The Candidates are Coming, The Candidate are Coming!

The candidates are coming, the candidates are coming!

Iowa is getting invaded by candidates from both sides of the aisle this week. Clinton (both of them), Obama, Dodd, Biden, Romney, Huckabee, and Tancredo are all in Iowa this next week.

Here is information from the Des Moines Register...

SUNDAY
REPUBLICAN MIKE HUCKABEE
WEST DES MOINES: 9 a.m., speaks to congregation at Crossroads Fellowship Church, 1200 60th St.

REPUBLICAN TOM TANCREDO

AMES: 2 p.m., Ames Headquarters Opening & Lunch, 217 Welch Ave., Suite 102

ELDORA: 6:30 p.m., Hardin County Republican Town Hall Meeting & Supper, Dorothy’s Senior Center, 1306 17th Ave.

MONDAY

DEMOCRAT JOE BIDEN

IOWA CITY: 5 p.m., house party, Home of Bob aand Maggie Elliott, 1108 Dover Street

IOWA CITY: 7 p.m., conversation with gay community, Givanni’s Restaurant, 109 East College Street

DEMOCRAT HILLARY CLINTON

DES MOINES: 7:30 p.m., Clintons to attend rally at Iowa State Fairgrounds, East 30th Street and East University Ave. For Public tickets visit www.HillaryClinton.com/Iowa, or call 515-558-9630

REPUBLICAN MIKE HUCKABEE

CEDAR RAPIDS: 9:30 a.m., Huckabee to speak at St. Luke’s Hospital, Nassif Heart Center, 1026 A Ave. NE

REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY

JEFFERSON: 11:45 a.m., “Ask Mitt Anything” luncheon, Raccoon Bend Golf Club, 501 W Greenwood Road

CARROLL: 1:45 p.m., “Ask Mitt Anything” coffee, The Carrollton Inn, 1730 N. U.S. Highway 71

COUNCIL BLUFFS: 6:30 p.m., Romney addresses Iowa Christian Alliance House Party, The Home of David and Jody Edwards, 21276 McPherson Ave.

TUESDAY

DEMOCRAT JOE BIDEN

CEDAR RAPIDS: 8 a.m., breakfast with Linn County Democrats, Blue Strawberry Coffee Company, 118 Second St. SE

GRINNELL: 12 p.m., Luncheon with Poweshiek County Democrats hosted by state Rep. Eric Palmer, Phoenix Café, 834 Park St.

CRESTON: 4:30 p.m., house party and barbeque with Union County Democrats hosted by state Rep. Mike Reasoner, Home of Karl and Jan Knock, 906 W. Montgomery St.

AMES: 7:15 p.m., fundraiser for state Rep. Lisa Heddens, Home of Robert and Donna Cipolloni, 807 Douglas Avenue

DEMOCRAT HILLARY CLINTON

IOWA CITY: 1 p.m., Clintons to attend Ready for Change Event, University of Iowa Student Center, River Terrace. For public tickets visit www.HillaryClinton.com/Iowa, or call 319-358-5837.

DAVENPORT: 4:30 p.m., Clintons to attend Ready for Change Event, 2nd Avenue and Main Street. For public tickets visit www.HillaryClinton.com/Iowa, or call 319-358-5837.

DEMOCRAT CHRIS DODD

DAVENPORT: 7:30 a.m., Davenport pancake breakfast, The Golden Leaf, 2902 East Kimberly Road

BURLINGTON: 10:30 a.m., Burlington community gathering, VFW Post 10102, 215 Washington St.

OTTUMWA: 2 p.m., Ottumwa community kitchen table, Canteen Lunch in the Alley, 112 1/2 East 2nd St.

WEST DES MOINES: 6:30 p.m., West Des Moines Independence Day Parade, start at Valley High School, 3650 Woodland Ave.

WEST DES MOINES: 7:30 p.m., Valley Junction Independence Day Street Celebration, Fifth Street and Maple Ave.

REPUBLICAN MIKE HUCKABEE

DE WITT: 11 a.m., Huckabee to speak at Genesis Medical Center, 118 11th St.

DEMOCRAT BARACK OBAMA

KEOKUK: 12:45 p.m., meet Obama, Hawthorne Elementary School, 2940 Decatur St.

MT. PLEASANT: 3:45 p.m., house party, Home of Lois and Frederick Crane, 601 N. White St.

FAIRFIELD: 7:45 p.m., evening in the park with Obama, Fairfield Town Square, Between Main St. & Court St. on Burlington Ave.

REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY

COUNCIL BLUFFS: 7:15 a.m., “Ask Mitt Anything” breakfast, Bayliss Park Hall, 530 First Ave.

RED OAK: 9:30 a.m., “Ask Mitt Anything” coffee, Chatauqua Park Pavillion, 2700 North Fourth St.

ATLANTIC: 11:45 a.m., “Ask Mitt Anything” luncheon, Cass County Community Center, 805 W. 10th St.

CRESTON: 2:15 p.m., Union County Meet-and-Greet, The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave.

WEST DES MOINES: 6 p.m., Romney marches in the West Des Moines Independence Day Parade

WEDNESDAY
DEMOCRAT JOE BIDEN

URBANDALE: 10 a.m., Biden to walk in Independence Day Parade, Old City Hall (starting location), 3315 70th St.

MARSHALLTOWN: 12:15 p.m., Biden addresses 4th of July picnic, Marshalltown Veterans Home, 1301 Summit St.

DES MOINES: 2 p.m., 4th of July house party and barbeque with Polk County Democrats, Home of Nate and Meg Boulton, 2670 Wisconsin Ave.

SIOUX CITY: 5:30 p.m., Biden to be featured Speaker at Woodbury County Democrats’ Truman Club Fundraiser, Home of Carl and Ann James, 1309 35th St.

DEMOCRAT CHRIS DODD

NORWALK: 10 a.m., Norwalk Fourth of July Parade, start at Norwalk High School, 1201 North Ave.

PLEASANTVILLE: 11:45 a.m., Pleasantville Post-Parade Luncheon, Pleasantville Elementary School, 415 West Jones St.

WELLMAN: 3:15 p.m., Wellman Fourth of July Celebration, North Park, 125th St. and First Ave.

CORALVILLE: 5 p.m., Coralville Independence Day Fest, St. Morrison Park, 1551 Seventh St.

CEDAR RAPIDS: 6:30 p.m., Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival, First St. SW and First Ave.

REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY

CLEAR LAKE: 10 a.m., Romney marches in the Clear Lake Fourth of July Parade

AMES:11 a.m., Romney marches in the Ames Fourth of July Parade

WAUKEE: 1 p.m., Romney holds a Dallas County Ice Cream Social, The Ice Cream Shoppe, 530 Locust St.,

WAUKEE: 2 p.m., Romney marches in the Waukee Fourth of July Parade

DEMOCRAT BARACK OBAMA

OSKALOOSA: 9:45 a.m., Independence Day Celebration with Obama family, Smokey Row Coffee House, 109 S. Market St.

PELLA: 11:30 a.m., Independence Day celebration with Obama family, Home of Dan and Heather Vroom, 909 W. 3rd

DES MOINES: 4:45 p.m., Independence Day celebration with Obama family, Beaverdale Park, Intersection of 34th & Adams streets

Chris Dodd will also be in Iowa on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. On Friday and Saturday Dodd will be joined by singer Paul Simon, where they will be making stops in Mason City, Ft. Dodge, Sioux City, Carroll, and Council Bluffs.