Bus departs for stretch run

The Thompson campaign has finished its final event for the day and has begun its 300-mile trek towards Creston, Iowa.

They will overnight there and head to a morning stop in Corning. The events to be held over the next two days in the southeastern part of the state will wrap up all 99 counties for the campaign.

Iowa campaign manager Chad Olsen said the campaign had put on between 5,000 and 6,000 miles on its Winnebago during the bus tour. Fortunately, the Winnebago has been rented by the week, not the mile.


-- By David Wise