Keeping Up With The Candidates By the time all votes are cast in Iowa, the Republicans running for president will have held more than 1,000 events covering an estimated 23,000 miles. Add to that the thousands of miles covered in New Hampshire, South Carolina and beyond- and it's easy to see how the job of covering them is monumental. But the campaign journalists of ABC News have been with them nearly every step of the way- asking tough questions, capturing candid moments, and witnessing the lighter side of the race for President.