The Traveling Politician Problem

With Republican presidential hopefuls looking to score points against their opponents before the country's first caucus in January, how can a contender with an operations researcher on hand plan the shortest route through 99 Iowa counties? Bill Cook of Georgia Tech tackled the problem in a New York Times blog on December 21. Look for an excerpt and a link to the blog in the INFORMS Newsroom at http://www.informs.org/About-INFORMS/News-Room/O.R.-In-the-News.