
27th visit as president
 

A U G U S T
August 27   -Note: August 27 President Bush announced approx. $2 billion emergency supplemental request.
-GWB briefed on Hurricane Charley at City Fire Station Number Two in Miami, FL.
-GWB and LB with Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) do a Bush-Cheney '04 rally at the Miami Arena in Miami, FL.
26th visit as president
 
August 15
-GWB tours Hurricane Charley damage in Punta Gorda, FL.
25th visit as president

August 10
Air Force One to Pensacola, FL.
President Bush does a Bush-Cheney '04 Florida bus tour with Sen. John McCain
-GWB does Bush-Cheney '04 rally at Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, FL.
GWB unannounced stop for lunch at Suzanne’s Java Café in downtown Fort Walton Beach, FL.
-GWB does "Ask President Bush" at Okaloosa-Walton College in Niceville, FL.
GWB unannounced stop and briefly addresses the crowd in Seaside, FL.
-GWB does Bush-Cheney '04 rally at the Marina in Panama City, FL.
To Crawford, TX.
24th visit as president

J U L Y
July 16
-GWB, accompanied by daughter Barbara, makes remarks at the National Training Conference on Human Trafficking at at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina in Tampa, FL.
GWB unannounced stop, greets customers and gets some sandwiches, at La Tropicana, a Cuban cafe in Tampa, FL.
23rd visit as president

July 15
-LB speaks on the Heart Truth campaign and holds a media availability at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL.
 

J U N E
June 16
-GWB remarks to military personnel at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL.
22nd visit as president

June 14
-DC accompanied by LC delivers remarks on progress in the war on terror at and event hosted by the James Madison Institute at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL.
-DC (no info LC) attends Victory 2004 reception at the Bay Point Marriott Resort in Panama City, FL.  (Raises $350,000).
 

M A Y
May 14
-DC remarks at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, Siemans Campus in Boca Raton, FL.
-DC attends Victory 2004 event at the Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando, FL.  (Raises $300,000).

May 1
-DC delivers commencement remarks at the Florida State University ceremony in Tallahassee, FL.

May 1
-LB delivers commencement remarks at Miami Dade College's James L. Knight Center in Miami, FL.
-LB remarks at "Operation Troop Salute" thank you to troops at Chain of Lakes Stadium in Winter Park, FL.
 

A P R I L
April 23
-GWB remarks on conservation and volunteer service at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Naples, FL.
-GWB attends RNC Victory 2004 reception at the home of John F. Donahue (Federated Investors) in Naples, FL.  (Raises $2.9 million).
-GWB attends RNC Victory 2004 reception at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Coral Gables, FL. (Raises $1.5 million).
21st visit as president
 
M A R C H
March 29
-LB remarks to the National Schools Boards Association Annual Conference at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
-LB remarks at Kilmer for Congress luncheon at University Center Club in Tallahassee, FL.  ($)

March 20
-GWB and LB rally at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
20th visit as president

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