Florida Visits by the Candidates
from June 1 through Nov. 4, 2008  See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.   PRINT Landscape.
Biden
Obama

McCain
Palin
3 visits (4 days) 8 visits (15 days)
8 visits (13 days) 4 visits (5 days)

Nov. 3 Change We Need rally at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL. .
Nov. 2 - Post-midnight Road to Victory rally at Bank United Center in Coral Gables, FL.  Nov. 3 - Road to Victory rally outside of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL.

Nov. 2 Three Change We Need rallies with Jill Biden. (a) at Florida State University, Langford Green, in Tallahassee, FL.  (b) at The North Lawn near the J. Wayne Reitz Student Union, University of Florida in Gainesville, FL.  (c) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL.
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Nov. 1 (a) Road to Victory rally at Sims Park in New Port Richey, FL.  (b) Road to Victory rally at Fantasy of Flight Hangar in Polk City, FL.  (c) Road to Victory rally at West Port High School baseball stadium  in Ocala, FL.
Oct. 27-29:
Oct. 27 Early Vote for Change rally at Sims Park in New Port Richey, FL.
Oct. 28 (a)
Early Vote for Change rally at Dancing Horses Farm in Ocala, FL.  (b) Stops at Kilwin's, an ice cream and sweet shop, in the The Villages, FL.  (c) Stops at the campaign office, greets volunteers and makes calls, on Palm Avenue in Titusville, FL.  (d) Early Vote for Change rally at Wickham Park in Melbourne, FL.  Oct. 29 (a) Early Vote for Change rally at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, FL.  (b) Early Vote for Change rally with Barack Obama at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL.*
Oct. 29 (a) Early Vote for Change rally with Joe Biden at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL.* [Note: 30-min. infomercial ran this evening and cut to the rally in Sunrise for the last couple of minutes].  (b) Early Vote for Change rally with President Clinton at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, FL.  Oct. 30 (a) Early Vote for Change rally at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, FL.  (b) Buys three pumpkins from a pumpkin patch at the First United Methodist Church in Sarasota, FL.

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Oct. 29 (a) Talks with small businesspeople at Sarussi Cafe in Miami, FL.  (b) Joe the Plumber event at Everglades Lumber in the Little Havana section of Miami, FL.  (c) Holds a national security roundtable and makes remarks at The University of Tampa in Tampa, FL.   Also at the University of Tampa, McCain tapes CNN's Larry King Live show.  (d) Discussion with small businesspeople at Baron Sign Manufacturing in Riviera Beach, FL.


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Oct. 26 (a) Road to Victory rally at Tampa Convention Center, East Hall in Tampa, FL.  (b) Road to Victory rally at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, FL.


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Oct. 23 - "Joe the Plumber" bus tour: (a) Meets briefly with several small business owners at the Starlite Cafe in Daytona Beach, FL.  (b) Rally at All Star Building Materials in Ormond Beach, FL.  (c) Stops at Coatam Periodontal, the dental office of Dr. Gary Coatam, in Altamonte Springs, FL.  (d) Stops at Mi Viejo San Juan restaurant in Orlando, FL.  (e) Stops at Parkesdale Farm Market stand of Jim Meeks in Plant City, FL.  (f) Rally at Robarts Arena in Sarasota, FL.

Oct. 20 (a) Early Vote for Change rally at Steinbrenner Field (formerly Legends Field) in Tampa, FL.  (b) Early Vote for Change rally with Hillary Clinton at Amway Arena North Staircase in Orlando, FL.  Oct. 21 (a) Growing American Jobs Summit at Palm Beach Community College, Elisabeth W. Erling Gymnasium in Lake Worth, FL.  (b) Unannounced stop at the Neighborhood Unisex Salon and at his campaign field office next door, in Fort Lauderdale, FL.  (c) stop for food (whitefish salad, bagels and cookies) at the Deli Den in Hollywood, FL.  (d) Early Vote for Change rally at Bicentennial Park in Miami, FL. .




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Oct. 17 (a) Road to Victory rally at Florida International University in Miami, FL.  (b) Road to Victory rally at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, FL.
Oct. 8 (a) Community gathering at the Sun Dome, University of South Florida in Tampa, FL.  (b) Fundraisers at the Yacht Club at Naples Bay Resort in Naples, FL. ($)  (c) Community gathering at Alico Arena, Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, FL.
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Oct. 6 (a) Road to Victory rally at Coachman Park in Clearwater, FL.  (b) Fundraising reception at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, followed by a fundraiser in a tent outside the home of Jack Donahue, founder of Federated Investors, in Naples, FL. ($)  (c) Road to Victory rally at Germain Arena in Estero, FL.  (d) Fundraising dinner at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, FL. ($)  Oct. 7 (a) Road to Victory rally at The Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, FL.  (b) Fundraising luncheon at the West Touchdown Club, Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, FL. ($)  (c) Road to Victory rally at Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, FL.

Sept. 23-25 Debate prep at the Belleview Biltmore in Clearwater, FL.
Sept. 23 - Impromptu stop, greets patrons at O'Keefe's Tavern in Clearwater, FL.
Sept. 24 - Change We Need rally at Knology Park in Dunedin, FL.
Sept. 25 - Addresses the Clinton Global Initiative live via satellite from Clearwater, FL.
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Sept. 19 (a) Meets with economic advisors at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL.  (b) Women's Rally for the Change We Need at Bank United Center, University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL.  (c) Fundraiser at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL. ($)  Sept. 20 (a) Women for the Change We Need event at Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center, Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, FL.  (b) Change We Need rally at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, FL. .

