Wisconsin Travel by the Candidates and their Wives by County
from March 2, 2004 through Nov. 2, 2004  See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.
Bush-Cheney Kerry-Edwards
Barron County July 2
-On "Celebrating the Spirit of America" bus tour JK makes a stop at the Norske Nook Restaurant and Bakery in Rice Lake, WI.
Brown County October 30
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Stadium in Ashwaubenon, WI.
GWB quick unannounced stop/photo op in the parking lot in front of Lambeau Field.
October 21
-DC and LC participate in a Victory 2004 rally at the National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon, WI.
September 9-10
-Sept. 9 -DC and LC appear at a fundraiser for the 2004 Joint State Victory Committee/RNC Victory 2004 at KI Convention Center in Green Bay, WI.($)  Sept. 10 -Starting off on a Bush-Cheney '04 bus tour, DC and LC have coffee with community members at the Golden Basket Restaurant in Green Bay, WI.  Private tour with former Green Bay Packers' quarterback and coach Bart Starr of the Packers Hall of Fame at Lambeau Field.
July 14
-On a bus tour with daughter Barbara and Sec. Tommy Thompson GWB does a Bush-Cheney '04 rally at Brown County Veterans Memorial Complex in Ashwaubenon, WI.
April 30
-DC remarks at Coating Excellence International in Wrightstown, WI. 
October 25-26
Oct. 25 -JK attends an evening Fresh Start for America rally in the parking lot at Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Green Bay, WI.  Overnights October 25 in Green Bay, WI.  Oct. 26 -JK speech on national security at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Phoenix Sports Center in Green Bay, WI.
September 26
-EE discussion with local women about the economy, jobs and the middle-class squeeze at the home of Skip Schaeuble in De Pere, WI.
September 3
-JE starts two-day "A Stronger America Begins at Home" bus tour attending rally at Bay Beach Park in Green Bay, WI.
August 25
JK stops to visit Green Bay West High School football team practice in Green Bay, WI. -JK front porch visit at the home of Sue Laabs, an unemployed single mom, in Green Bay, WI.
August 15
-EE hosts a women's healthcare event at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay, WI.
May 27
-JK rallies with Wisconsin veterans and families at ShopKo Hall in Green Bay, WI.
Chippewa County August 18
-On a Bush-Cheney '04 bus tour, GWB makes remarks at Kell Container Corporation in Chippewa Falls, WI.
July 2
-On "Celebrating the Spirit of America" bus tour JK rallies at Evergreen Stock Farm in Bloomer, WI.
Columbia County September 4
-On day two of "A Stronger America Begins at Home" bus tour JE holds a town hall meeting with rural and small town families at a dairy farm in Newport (near Wisconsin Dells), WI.  Also makes a stop in Columbus, WI.
Crawford County May 7
-On a "Yes America Can" bus tour GWB and LB do an "Ask President Bush" event at Cabela's Distribution Center in Prairie du Chien, WI.
Dane County September 13
-LB delivers remarks at a BC04 rally at Marriott Madison West in Middleton, WI. 
October 28
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally with special guest Bruce Springsteen at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, WI.
September 26
En route from Dane County Regional Airport to debate prep. in Spring Green, JK stops at the Main Street Pub & Grill, watches some of the Green Bay Packers versus Indianapolis Colts football game, has a Leinenkugel's beer and a cheeseburger, and buys a round; afterwards makes a stop at Schubert's Old Fashioned Cafe Bakery in Mount Horeb, WI.
September 15
-JK attends a Rally for a Stronger America at 919 Alliant Energy Center Way in Madison, WI
September 13
-EE tours and discusses stem cell research at UW-Madison's Waisman Center, then stops in at the Memorial Union, in Madison, WI.
Douglas County July 2
-On "Celebrating the Spirit of America" bus tour JK stops in Superior to shake hands and stops at Amnicon Falls State Park, WI.
Eau Claire October 29
-DC and LC attend a Victory 2004 72-Hour kickoff rally at headquarters in Eau Claire, WI.
October 20
-GWB participates in a "Focus Event with President Bush" at J&D Manufacturing in Eau Claire (Altoona), WI.
