How often have the Presidential Candidates visited Des Moines? Hopefully, the numbers will pick up during this next week when we blog and film from the city leading up to the Iowa Caucuses on January 3rd, the first in the nation.
The number of visits to Des Moines, Iowa by Republican and Democratic Presidential hopefuls since January 1st 2007 as reported by the Des Moines Register:
DesMoinesRegister.com
Total visits Democrats Republicans
217 134 83
Democratic Candidates
Joe Biden (DE) 23 visits
Hillary Clinton (NY) 22 visits
Christopher Dodd (CT) 24 visits
John Edwards (NC) 18 visits
Mike Gravel (AK) 4 visits
Dennis Kucinich (OH) 3 visits
Barack Obama (IL) 23 visits
Bill Richardson (NV) 17 visits
Republican Candidates
Rudy Giuliani (NY) 3 visits
Mike Huckabee (AR) 15 visits
Duncan Hunter (CA) 0 visits
John McCain (AZ) 8 visits
Ron Paul (TX) 6 visits
Mitt Romney (MA) 10 visits
Fred Thompson (TN) 4 visits