Want to run for president? Pack your bags and sign up for a frequent-flyer program. Candidates have to be on the road constantly, raising money, meeting voters, giving speeches. Here’s a look at Barack Obama’s travel schedule for June:
FRIDAY, JUNE 1
Las Vegas, NV » Seattle, WA
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
Seattle, WA » Piedmont, CA » Oakland, CA » Sunnyvale, CA » Woodside, CA
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
Manchester, NH » Chicago, IL
MONDAY, JUNE 4
Chicago, IL » Washington, DC
TUESDAY, JUNE 5
Washington, DC » Hampton, VA » Nashville, TN »
Washington, DC
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
Nashville, TN » Washington, DC
THURSDAY, JUNE 7
Washington, DC » Chicago, IL
FRIDAY, JUNE 8
Chicago, IL
SATURDAY, JUNE 9
Chicago, IL » Dubuque, IA » Chicago, IL
SUNDAY, JUNE 10
Chicago, IL » Denver, CO » Orange County, CA
MONDAY, JUNE 11
Orange County, CA » Los Angeles, CA » Pasadena, CA
TUESDAY, JUNE 12
Pasadena, CA » Los Angeles, CA » San Francisco, CA » Washington, DC
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13
Washington, DC
THURSDAY, JUNE 14
Washington, DC » Raleigh, NC » Chapel Hill, NC
FRIDAY, JUNE 15
Greenville, SC » Greenwood, SC » Spartanburg, SC » Greenville, SC
SATURDAY, JUNE 16
Fort Dodge, IA » Webster City, IA » Story City, IA » Boone, IA » Chicago, IL
SUNDAY, JUNE 17
Chicago, IL
MONDAY, JUNE 18
Chicago, IL » Des Moines, IA » Newton, IA » Ottumwa, IA » Washington, DC
TUESDAY, JUNE 19
Washington, DC » Cleveland, OH
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20
Youngstown, OH » Pittsburgh, PA » Washington, DC
THURSDAY, JUNE 21
Washington, DC » Manchester, NH
FRIDAY, JUNE 22
Manchester, NH » New York, NY
SATURDAY, JUNE 23
Hartford, CT » Boston, MA
SUNDAY, JUNE 24
San Antonio, TX » Houston, TX
MONDAY, JUNE 25
Houston, TX » Chicago, IL
TUESDAY, JUNE 26
Chicago, IL » Washington, DC
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
Washington, DC
THURSDAY, JUNE 28
Washington, DC
FRIDAY, JUNE 29
Washington, DC » Chicago, IL » Minneapolis, MN
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
Lake Buena Vista, FL » Chicago, IL
This piece originally appeared in the August 2007 edition of the magazine.
Let’s Hope Obama’s Not in Coach
Want to run for president? Pack your bags and sign up for a frequent-flyer program. Candidates have to be on the road constantly, raising money, meeting voters, giving speeches. Here’s a look at Barack Obama’s travel schedule for June:
FRIDAY, JUNE 1
Las Vegas, NV » Seattle, WA
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
Seattle, WA » Piedmont, CA » Oakland, CA » Sunnyvale, CA » Woodside, CA
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
Manchester, NH » Chicago, IL
MONDAY, JUNE 4
Chicago, IL » Washington, DC
TUESDAY, JUNE 5
Washington, DC » Hampton, VA » Nashville, TN »
Washington, DC
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
Nashville, TN » Washington, DC
THURSDAY, JUNE 7
Washington, DC » Chicago, IL
FRIDAY, JUNE 8
Chicago, IL
SATURDAY, JUNE 9
Chicago, IL » Dubuque, IA » Chicago, IL
SUNDAY, JUNE 10
Chicago, IL » Denver, CO » Orange County, CA
MONDAY, JUNE 11
Orange County, CA » Los Angeles, CA » Pasadena, CA
TUESDAY, JUNE 12
Pasadena, CA » Los Angeles, CA » San Francisco, CA » Washington, DC
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13
Washington, DC
THURSDAY, JUNE 14
Washington, DC » Raleigh, NC » Chapel Hill, NC
FRIDAY, JUNE 15
Greenville, SC » Greenwood, SC » Spartanburg, SC » Greenville, SC
SATURDAY, JUNE 16
Fort Dodge, IA » Webster City, IA » Story City, IA » Boone, IA » Chicago, IL
SUNDAY, JUNE 17
Chicago, IL
MONDAY, JUNE 18
Chicago, IL » Des Moines, IA » Newton, IA » Ottumwa, IA » Washington, DC
TUESDAY, JUNE 19
Washington, DC » Cleveland, OH
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20
Youngstown, OH » Pittsburgh, PA » Washington, DC
THURSDAY, JUNE 21
Washington, DC » Manchester, NH
FRIDAY, JUNE 22
Manchester, NH » New York, NY
SATURDAY, JUNE 23
Hartford, CT » Boston, MA
SUNDAY, JUNE 24
San Antonio, TX » Houston, TX
MONDAY, JUNE 25
Houston, TX » Chicago, IL
TUESDAY, JUNE 26
Chicago, IL » Washington, DC
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
Washington, DC
THURSDAY, JUNE 28
Washington, DC
FRIDAY, JUNE 29
Washington, DC » Chicago, IL » Minneapolis, MN
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
Lake Buena Vista, FL » Chicago, IL
This piece originally appeared in the August 2007 edition of the magazine.
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