Results
The tour was generally successful in attracting audiences, generating media attention and raising approximately $10 million for America Coming Together.
In terms of the tour's effect on the election, none of the states that featured shows on the tour went differently than predicted in pre-election polls. Four of the eight ended up voting in favor of Kerry (Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) while the other four went to Bush (Missouri, Iowa, Florida, and Ohio). The states that had the heaviest tour presence (five or six shows) also split evenly. The result in Ohio was the most critical, as it decided the election in Bush's favor (despite six shows there).
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