September 28
-DC and LC participate in a Victory 2004 rally at Choice Products USA in Eau Claire, WI.
November 1
-EE greets voters and volunteers at Victory '04 headquarters (404 South Barstow Street) in Eau Claire, WI. 
October 19
-JE rallies at McPhee Physical Education Center at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, WI.
September 13
-EE campaigns in Eau Claire, WI.
Fond du Lac County July 14
-On a bus tour with daughter Barbara and Sec. Tommy Thompson GWB makes presidential remarks at Mid-States Aluminum Corporation in Fond du Lac, WI.
Grant County October 26
-On a bus tour GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at Cuba City High School in Cuba City, WI. (on May 7 the Bush campaign caravan went through Cuba City without stopping).  to Dubuque, IA
May 7
-On a "Yes, America Can" bus tour, arriving from Dubuque, GWB and LB make an unannounced stop at the Kuhle family farm in Hazel Green, WI.  This is followed by another anannounced stop GWB and LB make brief remarks at the town square in Lancaster, WI.
August 3
-On post-Convention "Believe in America" tour JK makes unannounced stop, holds a rally in Cuba City, WI.
July 3
-On "Celebrating the Spirit of America" bus tour JK stops at the Dairy Queen in Boscobel, and stops in Lancaster, WI.
Green County August 3
-On post-Convention "Believe in America" tour JK makes unannounced stops at Baumgartner's Cheese Store & Tavern ("Wisconsin's Oldest Cheese Store") at the Huber Brewery in Monroe, WI.
Kenosha County September 24
On a bus tour heading from Janesville to Racine, GWB stops at Tenuta's Italian deli in Kenosha, WI.
October 21
-EE holds a town hall meeting at UAW Local 72 Hall in Kenosha, WI.
La Crosse County October 26  Overnight October 25 in La Crosse, WI.
-Starting a Bush-Cheney '04 bus tour, GWB and LB rally at the Onalaska Omni Center in Onalaska, WI.
August 4
-DC and LC tour and speech at Walzcraft Industries in La Crosse, WI.
May 21
-LC delivers remarks at the Republican Party of Wisconsin's State Convention in La Crosse, WI.
May 7
Concluding a "Yes, America Can" bus tour, GWB and LB rally at Copeland Baseball Field (home of the La Crosse Loggers), w/ country music legend Larry Gatlin, in La Crosse, WI.
November 2  Overnights November 1 in La Crosse, WI.
-JK meets with GOTV volunteers in the parking lot of Baus House in La Crosse, WI.  ...final stop before heading to Boston.
October 29 Overnights October 28 in Onalaska, WI.
-JE rallies at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Mitchell Hall Gymnasium in La Crosse, WI.
October 9
-EE talks with voters at the Historic Downtown La Crosse Days Festival at Southside Oktoberfest Grounds (Intersection of 2nd and La Crosse St.) in La Crosse, WI.
August 23
-JE rallies at Riverside Park Fountain in La Crosse, WI.
July 3
-On "Celebrating the Spirit of America" bus tour JK stops for trap shooting at the Gun Slick Trap Club in Holmen, WI.
Lafayette County August 3
-On post-Convention "Believe in America" tour JK makes unannounced stops in Gratiot, Shullsburg and Benton, WI.
Manitowoc County October 15
-On a bus tour JK stops to greet supporters by the roadside in Reedsville, WI.
Marathon County October 28
-DC and LC participate in a Bush-Cheney '04 rountable discussion with local community members at the Log Cabin Restaurant in Schofield, WI. 
October 7
-GWB speaks at a Victory 2004 rally at Marathon Park in Wausau, WI. 
September 23
-LB delivers remarks at a Victory 2004 rally at The Catherine S. Mark Boys and Girls Club in Wausau, WI
September 3
-On "A Stronger America Begins at Home" bus tour JE holds at town hall meeting at The Chatter Box in Wausau, WI.
Marquette County September 4
-On day two of "A Stronger America Begins at Home" bus tour JE makes a stop in Briggsville, WI. 
Milwaukee County November 1
-GWB holds a Victory 2004 rally at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, WI. 
