Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders scheduled several more stops to his latest Iowa swing on Thursday, just 26 days before the nation’s first presidential nominating contest, the Iowa caucuses.
The self-described democratic socialist will return Jan. 8 for a four-day trip through eastern and central Iowa, including participation in two presidential forums.
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His 15th visit to Iowa this cycle includes stops in Ankeny, Boone, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Waverly. He is expected to address climate change, the controversial Bakken crude-oil pipeline, the economy, living wages and college affordability, aides said.
The added trips are a calculated move by the Sanders campaign; aides seek to boost his support among Iowa’s Democratic base leading up to the Brown & Black Forum and the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund Presidential Forum. Both forums are set for this weekend.
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Sanders, 74, once seen as an little-chance insurgent candidate, is within a few points of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton here, and he leads in some polls in New Hampshire.
HERE IS SANDERS’S COMPLETE IOWA ITINERARY:
Jan. 8
WHAT: Press conference on Paid Family Leave
WHEN: 10 a.m.
WHERE: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cedar Rapids (Taft Room), 350 First Ave. N.E.
WHAT: Waverly town meeting
WHEN: noon
WHERE: Saemann Student Center at Wartburg College, 100 Wartburg Blvd. in Waverly
DOORS OPEN: 11 a.m.
RSVP: RSVPs can be made here
WHAT: Toledo town meeting
WHEN: 3 p.m.
WHERE: Reinig Center, 1007 Prospect Drive in Toledo
DOORS OPEN: 2 p.m.
RSVP: RSVPs can be made here
WHAT: Cedar Rapids town meeting
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Veterans Memorial Building, 50 Second Ave. Bridge in Cedar Rapids
DOORS OPEN: 6 p.m.
RSVP: RSVPs can be made here
Jan. 9
WHAT: Coffee with Seniors (discussion with focus on senior issues)
WHEN: 10 a.m.
WHERE: Jasper County Community Center, 2401 First Ave. E. in Newton
DOORS OPEN: 9 a.m.
WHAT: Putting Families First — Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund Presidential Forum
WHEN: 3 p.m.
WHERE: First Christian Church, 2500 University Ave. in Des Moines
RSVP: RSVPs can be made here
WHAT: Latino Roundtable
WHEN: 5 p.m.
WHERE: 1511 S. Union St., Des Moines
DOORS OPEN: 4 p.m.
RSVP: RSVPs can be made here
WHAT: East Side Des Moines town meeting
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, E. 33rd St. in Des Moines
DOORS OPEN: 6 p.m.
RSVP: RSVPs can be made here
Jan. 10
WHAT: Marshalltown Forum on Veterans Issues
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Regency Hall at the Best Western Regency Inn, 3303 S. Center St.
DOORS OPEN: 12:30 p.m.
RSVP: RSVPs can be made here
WHAT: Boone Forum on Climate Change
WHEN: 4 p.m.
WHERE: Boone High School, 500 Seventh St.DOORS OPEN: 3 p.m.
RSVP: RSVPs can be made here
WHAT: Ankeny town meeting
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: FFA Enrichment Center at the Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny Campus, 1055 S.W. Prairie Trail ParkwayDOORS OPEN: 6 p.m.
RSVP: RSVPs can be made here
Jan. 11
WHAT: Hoover High School Forum (a ticketed event)
WHEN: 10 a.m.
WHERE: Hoover High School, 4800 Aurora Ave. in Des Moines
WHAT: Perry town meeting
WHEN: noon
WHERE: McCreary Community Building, 1800 Pattee St.
DOORS OPEN: 11 a.m.
RSVP: RSVPs can be made here
WHAT: Pleasantville High School Forum
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Pleasantville High School, 415 Jones St.
DOORS OPEN: 1:30 p.m.
RSVP: RSVPs can be made here
WHAT: Brown & Black Presidential Forum (a ticketed event)
WHEN: 7 p.m.