Sept. 20 - In Orlando, FL no public events. [source Time's "The Page"]  Sept. 21 Road to Victory rally at Market Square at The Villages in Lady Lake, FL.


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Sept. 15 (a) Road to Victory rally at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL.  (b) Town hall meeting at the Asociación Borinquea de Florida Central in Orlando, FL.  (c) Finance dinner and receptions at the Miami Intercontinental Hotel in Miami, FL. ($)  Sept. 16 (a) Does the morning shows via satellite.  (b) Road to Victory rally at Convention Center of Tampa in Tampa, FL.

Sept. 2 (a) Town hall at Century Village at Deerfield Beach in Deerfield Beach, FL.  (b) Town hall at Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, FL.  Sept. 3 (a) Economic roundtable at Harborside Event Center in Fort Myers, FL.  (b) Town hall at Booker High School in Sarasota, FL.
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Aug. 19 Addresses VFW 109th National Convention at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. .




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Aug. 17 Briefed on tropical storm Fay at the Orange County Emergency Operation Center in Winter Park, FL.  Fundraiser in Miami canceled due "an overabundance of caution" about tropical storm Fay.  Aug. 18 (a) Speaks at the 109th Annual VFW National Convention at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.  (b) Business roundtable at Brevard Community College in Cocoa Beach, FL.

Aug. 1 (a) Economic Security town hall at Gibbs High School gymnasium in St. Petersburg, FL.  (b) Unannounced stop at Parkesdale Farm Market in Plant City, FL, buys peaches, oranges and strawberry shakes.  (c) Roundtable discussion at PJ’s Dream Home Center in Lakeland, FL.  Aug. 2 (a) Press conference at the Radisson Hotel in Cape Canaveral, FL.  (b) Economic Security town hall at Brevard County Community College's John Henry Jones Gymnatorium in Titusville, FL.  (c) Addresses the National Urban League Annual Conference at Orlando World Marriott Resort in Orlando, FL. .
Aug. 1 (a) Speech to the National Urban League Annual Conference at Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, FL.  (b) brief stop at Pancho's Spanish Bakery and Deli in (east) Orlando, FL.  (c) Press conference at the Bay Point Marriott in Panama City, FL.  (d) Fundraiser at Capt. Anderson's in Panama City, FL. ($).  (e) Speaks at a Country First Concert featuring John Rich at the Marina Civic Center Complex in Panama City, FL.

June 20 (a) Press conference at the Riverwalk along the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, FL. (b) Fundraiser at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center in Jacksonville, FL. ($)  June 21 Addresses the U.S. Conference of Mayors' 76th Annual Meeting at the InterContinental Hotel in Miami, FL. .




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June 4 Finance reception at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, FL. ($)  June 5 (a) Finance luncheon at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, FL. ($)  (b) Speech at the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors and Florida Press Association Convention at the Hilton Hotel, Walt Disney World Resort, in Lake Buena Vista, FL.  (c) Finance reception at The St. Regis Fort Lauderdale Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL. ($)  June 6 (a) Finance luncheon at Parrott Jungle Island in Miami, FL. ($)  (b) Briefing, air boat tour, and media availability at Everglades Safari Park in Miami, FL.
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Michelle Obama
Oct. 21-22

Oct. 21-Roundtable with members of the military community, then Early Vote for Change rally at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, FL.  [Early Vote for Change rally with Barack Obama at Bicentennial Park in Miami, FL]. 
Oct. 22 (a) Early Vote for Change rally at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center in Jacksonville, FL.  (b) Early Vote for Change rally in front of the Hippodrome Theater in Gainesville, FL.

Sept. 27:
Voter registration rally with Jill Biden at Florida A & M University, Quad Area in Tallahassee, FL.

Jill Biden
Oct. 24
Early Vote for Change events in Florida.
-at the Campaign for Change Mandarin office in Jacksonville, FL.
-at VFW Post 2391 in St. Augustine, FL.
-at Daytona Beach College in Palm Coast, FL.
-at Woman's Club of New Smyrna in New Smyrna, FL.
-at The Auditorium, 5000 Tom Warner Blvd in Cocoa Beach, FL.
Oct. 25

Early Vote for Change events in Florida.
-at Valencia Community College, Criminal Justice Institute Auditorium in Orlando, FL.
-at The Lakeland Center, Lake Hollingsworth–B Room in Lakeland, FL.
-at Tampa Letter Carriers in Tampa, FL.

Cindy McCain
Oct. 25-26:
Oct. 25
-With Mayor Rudy Giuliani does "Average Joe Neighborhood Door Knocks," at 1407 Belmont Drive in Orlando, then makes a "surprise" visit to volunteers at the Victory office on S. Semoran Blvd. in Orlando, FL. 
Oct. 26
-With Mayor Rudy Giuliani drops by the Victory office at Regions Financial Tower in West Palm Beach, then does neighborhood door knocks at 7124 West Lake Drive in West Palm Beach, FL. 

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