CAMPAIGN 2012
Long, Winding Roads: The Buses of GOP Campaigns -- PICTURES
Updated: June 19, 2012 | 7:11 a.m.
December 28, 2011 | 12:57 p.m.
It's no surprise that presidential campaigns are often on the road. In the blitz to visit early-voting states, GOP candidates have outfitted buses--or smaller vehicles--to haul across the country. In the gallery below, we take a look at some of the candidates' buses.
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney walks to his bus after a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, June 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Newt Gingrich's campaign bus in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Mitt Romney's bus arrives at a campaign stop in Keene, N.H., on Dec. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Matthew Cavanaugh)
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry walks to his bus after a campaign stop at the Glenn Miller Museum in Clarinda, Iowa, on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
In August, Perry was riding a different bus -- branded with the campaign slogan, "Get America Working Again." (CHARLES DHARAPAK/AP)
GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman speaks as he gets into his vehicle after a tour of Andover Corp. in Salem, N.H., on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. (ELISE AMENDOLA/AP)
The reflection of GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul is seen as he steps back into his van while campaigning in Exeter, N.H., on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. (CHARLES KRUPA/AP)
In a flurry of last-minute campaigning, Michele Bachmann took her bus on a tour of every county in Iowa; her travels ended days before the state caucuses. (BACHMANN FOR PRESIDENT/TWITTER)
The GOP candidates aren't the only ones with tricked-out transportation. In August, President Obama took a three-day bus tour to discuss the economy. (CAROLYN KASTER/AP)
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