Visits to Key Early States in the Pre-Campaign Period

 
 


updated only through Nov. 4, 2014
Iowa: 3 visits, 3 days
>Vice President Joe Biden rallied with U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Braley at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, Iowa on October 27, 2014.  (Concluding event of the Iowa Democratic Party’s “99 in 24” tour – "Democratic candidates, officials, and supporters throughout the state will hold an unprecedented 99 events — one in each Iowa county — during a 24 hour period beginning this Sunday, October 26.")

(Out of state note: Vice President Joe Biden spoke at a fundraiser for U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Braley at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA on October 6, 2014).

>Vice President Joe Biden delivered remarks at a kick-off rally for the Nuns on the Bus "We the People, We the Voters" bus tour at the West Capitol Terrace of the State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa on the morning of September 17, 2014 (1, 2).

(Out of state note: DMR's Jennifer Jacobs reported that Vice President Joe Biden "popped in" for an unannounced visit at the Greater Des Moines Partnership's congressional delegation reception at the P.O.V. Roof Terrace at the W Washington D.C. Hotel in Washington, DC on the evening of May 7, 2014).

>Vice President Joe Biden and San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro were the featured guests at Sen. Tom Harkin’s 36th annual Steak Fry at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Indianola, Iowa on September 15, 2013. 


New Hampshire: 2 visits, 2 days
>Vice President Joe Biden visited the Portsmouth, NH area on the morning of September 3, 2014.  At the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, ME he toured the apprenticeship shop and a submarine mockup and delivered remarks highlighting the Shipyard’s workforce engagement; then in Portsmouth he schmoozed with customers at the Old Ferry Landing, a waterfront eatery.

(Out of state note: Vice President Joe Biden headlined a fundraiser for Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and congressional candidate Seth Moulton at a private residence in Cambridge, MA on October 29, 2014).

>Vice President Joe Biden visited NH on March 25, 2014, highlighting workforce development and the value of on-the-job training opportunities.  He visited XMA Corp. in the former Amoskeag Millyard in Manchester; and appeared with Labor Secretary Thomas Perez for the announced event at the NH Works Center in Nashua.

(Vice President Joe Biden had been scheduled to appear at a fundraiser for Gov. Maggie Hassan at the Cape Neddick, ME home of Jim Demers on August 22, 2013. canceled to be with his son Beau, who was hospitalized).


South Carolina: 4 visits, 4 days
>Vice President Joe Biden, joined by his wife Jill Biden, visited Columbia, SC on October 14, 2014.  He attended a meeting with African-American clergy at Allen University; headlined a "Commit to Vote" event at the Allen University gymnasium; and attended an event for the South Carolina Democratic Party at a private residence.

(Out of state note: Politico's Maggie Haberman reported on June 12 that Gov. Martin O'Malley was a special guest and Vice President Joe Biden stopped by a fundraiser for gubernatorial candidate Vincent Sheheen at a private home in Washington, DC on the evening of June 11, 2014).

(Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden vacationed at Kiawah Island, SC from May 31-June 3, 2014).

>Vice President Joe Biden visited Columbia, SC on May 9, 2014.  He spoke at a fundraising lunch for the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Capital City Club; and delivered the commencement address in the Colonial Life Arena at the University of South Carolina.

>Vice President Joe Biden made an official visit to the Port of Charleston in Charleston, SC on September 16, 2013; he spoke about "the importance of infrastructure investment to exports, economic competitiveness, and job creation."

>Vice President Joe Biden delivered the keynote address at the South Carolina Democratic Party’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at the Metropolitan Convention Center and dropped by Rep. Jim Clyburn’s annual Fish Fry at the Carolina Field House in Columbia, SC on the evening of May 3, 2013.

(Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden vacationed at Kiawah Island, SC from March 29-April 2, 2013).

  this page last revised November 11, 2014
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