The Campaign in Wisconsin
See also: 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: Wisconsin received much quality time from the Republican ticket.  President Bush did five bus tours and Vice President Cheney did one bus tour in the Badger State.  details> Kerry-Edwards: Sen. Kerry made his last campaign stop on Election Day morning before heading to Boston in La Crosse.  Every day from October 25 on one of the four Democratic principals was doing an event somewhere in Wisconsin. Signalling the importance of the state, in late September Kerry spent three and a half days preparing for the first presidential debate in Spring Green.  Kerry did three bus tours in the state, and Sen. Edwards also did a bus tour.   details>
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DC, LC 11/2  Waukesha.
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EE 11/1  Eau Claire.  visit contined from 10/31
JK 11/1  Milwaukee.
JK (Overnight in La Crosse on 11/1).  11/2  La Crosse.

 



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LB 10/5  Milwaukee.
GWB 10/7  Wausau.
DC, LC 10/12  Milwaukee.
GWB, LB 10/15  Oshkosh.
GWB 10/20  Eau Claire. 
DC,LC 10/21  Ashwaubenon.
LB 10/22  West Allis.
GWB, LB (Overnight in La Crosse on Oct. 25)  10/26 bus tour: Onalaska, Richland Center, Cuba City.
DC, LC 10/27  Waukesha.
DC, LC 10/28  Schofield.
DC, LC 10/29  Eau Claire.
GWB, LB 10/ 30  Ashwaubenon.
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EE 10/9  La Crosse.
JE (Overnight in Milwaukee on 10/9). 10/10  Milwaukee, West Allis.
JK 10/15 bus tour...  Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Appleton.
JE 10/19  Eau Claire.
EE 10/21  Kenosha.
JK (Overnight in Milwaukee on 10/21).  10/22  Milwaukee. 
JE 10/25  Racine.
JK 10/25  Green Bay.  10/26  Green Bay.
EE 10/27  Oshkosh, Milwaukee.
JK 10/28  Madison.
JE  (Overnight in Onalaska on 10/28).  10/29  La Crosse.
JK (Overnight in Appleton on 10/29).  10/30  Appleton.
EE 10/31  Stevens Point.  visit continues 11/1

 



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GWB, LB 9/3  West Allis.
DC, LC 9/9  Green Bay.  (Overnight in Green Bay).  9/10 bus tour: Green Bay, Sheboygan Falls, (Glendale), Milwaukee.
LB 9/13  Middleton.
LB 9/23  Wausau.
GWB 9/24  bus tour: Janesville, (Kenosha), Racine.
DC, LC 9/28  Eau Claire.


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JE bus tour...  9/3  Green Bay, (Shawano, Wittenberg), Wausau, Stevens Point. Overnight in Stevens Point.  9/4 (Briggsville), Newport, (Columbus), Waukesha. Overnights in Sheboygan. 
9/5  Day off Sheboygan.  9/6 Oak Creek.
EE 9/13  Racine, Madison, Eau Claire.
JK (Overnight in Milwaukee on 9/13),  9/14  Milwaukee.
JK 9/15  Madison.
EE 9/26  Milwaukee, De Pere.
JK 9/26  Mount Horeb.  9/26-9/29 debate prep. in Spring Green.






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LB 8/10  Grafton.
GWB 8/18  bus tour: Chippewa Falls, (Wilson area, River Falls), Hudson. 
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JK 8/2  Milwaukee.  bus tour...8/3  Beloit, (Monroe, Gratiot, Shullsburg, Benton, Cuba City).
EE 8/14  Vandalia, Milwaukee.  8/15  Milwaukee, Green Bay.
JE 8/22  Milwaukee.  8/23  Racine, Oshkosh, La Crosse.
JK 8/25  Green Bay.




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JK bus tour... 7/2 Amnicon Falls, Spooner, Rice Lake, Bloomer.  7/3 Independence, Holmen, Boscobel, Lancaster.
JE 7/23  Milwaukee.  7/24  Milwaukee.




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