Politics & Government

UPDATE: Linn County Presidential Visit Confirmed, But No Venue Yet

Cedar Rapids Democrat Tyler Olson confirms that President Barack Obama will be visiting Linn County next week.

Iowa House Rep. Tyler Olson said Barack Obama will indeed be in the Cedar Rapids area next week, according to the Quad City Times.

Still unknown is precisely where the visit will take place. These sources previously hinted that the event will most likely take place at Cornell College in Mount Vernon.

This would mark the president's 14th visit to Iowa since June.

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A Huffington Post estimate of 21 different political polls put Obama leading in Iowa by a margin of more than 3 percent.


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