Mitt Romney will be back on the campaign trail in Iowa Monday, but his advance team arrives today.

Josh Romney

Romney’s son, Josh, will be in Marion and Cedar Rapids. At 10:15 a.m., he’ll make a stop at Cindy Golding’s campaign headquarters, 1121 7^th Ave., Marion, to join volunteers making phone calls for the Republican running in a special election in Iowa Sena5te 18. She faces Democrat Liz Mathis. If Golding wins, the Senate will be split evenly between Democrats and Republicans.

From there, he’ll join the Linn Eagles, a Republican fundraising club, for lunch at the Cedar Rapids Country Club.

Romney will finish the day at the Republican Party of Iowa Fall Reagan Day Dinner in Des Moines.

It’s not the younger Romney’s first visit to Iowa. He campaigned with his dad in 2007 and rode in RAGBRAI.

The elder Romney will campaign in Dubuque and Scott counties Monday. He’s scheduled to visit a Dubuque metal fabrication shop and a Davenport business later in the day.

Stand by your man: Herman Cain is borrowing from the late country western icon Tammy Wynette in appealing to his supporters to stick with him.

Tammy Wynette

Cain is taking a battering over allegations he sexually harassed a growing number of women. However, he seems to have found a silver lining, has some good news to report.

Under the headline “Herman Cain Supporters Stand by Their Man,” Cain’s spokesman J.D. Gordon reported last night that “Although the Iowa Caucuses are exactly two months away, Cain supporters around the country are already casting their votes – with their wallet.”

In the last three days, they’ve given $1.2 million to the Cain campaign.

Gordon may not want to stick with the Wynette-themed headlines too much longer. She also sang “D-I-V-O-R-C-E.”

On the calendar:

Nov. 3

Rick Santorum, 7 a.m., Ames Conservative Breakfast Club, Pizza Ranch, Ames; 11:30 a.m., Des Moines Lions, 700 Walnut St., Des Moines; 6 p.m., Dallas County GOP Chili Supper, Dallas Fairgrounds, Adel

Michele Bachmann, Noon, speaking on economic policy, Iowa State University, Ames; 6 p.m., Dallas County GOP Chili Supper, Dallas Fairgrounds, Adel

Rick Perry, town hall meeting with Pioneer Hi-Bred employees, 7000 NW 62nd Ave., Johnston

Nov. 4

Rick Santorum, 7 a.m. Young Businessmen’s Breakfast Club, 1800 50^th St., West Des Moines; 11:30 a.m., kicking off his “Faith, Family and Freedom Tour,” 11197 Aurora Ave., Urbandale; 6 p.m. gun show at Adventureland Park, Altoona

Ron Paul, 3:30 p.m., town hall with employees of Nationwide/Allied Insurance, 1200 Locust St., Des Moines

Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, 7 p.m., Republican Party of Iowa Reagan Dinner, Hy-Vee Hall, 730 3rd St., Des Moines

Nov. 7

Mitt Romney, 12:30 p.m., Giese Manufacturing, 7025 Chavenelle Rd., Dubuque; 5:30 p.m.,  Iowa-American Water, 5201 Grand Ave., Davenport, at 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 9

Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, CNBC and the Michigan Republican Party presidential economic debate, Rochester, Mich.