It's Been 2,401 Days Since Hillary Clinton Visited Iowa
Hawkeye State voters are asking: Where's Hillary?

— -- At this point in the presidential cycle, virtually anybody even thinking about running for President has racked up frequent flier miles going back-and-forth to Iowa and New Hampshire.
Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have already made a combined 10 trips to Iowa since the last election. Democrats too. Joe Bidenâs been there. Martin OâMalley and Amy Klobucher too. Even Sen. Bernie Sanders has made two trips each to Iowa and New Hampshire.
But the most formidable candidate of all hasnât been to either state in ages. Hillary Clinton has not stepped foot in Iowa since she came in third in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 4, 2008 -- 2,401 days ago.
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And it appears Mrs. Clinton hasn't made a public appearance in New Hampshire since June 27, 2008 -- 2,226 days ago.
At least some in Iowa are starting to feel neglected. Last month, The Gazette, and Iowa newspaper, practically begged Mrs. Clinton to visit.
âWeâve watched as you have flexed your muscles on the international stage and have been impressed with your ability to connect,â the Gazette editorialized. âBut as Iowans, we need to see that connection in action. Our hope, if you are really considering a 2016 run, is that you have learned from your experience and come to Iowa intent on having true conversations about what matters to our state and the fine people in it.â
Mrs. Clintonâs âHard Choicesâ book tour has brought her all over the country, but has stayed clear of the early presidential primary states. No book signings or speeches in Iowa or New Hampshire. None in South Carolina either.
Itâs a measure of just how different a candidate Hillary Clinton will be -- so formidable, such an overwhelming favorite, so thoroughly well-known -- that she apparently doesnât need to worry about laying the groundwork for a campaign in the early states.
But in urging Mrs. Clinton to visit the Hawkeye state, the Gazette sought to remind Mrs. Clinton that she also kept clear of Iowa back when she was the overwhelming front-runner early in the 2008 presidential cycle.
âMistakes were made -- frankly, too many to list here â but chief above them all was the steadfast refusal of the Clinton campaign to honor the tradition of visiting the early states,â the Gazette editorialized, urging her to start engaging Iowa voters. âWeâd suggest sooner rather than later this time.â
ABC News reached out to Mrs. Clintonâs spokesman Nick Merrill to ask why she has steered clear of the states that virtually every other potential candidate has been flocking to and to see if she has any plans to visit those states any time soon, but we did not get a response.