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Candidates spend unprecedented days in Iowa courting caucus support
A Des Moines Gazette tally shows 17 presidential hopefuls between both parties have logged 289 Iowa days since Jan 1, with Democrats totaling 180 days and Republicans 109. The piece notes a ramp up as February nears and highlights leaders like Bush, Dole, Babbitt, Gephardt, Dukakis, and Jackson among frequent visitors and strategies to build name recognition in the early state.
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Judy Daubenmier
Viazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
Gazette
Drake University
Hugh Winebrenner
Bush
Ronald Reagan
Wittgraff
New Hampshire
Beverly Hubble Tauke
Dole
Bob Dole
Chris Hamel
Arizona
Bruce Babbitt
George Bush
John Norris
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Norris
Hubble Tauke
Robert Dole
Pierre du Pont
Ben Fernandez
Alexander Haig
Kathleen Heslop
Jack Kemp
Paul Laxalt
Pat Robertson
Joseph Biden
Michael Dukakis
Richard Gephardt
Albert Gore
Paul Simon
Patricia Schroeder
Schroeder
Bob Brammer
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