Hillary Clinton 'Not Taking Anything For Granted' In Florida
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FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton stopped into South Florida on Tuesday.
An Adele concert at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Downtown Miami was the last stop on Clinton's jam-packed schedule, with stops from Coconut Creek to Pinecrest.
Prior to the concert, Clinton's motorcade was seen leaving a Pinecrest home for what was dubbed her final Miami fundraiser.
Before that event, the Democratic presidential nominee made a stop at Univision's studios in Doral where some dancing was in order.
Senatorial Candidate Patrick Murphy introduced Clinton at an early voting rally at Broward College's North Campus in Coconut Creek. In turn, Clinton showed her support for Murphy who is competing against incumbent Marco Rubio.
"Unlike his opponent, Patrick Murphy has never been afraid to stand up to Donald Trump," said Clinton.
Supporters sang happy birthday a day early. Staying right on point, Clinton said she already got her gift.
"That last debate was like early birthday present,right," said Clinton.
While polls show her leading in Florida, she said, "I feel good but I am not taking anything for granted."
She laid out her plans for the economy and the environment.
"We can create millions of jobs and protect our environment at the same time," said Clinton.
More importantly, Clinton urged Floridians to get out and vote, asking them to also not take her standing in the polls for granted.
"It's going to be a close election. Pay no attention to the polls. Don't be complacent," said Clinton. "I'm asking you most importantly to vote for yourselves because that is what is at stake."
A record number of Americans are registered to vote this time around - 200 million. In South Florida, we have big numbers too, including strong early voting numbers. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says the campaign sees that as a positive sign for the Democrats.
"The same point in the calendar in 2012 we were 5 points behind the Republicans in absentee ballots returned, now we're only down 1.7% and we actually equaled them in the number of absentee ballots requested," said Wasserman Schultz
Ahead of Tuesday's rally, some Clinton supporters began to wait in line hours before the event.
"We will have a united country," said Vibeke Fischer. "We have Democrats and Republicans working together like we've never done before."
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Fans of Clinton each have their own reasons for supporting the Democratic nominee. Some were more excited than others.
"I'm Brazilian. We come here, we do it the right way. We work hard and it's not fair to hear from Donald Trump that Latinos, in general, are rapists and criminals," said Lidia Siova.
"I'm excited about being here. I wish it was Bernie, but hey, we got Hillary," said Jamari Rouse.
During the final push before Super Tuesday, Clinton has been busy. On Monday, she was in New Hampshire supported by women candidates and one of her most outspoken supporters, Senator Elizabeth Warren, who used Trump's own words against him.
"Get this Donald, nasty women are tough, nasty women are smart and nasty women vote. And on November 8th, we nasty women are going to march our nasty feet to cast our nasty votes to get you out of our lives forever," Warren told a cheering crowd.
On Wednesday, Clinton has campaign stops scheduled in Lake Worth and Tampa.
The Democratic nominee's campaign swing comes a day after her running mate Tim Kaine held a rally at Florida International University. During one part of his speech, Kaine urged support from Cuban Americans who traditionally vote Republican.
"Because we've seen Republicans around the country who have been willing to stand up and say I don't tolerate what Donald Trump is doing. If somebody is unwilling to condemn the many things that ought to be condemned about Donald Trump's divisive campaign, then you got to ask the question of whether they're the right person to represent you and to represent your values," said Kaine.
The battleground state of Florida is seen as a must-win for Trump who spent part of the weekend in South Florida before moving up the state on Monday to host a rally in Tampa. On Wednesday, the Republican nominee stopped into Miami. He also has campaign events in Sanford and Tallahassee. Complete #Campaign2016 coverage here: cbsmiami.com/campaign2016
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