Washington ( CNN ) -- Bernie Sanders is headed back to Iowa and New Hampshire for a handful of events that are sure to stoke more presidential speculation in the independent senator . Sanders , according to his spokesman , will hold three events in the Hawkeye State this weekend , followed by one event in New Hampshire later in the week . The Vermont senator will headline an Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement town hall meeting in Davenport , Iowa on Saturday . On Sunday , Sanders will headline the Johnson County Democratic Party barbecue in Iowa City and keynote an Iowa Citizens Action Network meeting in Coralville . Later in the week , on October 10 , Sanders will hold a town hall meeting at the University of New Hampshire with , according to his office , `` students and community members '' from the university . These events come less than a month after Sanders held a three-event tour of Iowa , where the senator spoke to audiences in Des Moines , Dubuque and Iowa City . `` We need a political revolution in this country , '' Sanders said in Dubuque . `` Politics is terribly important , and what happens in Washington and state capitals is also enormously important . '' Sanders has been open with the fact that he is considering a run at the presidency , but has not committed to the race and has been reluctant to openly take on Hillary Clinton , the prohibitive favorite for the Democrat 's nomination in 2016 . In an interview with CNN last month , Sanders broke with that reluctance and challenged Clinton to talk about campaign finance reform , public funding of elections and other liberal issues . `` Now is Hillary Clinton going to say that , '' the senator asked after talking about his platform .
Bernie Sanders is stoking more political speculation with visits to Iowa , New Hampshire . Comment: He has been reluctant to confront Hillary Clinton , the Democratic favorite , directly .