Before caucus night, there may be 2,500 more presidential events in Iowa, a Register analysis of

Before caucus night, there may be 2,500 more presidential events in Iowa, a Register analysis of candidate visits shows


Iowa could see as many as 2,500 more campaign stops by presidential candidates before caucus night, on Feb. 3, 2020.

That would be 2,500 chances to take selfies, get a beer, do yoga with or simply see a person hoping to be the country's next president. That would be nearly a dozen events per day, on average.

In the first six months of the year, Iowa already saw more than 600 public events from people seeking or thinking about seeking the Democratic nomination for president. Based on history, the pace will only pick up.

An exclusive analysis of data from the Des Moines Register's candidate tracker of public events in the past three presidential election cycles shows 80% of events happened after the first six months of the year before the caucus. If the pattern holds, this year's candidates are on pace to hold more than 3,000 Iowa events this cycle.

Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/in-depth/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2019/07/11/election-2020-president-candidates-iowa-visits-caucus-warren-sanders-biden-harris-orourke-buttigieg/1575707001/