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Biden Appears in South Florida to Drum Up Support for Democrats

Florida Democrats are hoping Biden can help boost base turnout — but also to drive a message that vulnerable Democrats can amplify nationwide.

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President Joe Biden will be making several South Florida stops on Tuesday, one week before voters head to the polls for the midterm elections.

Biden appeared in a fundraiser for Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist in Golden Beach and is set to appear at a rally for the state’s Democratic Party, including Senate candidate Val Demings, at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens.

Biden’s trip Tuesday included taxpayer-funded remarks in Hallandale Beach, where he highlighted Republicans’ “very different vision” for America.

Florida Democrats are hoping Biden can help boost base turnout — but also to drive a message that vulnerable Democrats can amplify nationwide.

President Joe Biden made stops in Florida Tuesday to drum up support for a slate of the state's Democrats ahead of midterms. NBC 6's Steve Litz reports

“The contrast could not be starker, and the choice could not be more clear," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

Biden was scheduled to come to Fort Lauderdale on September 27, but the event was canceled due to Hurricane Ian making landfall the next day in southwest Florida.

Biden last made an appearance in South Florida in 2021 after the collapse of the Champlain Towers in Surfside. His last appearance in Broward County was a campaign rally in October 2020 in Coconut Creek.

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