Tim Kaine coming to Gainesville, Orlando, South Florida
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2016, file photo, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., gives a 'thumbs-up' as he takes his seat at the head table for the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. Hillary Clinton’s search for a running mate is moving into a more intense phase, according to several Democrats, as aides contact a pared down pool of candidates to ask for reams of personal information and set up interviews with the vetting team. Those on the shortlist include Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Kaine, and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Democratic vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine will be leading rallies in Gainesville and Orlando Sunday and in South Florida Monday, the Hillary Clinton campaign announced.

Kaine, of Virginia, will be the University of Florida for a 2:30 p.m. rally on Sunday and at the Dover Shores Community Center in Orlando for a 5:30 p.m. rally.

After that he’ll head to south Florida. The time and place of a Miami rally have not yet been announced, and on Monday he’ll be at a 3:30 p.m. rally in West Palm Beach.

This will be Kaine’s third visit to Orlando since he was nominated in July.

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