Obama-Biden Ohio Visits

from April 10, 2012 to November 6, 2012
Compare: Romney-Ryan Ohio Visits or By County.                Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.


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BO
 		Sept. 3 Toledo.
JRB
 Sept. 8-9  Sept. 8 Zanesville, (Nelsonville), Athens, (Jackson, Chillicothe).  Sept. 9 Portsmouth, (Seaman), Milford.
JRB
 Sept. 12 Dayton.
BO
 		Sept. 17 Cincinnati, Columbus.
BO
 		Sept. 26 Bowling Green, Kent.

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 Oct. 2 Cincinnati.
BO
 		Oct. 5 Cleveland.
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 		Oct. 9 Columbus.
MO
 Oct. 15 Delaware, Cleveland.
BO
 		Oct. 17 Athens.
JRB
 Oct. 22-24.  Oct. 22 Canton, (Parma), Lorain.  Oct. 23 Toledo, Dayton*, (Springfield).  Oct. 24 (Mechanicsburg), Marion.
*BO, JRB
 		Oct. 23 Dayton.
BO
 		Oct. 25 Cleveland.
JRB
 		Oct. 28-30.  Oct. 28 Columbus.  Oct. 29 Youngstown.  Oct. 30 Columbus.
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 		Nov. 2 Hilliard, Springfield, Lima.
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 		Nov. 3 Mentor.
MO
 Nov. 3 Oxford, Gambier.
JB
 Nov. 3 Parma.
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 		Nov. 4 Cincinnati.
JRB
 Nov. 4 (Cleveland), Lakewood, Freemont, Lancaster.
BO
 		Nov. 5 Columbus.
JRB
 		Nov. 6 Cleveland.



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 		June 14 Cleveland.


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BO
 		July 5-6 tour.  Maumee, (Oak Harbor, Catawba Island Township), Sandusky, (Amherst), Parma.
BO
 		July 16 Cincinnati.
JRB
 July 19 Columbus.
MO
 		July 24 Columbus, Dayton.
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 		Aug. 1 Mansfield, Akron.
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 		Aug. 21 Columbus.
JRB
 Aug. 31 Lordstown, (Warren, Canfield).


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 		April 18 Elyria.


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BO
 		May 5 Columbus.
JRB
 May 16-17.  May 16 Youngstown, (Salem, Steubenville).  May 17 Martins Ferry.
MO
 		May 21 Cleveland.
 

BO
JRB
MOsolo
JillBsolo

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Final two weeks (Oct. 23-Nov. 6, 2012): 6
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Final month (Oct. 9-Nov. 6, 2012): 8
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Seven months (April 10-Nov. 6, 2012): 19
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N O V E M B E R
November 6 Joe Biden
    Unannounced stop in Cleveland, OH, visits the Landmark Restaurant, greets patrons, has breakfast.

November 5 Barack Obama
-Grassroots rally with Bruce Springsteen and JAY-Z at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH.
    OTR stop at OFA field office, greets volunteers and makes some calls, in Columbus, OH.

November 4 Barack Obama
-Grassroots event including performance by Stevie Wonder at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH.

November 4 Joe Biden
...overnight Nov. 3 in Cleveland, OH
    The Bidens attend mass at St. Malachi Catholic Church in Cleveland, OH.
    OTR at My Friends Cafe, the Bidens order a cheesecake and a pie and he greets customers and staff, on the West Side in Cleveland, OH.
-Grassroots rally with Dr. Jill Biden and songwriter Jason Mraz in the gymnasium at Lakewood High School in Lakewood, OH (Cleveland suburbs).
-Grassroots rally with Dr. Jill Biden and songwriter Jason Mraz at Terra Community College in Fremont, OH.
-Grassroots rally with Dr. Jill Biden and songwriter Jason Mraz at Rushville Mittle School in Lancaster, OH.

November 3 Barack Obama
flight to Columbus, OH. -Grassroots rally at Mentor High School in Mentor, OH.

November 3 Michelle Obama
-Speaks to grassroots supporters at Miami University in Oxford, OH.
-Speaks to grassroots supporters at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH.

November 3 Jill Biden
-GOTV and Canvass Thank You Event OFA-OH (5734 Ridge Rd.) in Parma, OH.

November 2 Barack Obama
...overnight Nov. 1 in Columbus, OH
-Grassroots event at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard, OH.
-Grassroots event at Springfield High School in Springfield, OH.
-Grassroots event at Lima Senior High School gymnasium in Lima, OH.
Flight from Lima Allen County Airport; returns to Washington, DC.

