Joe Biden, Jimmy Buffett to hold GOTV rally in St. Petersburg on Monday

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Jimmy Buffett has a message for Floridians: Get out and vote.

Buffett is scheduled to perform at a get out the vote rally for Democrats Hillary Clinton, Patrick Murphy, and Charlie Crist on Monday. The Florida music icon will be joined by Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, the vice president’s wife. The event comes just one day before Election Day, and is meant to encourage voters to get to the polls.

Murphy and Crist are also expected to attend. Murphy faces Sen. Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate race, and trails Rubio in the polls an average of 3.2 percentage points, according to RealClearPolitics. Crist, the former governor of Florida, is hoping to unseat Rep. David Jolly in Florida’s 13th Congressional District.

The addition of the Bidens to the roster shows just how important Florida is to the presidential race. Clinton has an average lead of 1 percentage point over Donald Trump in the Sunshine State, according to RealClearPolitics. The margin isn’t much larger nationwide, where RealClearPolitics shows she has an average lead of 1.8 percentage points.

The vice president and his wife will attend a rally at 1:15 p.m. at Florida A&M University, 1668 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Tallahassee before heading to St. Petersburg.

Buffett is expected to perform a short set of songs with Country Music Musician of the Year Mac McAnally. The event is schedule for 5 p.m. at Albert Whitted Park, 480 Bayshore Drive SE in St. Petersburg. The event is free, but tickets are required.

Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster


7 comments

  • Suzi Fox

    November 6, 2016 at 3:22 pm

    are we allowed to bring chairs?

  • Patricia Monnia

    November 6, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    Can’t wait!

  • Alice haynes

    November 7, 2016 at 9:19 am

    Where is the closest parking. Can we bring chairs

  • Brad Banks

    November 7, 2016 at 1:17 pm

    Will be there with bells on

  • Sylvia Gheen

    November 7, 2016 at 2:49 pm

    I’ll be there

  • Lee Lowe

    November 7, 2016 at 8:51 pm

    7th generation native Floridian and Buffett fan from the Chart Room days of Key West. Sorry, Jimmy will skip this one. I dig your music, not your politics. Fins Up.

  • Lee Lowe

    November 7, 2016 at 8:56 pm

    Funny. No dissenting views allowed huh?

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