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Five GOP Contenders Sign Onto Iowa Tea Party Bus Tour

Townhall Staff
Townhall Staff  |  Jun 08, 2011
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ABC News' Arlette Saenz reports: Five Republican contenders -- Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Gary Johnson, and Rick Santorum -- have signed on to participate in a Tea Party bus tour through Iowa, according to organizers of the tour.

The Iowa Tea Party, in conjunction with American Principles in Action and the Leadership Institute, will launch a three-week bus tour through the Hawkeye state starting in Council Bluffs on June 13th and ending in Des Moines on July 2nd. The bus will travel to 20 cities in Iowa to train grassroots activists and offer candidates a platform to speak with Tea Party supporters.