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The annual campaign trip of the Democrats is coordinated by the lead activists of the [[College Democrats]] 

The trip is held over the [[Election Day]] weekend. The trip is completely free for Columbia students, as it is paid for by the respective political campaigns.

The first campaign trip took place in [[2004]] and was the work of Elizabeth Brown and [[Seth Flaxman]]. The trip to Lorain County, Ohio, was bankrolled partially by Sherrod Brown and was enormously successful, though the rest of the state was less fortunate. 

Subsequent trips included:
*[[2005]]: Virginia and the successful gubernatorial bid of Tim Kaine
*[[2006]]: Ohio, for Brown's successful senatorial race against incumbent Mike DeWine
*[[2007]]: Kentucky, for the successful gubernatorial bid of Steve Beshear
*[[2008]]: Virginia, for the successful Presidential bid for Barack Obama
*[[2009]]: Virginia, for the unsuccessful gubernatorial bid of Creigh Deeds
*[[2010]]: Pennsylvania, for the unsuccessful congressional bid of incumbent Patrick Murray
*[[2011]]: Ohio, for the successful referendum of the Ohio Collective Bargaining Limit Repeal
*[[2012]]: Ohio, for the successful Presidential reelection bid for Barack Obama



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