The 'Going Rogue' Tour
Posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:40 AM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under:
Republicans, Sarah Palin
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
Next week is going to be Palin-palooza with her new book, "Going Rogue," out Tuesday.
On Monday, she'll be on Oprah. On Wednesday she's embarking on a whirlwind, seven-day, 13 city tour that's sure to sell lots of books.
Here are some points after looking at the tour dates (released yesterday on Palin's
Facebook page):
- Battleground America: 11 of the 13 stops are in battleground states
- Real America Tour? Not only is she eschewing the big cities, but nine of the 13 stops are in congressional districts won by McCain. The ones won by Obama are either swing presidential districts or places where a good potential GOP candidate could unseat the Democrat.
- Bookends: The bookend states -- Michigan and Florida -- are the primary states that the Democrats had their delegate fight over during the 2008 primaries.
- Potential for Fireworks: Her last date is in FL-8, represented by... Alan "Die Quickly" Grayson. We'll see if he shows up at that Barnes & Noble.
The full pre-Thanksgiving schedule after the jump...
Nov. 18:
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Barnes & Noble
3195 28th Street SE
Space B116
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
6:00 – 9:00 PM
MI-3: McCain 49-49 | Ehlers (R) 61-35
Nov. 19:
FORT WAYNE, IN
Meijer’s
10301 Maysville Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
12:00 – 3:00 PM
IN-3: McCain 56-43 | Souder (R) 55-40
NOBLESVILLE, IN
Borders Books and Music
13145 Levinson Lane
Noblesville, IN 46060
6:00 – 9:00 PM
IN-5: McCain 59-40 | Burton (R) 66-35
Nov. 20:
CINCINNATI, OH
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
2692 Madison Road
Cincinnati OH 45208
12:00 – 3:00 PM
OH-1: Obama 55-44 | Dreihaus (D) 52-47
COLUMBUS, OH
Borders Books and Music
6670 Sawmill Road
Columbus, OH 43235
6:00 – 9:00 PM
OH-12: Obama 54-44 | Tiberi (R) 55-42
Nov. 21:
WASHINGTON, PA
Sam’s Club
80 Trinity Point Drive
Washington, PA 15301
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
PA-12: McCain 49-49 | Murtha (D) 58-42
ROCHESTER, NY
Borders Books and Music
1000 Hylan Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
6:00 – 9:00 PM
NY-29: McCain 50-48 | Massa (D) 51-49
(only one of 3 CDs McCain won in NY)
Nov. 22:
ROANOKE, VA
Barnes & Noble
4802 Valley View Boulevard NW
Roanoke, VA 24012
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
VA-6: McCain 57-42 | Goodlatte (R) 62-37
Nov. 23:
FORT BRAGG, NC
AAFES Bragg N Main Shop
Bldg 8-5050, 2nd & Butner Road
Ft. Bragg, NC 28307
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
NC-2: Obama 52-47 | Etheridge (D) 67-31
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Books-A-Million
757 Brookwood Village
Birmingham/Homewood, AL 32509
4:30 – 7:30 PM
AL-6: McCain 74-25 | Bachus (R) 98 - no candidate
Nov. 24:
JACKSONVILLE, FL AREA
Books-A-Million
Orange Park Mall
1910 Wells Road
Orange Park, FL 32073
9:00 – 11:00 AM
FL-6: McCain 56-43 | Stearns (R) 61-39
THE VILLAGES, FL
Barnes & Noble
1055 Old Camp Road
The Villages, FL 32162
2:30 – 5:00 PM
FL-5: McCain 56-43 | Brown-Waite (R) 61-39
ORLANDO, FL
Barnes & Noble
Colonial Plaza Market Center
2418 East Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
7:30 – 10:00 PM
FL-8: Obama 52-47 | Grayson (D): 52-48