O C T O B E R
October 31 Barack Obama
-Grassroots event at Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, OH
-Grassroots event at the James A. Rhodes Arena, "The JAR"at the University of Akron in Akron, OH.  ...cancelation announced Oct. 30 Hurricane Sandy
October 29 Barack Obama
-Grassroots event with former President Bill Clinton at Covelli Centre in Youngstown, OH. ...did not do; in DC focusing on Hurricane Sandy...Biden and Clinton filled in...

October 28-30 Joe Biden
October 28
  Airport direct to OFA-OH field office (3741 E. Broad St.), speaks to staffers and volunteers, in Columbus, OH.
Overnight in Columbus, OH.
October 29
-Fills in for President Obama (in DC monitoring Hurricane Sandy) at grassroots event with former President Bill Clinton at Covelli Centre in Youngstown, OH.
Overnight in Columbus, OH.
October 30
-Grassroots event in the Athletic Center at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH.
-Grassroots event in Timken Gymnasium at the College of Wooster in Wooster, OH.
Columbus, OH. - participated in the FEMA briefing via video-teleconference from hotel; left around 2 p.m.

October 25 Barack Obama
-Final stop of two-day, non-stop “America Forward!” tour, a tarmac event at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, OH.

*October 23 Barack Obama and Joe Biden
-President Obama and Vice President Biden hold a grassroots event at Triangle Park in Dayton, OH.

October 22-24 Joe Biden
October 22
-Grassroots event in Deuble Auditorium at the J. Babe Stearn Community Center in Canton, OH.
    OTR greets fire fighters and police officers at Parma Heights Fire Department in Parma, OH.
-Grassroots event at Lorain High School in Lorain, OH.
Overnight in Toledo, OH.
October 23
-Grassroots event in the Student Union auditorium at the University of Toledo in Toledo, OH.
    OTR has a slice of classic custard pie and greets diners at  Schmucker's Restaurant in Toledo, OH.
*President Obama and Vice-President Biden hold a grassroots event at Triangle Park in Dayton, OH.
    OTR in Springfield, OH motorcades from hotel to Russ & Joe Catanzaro’s Pizza and Subs, greets staff, picks up pizzas, motorcades to OFA field office, delivers pizzas and greets volunteers.
Overnight in Springfield, OH.
October 24
    OTR greets diners at Castle's Country Restaurant in Mechanicsburg, OH.
-Grassroots event at Marion Harding High School in Marion, OH.

October 17 Barack Obama
-Grassroots event at the College Green at Ohio University in Athens, OH.

October 15 Michelle Obama
-Speaks to grassroots supporters in the Branch Rickey Arena and Gordon Field House at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, OH.
-Speaks to grassroots supporters at Cuyahoga Community College's recreation center in Cleveland, OH.

October 9 Barack Obama
-Grassroots event at The Ohio State University Oval in Columbus, OH (originally scheduled for Oct. 4).

October 5 Barack Obama
-Grassroots event at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, OH.
    OTR at West Side Market, buys some goods at at Michelle's Bakery, greets people and owners of nearby businesses, also purchases smokies and jerky, in Cleveland, OH.

October 2 Michelle Obama
-On the first day of early voting in Ohio, speaks to grassroots supporters at Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, OH.

S E P T E M B E R
September 26 Barack Obama
-Grassroots event at Stroh Center - Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH.
-Grassroots event at the MAC Center at Kent State University in Kent, OH.

September 17 Barack Obama
-Campaign event at Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park in Cincinnati, OH.
-Campaign event at Schiller Park in Columbus, OH.
-Roundtable fundraiser at Schiller Park in Columbus, OH (25 people, $10,000 per person). ($)
    OTR unannounced stop, speaks to the Ohio AFL-CIO Convention at the Renaissance Columbus Hotel in Columbus, OH.

September 12 Joe Biden
-Grassroots event in the Student Union at Wright State University in Dayton, OH.

September 8-9 Joe Biden
...overnight Sept. 7 in Columbus, OH
September 8
-Remarks at a campaign event at Zane Grey Elementary School in Zanesville, OH.
    OTR stop, greets patrons and orders swirl cones at the Dairy Queen in Nelsonville, OH.
-Remarks at a campaign event at the Athens Community Center in Athens, OH.
    OTR stop at Cardo's Pizza in Jackson, OH.
    OTR stop, spends about an hour greeting volunteers and staff, at the Obama for America field office on Water Street in Chillicothe, OH.
Overnight in Chillicothe, OH.
September 9
-Remarks at a campaign event at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, OH.
   OTR stop, greets diners and orders peach pie at Cruisers Diner in Seaman, OH.
-Remarks at a campaign event at Milford High School in Milford, OH.

