Republican candidates are packing into New Hampshire.
It is easy to see them, live, in person, and up close.
Part of what makes political tourism fun is that so few people are interested in doing it. It is easy to see the candidates up close.
In early primary states candidates are trying to see voters, not raise money, so most events are free. Many supply food and drink, too. My starting point is to look at news articles about upcoming appearances by candidates. Then I contact the candidates' NH campaign websites where I get more details and sign up for free tickets.
Here is an example of news articles for events this week:
Another news article gave me a head's up on a big cluster of candidates coming to the First in the Nation New Hampshire Leadership Summit, on Friday and Saturday October 13 and 14. I expect all of the candidates to attend, except Trump.
I expect to attend.
It is an unusual event, since there is a charge for it. The crowds at the Summit will be highly engaged partisans, not curious political shoppers, looking over the candidates.
It is also fall foliage season in New Hampshire, a time of bright sun in the daytimes, crisp temperatures after dark. New Hampshire makes it easy to know where to go for the best sightseeing day-trips.
The Leadership Summit coincides with high season for fall foliage in the areas around Manchester, NH, the largest city and the site of the convention, and Concord to its north, the state capital.
Political tourism in October in New Hampshire is easy and beautiful. December is harder. It will be cold and the roads may be slick then.
You get to see the amazing foliage. I'm jealous. But I could do without those politicians blocking the views.