While campaigning for president in 2007, Barack Obama, then a senator from Illinois, drove a bumper car with his daughter Sasha at the Iowa State Fair. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
The Candidates' Guide To Campaigning It's officially summer vacation time. But if you're a candidate running for president, your summertime itinerary is loaded up with frequent — OK, more than frequent — visits to the states that will host the first presidential contests of 2012. NPR is building a travel guide of sorts for the candidates, looking at the required stops and must-see attractions for any serious presidential hopeful.
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The Candidates' Guide To Campaigning
The required stops and must-see attraction for any serious presidential hopeful.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands while marching in the Fourth of July parade in Amherst, N.H. Darren McCollester/Getty Images hide caption
In September 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama disembarks from his campaign plane in Reno. Mayor Bob Cashell says presidential candidates should spend a little more face time in his town. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption