TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on former Vice President Joe Biden campaigning in Florida for Democrats (all times local):
2:25 p.m.
Former Vice President Joe Biden called the upcoming midterm elections a fight for “the soul of America” during a swing through Florida.
Biden said Monday during a stop at the University of South Florida in Tampa that America has a chance to reset “the moral compass of this country.”
Biden said President Trump’s actions at home and abroad didn’t reflect basic American values of decency.
He said the GOP candidate for governor, former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, is a Trump acolyte. He praised the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, Andrew Gillum, as one of the nation’s most exciting young leaders.
Gillum urged supporters at the rally to vote Monday on the first day early voting started in several counties.
Biden also was stopping in Jacksonville and Orlando this week.
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4 a.m.
Former Vice President Joe Biden will appear in Tampa for a campaign rally with the Democratic candidates for governor and U.S. Senate.
According to a news release from the Florida Democrats, Biden will attend a ’get out the vote’ rally with Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who is running for governor, and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who is running for a fourth term.
The rally will take place at the University of South Florida campus on Monday at noon.
Biden was in Nevada over the weekend to rally union members in Las Vegas to support U.S. Senate Jacky Rosen and other Democrats.
Biden, who has said he won’t decide until at least 2019 whether he’ll seek the presidency in 2020, has been keeping a presence in early voting states like Nevada.
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