October 22
-LB remarks at a Bush-Cheney '04 event at The Village at Manor Park, a retirement home in West Allis, WI.
October 12
-DC and LC host a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting at American Serb Hall in Milwaukee, WI.
October 5
-LB remarks at Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee, WI.
September 10
On a bus tour DC and LC make an unannounced stop at Kopp's Frozen Custard in Glendale, WI.  -DC and LC conclude bus tour participating in a town hall meeting at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee, WI.
September 3
-GWB and LB remarks at a Bush-Cheney '04 rally at the Wisconsin Exposition Center in West Allis, WI.
July 13GWB overnighted in Milwaukee before starting a bus tour in Waukesha on July 14.
April 30
-DC remarks at Victory 2004 event at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, WI. (Raises $600,000).
November 1
-JK holds a rally with Bon Jovi at the corner of Water and State streets in Milwaukee, WI.
October 27
-EE holds a town hall meeting at Beulah Brinton Community Center in Milwaukee, WI.
October 22 Overnights October 21 in Milwaukee, WI.
-JK speech at the Helene Zelazo Center of the Performing Arts at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI.
October 15
-Starting a bus tour JK delivers a speech on creating and keeping good-paying jobs in Cooley Auditorium at Milwaukee Area Technical College in Milwaukee, WI. Stop with Olympians Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach at a girls' soccer practice in Brown Deer Park (northern Milwaukee), WI.
October 10 Overnights October 9 in Milwaukee, WI.
JE attends services at the Greater New Birth Baptist Church in Milwaukee, WI. JE appears on the Sunday morning news shows (ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and FOX) from Milwaukee, WI.  (before or after church?)
-JE speaks to a group of working women at The Little Cafe in West Allis, WI.
September 26
-EE attends morning church services in Milwaukee, WI.
September 14  (Overnights September 13 in Milwaukee, WI.)
-JK holds a town meeting highlighting his commitment to fight for America's seniors at St. Ann’s Intergenerational Care Facility in Milwaukee, WI.
September 6
-JE attends a front porch discussion at the home of Craig and Katie Tinsen at Libby Court in Oak Creek (suburban) Milwaukee, WI.
August 22
-JE hosts a block party at Humboldt Park in Milwaukee, WI.
August 14-15
Aug. 14 -EE does a women's healthcare tour and discussion at St. Francis Hospital in Milwaukee, WI.  Aug. 15 -EE attends church at Christian Faith Fellowship in Milwaukee, WI.
August 2
JK on post-Convention "Believe in America" tour.  Crosses Lake Michigan on Lake Express High Speed Ferry from Muskegon, MI to Milwaukee, WI.
-Attends a Believe in America rally at Pere Marquette Park in Milwaukee, WI. Overnights August 2 in Milwaukee, WI.
July 23-24
July 23 -JE fundraiser at 1451 Renaissance Place in Milwaukee, WI.  ($)
July 24 -JE rally at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Milwaukee, WI.
April 8
-JK holds town hall meeting on fiscal responsibility, with Gov. Doyle, at YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee-Northside Branch, Milwaukee, WI.
-from news accounts... Private meeting with ministers, Milwaukee, WI.
Outagamie County March 30
-GWB remarks to Wisconsin First Responders at The Radisson Hotel in Appleton, WI.
October 30  Overnights October 29 in Appleton, WI.
-JK attends a Fresh Start for America rally at Roosevelt Middle School in Appleton, WI.
October 15
-Concluding a bus tour, JK attends a Rally for a Stronger America on the Lawn at Alexander Gymnasium at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI.
Ozaukee County August 10
-LB visits the headquarters of SEEK Inc., a job placement business in Grafton, WI.
May 14
-GWB delivers the commencement address at Concordia University in Mequon, WI. 
Pierce County August 18
On a bus tour GWB makes an unannounced stop at the Kansas City Chiefs training camp at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in River Falls, WI.
Portage County October 31
-EE holds a GOTV event at Starlight Ballroom in Stevens Point, WI
September 3
-On "A Stronger America Begins at Home" bus tour JE holds a rally at Pfiffner Pioneer Park in Stevens Point, WI.  Overnights Sept. 3 in Stevens Point.
