Iowa Gets By Far the Most Attention from Candidates

Chris Bowers compiled data from the Washington Post to give us a pretty clear picture of “where the campaign is being waged.” These are the top 15 states for presidential campaign events since January:

1. Iowa: 1,240
2. New Hampshire: 571
3. South Carolina: 268
4. California: 238
5. D.C.: 174
6. Florida: 146
7. Nevada: 111
8. New York: 103
9. Texas: 93
10. Illinois: 73
11. Michigan: 55
12. Virginia: 38
13. Georgia: 37
14. Pennsylvania: 37
15. Massachusetts: 36

These make Iowa look bad, but they also demonstrate Iowa’s importance this campaign cycle. The candidates who lose Iowa won’t have much of an opportunity to dismiss our results because of these numbers, either.