September 3 Barack Obama
 ...overnight Sept. 2 in Toledo, OH.
-Campaign event at Scott High School in Toledo, OH.

A U G U S T
August 31 Joe Biden
-Campaign event at UAW Local 1714 in Lordstown, OH.
    OTR lunch at Mocha House in Warren, OH.
    OTR visits the Canfield Fair in Mahoning County for about an hour. 

August 21 Barack Obama
    OTR stop orders food and greets students at Sloopy's Diner at the Ohio Union at Ohio State University ("day before the first day of classes") in Columbus, OH.
-Grassroots event at Capital University's Saylor-Ackermann Quad in Columbus, OH.

August 1 Barack Obama
-Campaign event at Mansfield Central Park in Mansfield, OH.
-Campaign event at the John S. Knight Center in Akron, OH.

J U L Y
July 24 Michelle Obama
-Speaks to grassroots supporters at a campaign event at Westerville Central High School in Columbus, OH.
    OTR stop at Westerville Community Center and greets children there, in Columbus, OH.
-Speaks to grassroots supporters at a campaign event at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, OH.
    OTR joins volunteers making calls at the Obama campaign field office at 411 E. Fifth in the historic Oregon District in Dayton, OH.

July 19 Joe Biden
-On "Made in Ohio Manufacturing Tour," tours Edison Welding Institute (EWI) in Columbus, OH.
-Makes remarks at Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 189 in Columbus, OH.

July 16 Barack Obama
    OTR stop for lunch (he ordered a "four-way with beans and no onions" and "two cheese Coneys" to go) at Skyline Chili in Cincinnati, OH.
-Fundraiser at at Cincinnati Music Hall in Cincinnati, OH. ($)
-Town hall at Cincinnati Music Hall in Cincinnati, OH.

July 5-6 Barack Obama Two-day "Betting on America" bus tour through Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.
July 5
-Grassroots event at Wolcott House Museum in Maumee, OH.
    OTR stop, talks with patrons and has a cheeseburger, fries and iced tea at Kozy Corners in Oak Harbor, OH.
    OTR visit, buys corn and fruits at Bergman Orchards Farm Market in Catawba Island Township, OH.
-Ice cream social at Washington Park in Sandusky, OH.
    OTR stop at Ziggy's Pub and Restaurant in Amherst, OH.
-Grassroots event at James Day Park in Parma, OH.
Overnight in Akron, OH.
July 6
   OTR breakfast with three workers from the Goodyear tire facility, at Ann's Place diner in Akron, OH.
-Tours Summer Garden Food Manufacturing in Boardman, OH.
-Presidential remarks in the gym at Dobbins Elementary School in Poland, OH.

J U N E
June 25 Joe Biden
-Campaign event on keeping teachers and first responders on the job, in Hamilton, OH.the campaign announced this event on June 22 but then postponed it due to scheduling changes.

June 14 Barack Obama
-Campaign event (remarks on the economy) at the Tri-C recreation center at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, OH. (+)
    OTR unnanounced brief stop at the Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland on the way to the airport in Cleveland, OH.

MAY
May 21 Michelle Obama
-Thanks Ohio volunteers, suite level at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH.
-Fundraising reception in the Terrace Club restaurant at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. ($)

May 16-17 Joe Biden - Trip to Ohio's Mahoning Valley to highlight President Obama’s efforts to strengthen the region’s manufacturing and auto industries: 
May 16
Accompanied by former Gov. Ted Strickland through dinner...
-Delivers remarks at M-7 Technologies, an advanced manufacturing facility in Youngstown, OH.
    OTR visits firefighters at the Firehouse in Salem, OH.
    OTR dinner with the Joe Staffilino family at Naples Spaghetti House, then visits Staffilino's home, then stops by the Hollywood City Center Dairy Queen in Steubenville, OH.
Overnight in Steubenville, OH.
May 17 - Delivers remarks at Staffilino Chevrolet, a family-owned dealership in Martins Ferry, OH.
to Pittsburgh International Airport

May 5 Barack Obama
-The President and the First Lady deliver remarks at a campaign rally at Value City Arena-Schottstein Center in Columbus, OH.

APRIL
April 18 Barack Obama
-Roundtable with unemployed workers who are students in job training programs and remarks at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, OH.


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Past campaign visits: 2008 Obama-Biden  |  2004 Kerry-Edwards  |  2000 Gore-Lieberman.