MIAMI (CBSMiami) – With five days for the election, Florida’s battlefield state is busy, with President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden waiting to make its way.
President Trump landed in Miami on Thursday and spent in his Trump National Doral Miami.
Although no public crusade is planned for the president in Miami-Dade, he tweeted about South Florida politics overnight. Republican Maria Elvira Salazar ran for Congress. He also criticized his opponent, Rep. Donna Shalala, calling it “political piracy. “
Biden will drive a drive-in at Coconut Creek on Thursday afternoon, before heading to Tampa, where he and the president will duel.
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Biden’s wife, Jill, will also host virtual events Thursday for the electorate in South Florida.
On Saturday, October 31, Kamala Harris will travel to Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties to inspire Floridans to vote on the final early voting weekend.
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“A few hundred votes like this or a few hundred votes like that on I-4 can just put one in mind,” said USF political science professor Ed Benton.
Benton in central Florida, from Tampa to Daytona Beach, is a key indicator of who will win the election.
But if you want Florida’s 29 electoral votes, you want to make sure there are other people there. For trump’s campaign, it’s about making sure his normal supporters don’t feel too comfortable.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump Jr. made stops in Jacksonville, Daytona Beach and Vero Beach to gather support.
“Oh, Florida, you’re spoiling me. The crowds are too good. They’re noisy. I like it,” Trump Jr. told Jacksonville supporters.
His sister Ivanka in Sarasota and Miami on Tuesday.
Miami-Dade Republicans are the last to participate in county Democrats, with the help of early voting in person, but Democrats are confident they will maintain leadership.
“We are about to break the participation rate we recorded in 2016, so we feel very confident. We just have to keep working,” said Steve Simeonidis, president of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party.
“We’re catching up. Overall, we are seeing a lot of power and enthusiasm in the Republican aspect for our candidates,” said Miami-Dade Republican Party President Nelson Diaz.
For Biden’s campaign, staff have been on a project to have the interaction of black, Haitian and Caribbean electorate across the state.
Biden sent former President Barack Obama to North Miami last Saturday to vote for minorities. On Tuesday, Obama campaigned in Orlando for I-4 corridor, which was badly fought.
“He’s jealous of COVID media coverage,” Obama said. “If I had targeted COVID from the beginning, the instances would not succeed in new records across the country this week. “
CBS News’ election box tracker that the sunshine is still a disaster.
In the top polls, presidential candidate Joe Biden is ahead.