VP Nominee Kaine To Campaign On Space Coast
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MELBOURNE (CBSMiami/AP) — Keeping the pressure on in the days of the presidential race, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine will campaign Friday on the state's Space Coast.
Kaine is scheduled to speak at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne.
Kaine is only the latest high-profile visitor to campaign for Florida's 29 electoral votes.
In the past week, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and GOP nominee Donald Trump have made multiple stops throughout the state.
Also campaigning in the state for their respective party's nominee have been President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence.
On Thursday, Obama headlined a "get out and vote" rally at Florida International University.
"Five more days to decide the future," Obama said to the young crowd, many of whom are voting for the first time. "The good news is that you don't have to wait for Election Day to vote."
During the course of the 45-minute speech, Obama leaned over the podium and went off script, not holding back as he bashed Republican candidate Donald Trump and Republicans alike.
"There is not even a hint of a plan," he said. "There's no plan. Nothing. Zero. Nada. Come on!"
During a campaign stop in Jacksonville, Trump warned that a cloud of investigation would follow Hillary Clinton into the White House if elected, an argument meant to bring wayward Republicans home.
"Here we go again with the Clintons — you remember the impeachment and the problems." Trump said Thursday at a rally in Jacksonville. "That's not what we need in our country, folks. We need someone who is ready to go to work."
In Florida, Clinton leads Trump by a margin of 46 percent to 45 percent, with third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein combining for 4 percent, according to the poll released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University. Clinton led Trump by four points in an October 17th Quinnipiac poll.
Quinnipiac described the races in Florida and North Carolina, another key battleground, as "too close to call."
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