Racine County September 24
-On a bus tour GWB holds a Victory 2004 rally at Gen. John J. Pershing Park in Racine, WI.
October 25
-JE rallies at Festival Park in Racine, WI.
September 13
-EE discusses health care at St. Luke's Memorial Hospiital in Racine, WI.
August 23
-JE holds a town hall at Memorial Hall in Racine, WI.
Richland County October 26
On a bus tour GWB and LB make an unannounced stop at the Sylvan-T Farms (John and Connie Turgasen) in Richland County, WI.  -GWB and LB hold a "Focus on the Economy with President Bush" at Richland Center High School gym in Richland Center, WI.
Rock County September 24
-On a bus tour GWB holds a "Focus on Education with President Bush" at the Janesville Conference Center in Janesville, WI.
August 3
-On post-Convention "Believe in America" tour JK holds a town hall meeting at Edwards Pavilion & Sports Complex-Teflar Park in Beloit, WI.
Sauk County September 26-29
Sept. 26 JK arrives, overnight at the House on the Rock Resort in Spring Green, WI.  Sept. 27 -Town hall meeting at River Valley Middle School in Spring Green, WI.  Debate prep. at House on the Rock Resort in Spring Green, WI.  Sept. 28  Debate prep.  Sept. 29.  Debate prep.. to Florida.
Shawano County September 3
-On "A Stronger America Begins at Home" bus tour JE stops to make brief remarks in Shawano and Wittenberg, WI.
Sheboygan County September 10
-On a bus tourDC and LC participate in a town hall meeting at Johnsonville Sausage, LLC in Sheboygan Falls, WI.
August 18
On a bus tour GWB makes an unanounced stop at Cady's Cheese Factory and Shoppe near Wilson, WI.
October 15
On a bus tour, JK attends a "KE '04 Brat Fry" and rally at Fountain Park in Sheboygan, WI.
September 4 and 5
After finishing a bus tour JE overnights on September 4 in Sheboygan.  On September 5 he spends a day off with his family at Blue Harbor Resort (indoor waterpark) in SheboyganOvernights September 5 in Sheboygan.
St. Croix County August 18
-On a bus tour GWB holds an "Ask President Bush" at Lakefront Park in Hudson, WI.  then to Minnesota
Trempealeau County July 3
-On "Celebrating the Spirit of America" bus tour JK tours Dejno Acres Farm, then leads a conversation with family farmers and community members, Independence, WI.
Vernon County May 7
-On a "Yes, America Can" bus tour, GWB and LB unannounced stop, greets customers and gets a cone at Culver's restaurant in Viroqua, WI.
Washburn County July 2
-On "Celebrating the Spirit of America" bus tour JK stops in Spooner, WI.
Washington County July 14
On a bus tour with daughter Barbara and Sec. Tommy Thompson GWB makes an unannounced stop at Mick's Candyman in West Bend, WI.
Waukesha County November 2
-On the way from Wilson, WY to Washington, DC, DC and LC attend a Victory 2004 72-Hour volunteer meet and greet at Waukesha Victory office in Waukesha, WI. 
October 27
-DC and LC participate in a Bush-Cheney '04 rountable discussion with local community members at Gyros West Corner in Waukesha, WI. 
July 14
-On a bus tour with daughter Barbara and Sec. Tommy Thompson GWB does an "Ask President Bush" at the Waukesha County Exposition Center in Waukesha, WI.
September 4
-Final stop of "A Stronger America Begins at Home" bus tour JE rallies at the fairgrounds of the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha, WI.
Winnebago County October 15
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally at Experimental Aircraft Association Building in Oshkosh, WI.
July 14
-On a bus tour with daughter Barbara and Sec. Tommy Thompson GWB makes an unannounced stop at Leon's Frozen Custard in Oshkosh, WI.
October 27
-EE holds a town hall meeting at Fox Valley Technical College in Oshkosh, WI.
August 23
-JE holds a worker roundtable at Delta Family Restaurant in Oshkosh, WI.

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