Bush-Cheney Iowa Visits
from March 2, 2004 through Nov. 2, 2004  See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.
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DC, LC 7/16  Waterloo.
GWB 7/20  Cedar Rapids.
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GWB 8/4  Davenport.
DC, LC 8/10  Clive.
LB 8/10  Cedar Rapids.
GWB, LB 8/14  Sioux City.
DC, LC 8/24  Davenport.
GWB 8/31  Alleman.
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DC, LC 9/6  Clear Lake.  9/7 Des Moines.
DC 9/13  Ottumwa.
LB 9/13  Des Moines.
LB 9/24  Eldridge
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GWB 10/4  Des Moines, Clive.
LB 10/7  Sioux City.
GWB, LB 10/9  Waterloo.
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GWB, LB 10/15  Cedar Rapids.
GWB 10/20  Mason City.
DC, LC 10/22  Cedar Rapids, Nevada.
GWB, LB 10/25  Council Bluffs, Davenport.
GWB, LB 10/26  Dubuque.
DC, LC 10/28  Sioux City.
DC, LC 10/30  Davenport.
DC, LC 10/31  Fort Dodge.
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Bush/Cheney in Iowa
President Bush made a strong push in Iowa at the close, visiting the state seven times in the last month.  Earlier, however, the Hawk Eye state did not receive such personal attention; the four Republican principals made only six visits from March through July 2004, and seventeen months elapsed between Bush's November 2002 visit and his return to Des Moines for an event in April 2004.  In contrast to neighboring Wisconsin, which merited five bus tours by Bush, Iowa only served as the finishing point and the starting point for a couple of bus tours by the President.

GWB
DC
LB

Visits
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 Visits
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 Visits
 Days
Final two weeks (Oct. 19-Nov. 2, 2004): 4
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 4
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Final month (Oct. 2-Nov. 2, 2004): 7
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Eight months (March 2-Nov. 2, 2004): 14
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Prior to March 2, 2004:   9 >





N O V E M B E R
November 1
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, IA.
 
O C T O B E R
October 31
-DC and LC attend a Victory 2004 72-Hour volunteer meet and greet at Webster County Republican headquarters, 900 Central Avenue in Fort Dodge, IA.

October 30
-DC and LC participate in a Victory 2004 rally at the River Center in Davenport, IA.

October 28
-DC and LC host a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting at the Sioux City Convention Center in Sioux City, IA.

October 26
-GWB and LB wrap up a bus tour in southwestern Wisconsin with a Victory 2004 rally at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, IA.

October 25
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, IA.
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani at the River Center in Davenport, IA.

October 22
-DC and LC host a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids, IA.
-DC and LC participate in a Victory 2004 rally at the Story County Fairgrounds in Nevada, IA.

October 20
-GWB speaks at a Victory 2004 rally at North Iowa Fairgrounds in Mason City, IA.

October 15
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, IA.

October 12
-DC and LC participate in a coffee with community leaders at Thunder Bay Grille in Davenport, IA.

October 9
-GWB and LB at Victory 2004 rally at Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo, IA.

October 7
-LB remarks at Victory 2004 rally at Sioux City Convention Center in Sioux City, IA.

October 4
-GWB signs the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 at South Suburban YMCA in Des Moines, IA.
-GWB participates in an "Ask President Bush" event at 7 Flags Event Center in Clive, IA.
 
S E P T E M B E R
September 28
-DC and LC host a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting at Grand River Center in Dubuque, IA.

September 24
-LB speaks at Victory 2004 rally at the Eldridge Library in Eldridge, IA.  [Scott County]

September 13
-LB delivers remarks at a Victory 2004 rally at the Polk County convention Complex in Des Moines, IA.

September 13
-DC, accompanied by daughter Liz, hosts a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting at Ottumwa Industrial Airport Hanger in Ottumwa, IA.

September 7
-DC and LC host a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting at Embassy Suites Hotel in Des Moines, IA.
September 6
-DC and LC remarks at a Victory 2004 Labor Day Picnic at Clear Lake City Park in Clear Lake, IA.

September 3
-GWB and LB at Bush-Cheney '04 rally at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids, IA.
 

A U G U S T
August 31
-GWB remarks at the annual Farm Progress Show at the Alleman Farm in Alleman, IA.  (between Des Moines and Ames).

August 24
-DC and LC hold a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting in the Radisson Hotel Ballroom in Davenport, IA. [gay marriage remarks attracted cons. media attention]

August 14
-GWB and LB at a Bush-Cheney '04 rally at Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, IA.

August 10
-LB delivers remarks to women small business owners and supporters at Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel in Cedar Rapids, IA.

August 10
-DC and LC attend rally at Seven Flags Event Center in Clive, IA.

August 4
-GWB makes remarks at a Bush-Cheney '04 rally at LeClair Park in Davenport, IA.
Unannounced stop at a local farmer's market, picks up some Iowa sweet corn en route to Quad City Airport.

J U L Y
July 20
-GWB, accompanied by his two daughters, does "Ask President Bush" at Kirkwood Community College's Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids, IA.

July 16
-DC and LC attend a Bush-Cheney '04 rally at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo, IA.

July 7
-LB visits the Council Bluffs Public Library to promote the importance of summer reading, in Council Bluffs, IA.
crosses to Omaha, NE for a fundraiser.
-LB Reach Out and Read at Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines, IA.

J U N E

M A Y
May 7
GWB and LB kick off a "Yes, America Can" Wisconsin bus tour at an Iowa Send-Off at Grand River Center in Dubuque, IA.
A P R I L
April 15
-GWB remarks on tax relief and the economy at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines' "Capitalizing on Rural America" symposium at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown in Des Moines, IA.   --first visit to Iowa since Nov. 2002.
M A R C H
March 8
-DC and LC attend a luncheon for congressional candidate Stan Thompson at Embassy Suites on the River in Des Moines, IA.  ($)
 

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