Vice President Joe Biden made a campaign stop Wednesday in Clinton, Iowa, completing a two day swing through the Hawkeye state.
The Vice President visited the Fire Association's Union Hall off Highway 136, arriving around 1:25 p.m.
While the event was open to the public, most were invited guests and past campaign supporters. The RSVP list only included about 100 people.
"It's good for the city, it puts Clinton on the map," Mayor Mark Vulich told KWQC.
"People know Clinton, Iowa exists, people come to see our town and we get a lot of publicity," Vulich said.
For those in attendance, the Vice President energized them to help get out the vote.
"It's very important - anything that helps stir up the base and get people to vote," Don Doughty told KWQC.
Some people are criticizing the stop however. The city was forced to pay several officers overtime in order to provide protection, expenses the city does not budget for.
Critics also argue that the event had too few people invited to justify the expense.
"I wish that if he was coming to town there would have been a more public meeting because I know there were quite a few people who wanted to see a vice president so I'm disappointed in that part," Vulich, who was not invited, said.
Biden made a surprise stop in Davenport, Iowa at CASI Retirement Center on his way back to Washington via Quad Cities International Airport.
