Rain cuts short important Clinton stop in Florida
Source: cnn
Updated 2:56 PM ET, Sat November 5, 2016
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Logistics for the speech amounted to a significant time commitment for the campaign
Saturday's event is Clinton's last on her schedule in Florida
Pembroke Pines, Florida (CNN)Hillary Clinton was forced Saturday to quickly cut short a Florida rally after heavy rain prematurely ended her only event for the day in the critical swing state.
Logistics for the speech, which ended seven minutes after it began, amounted to a significant time commitment for the campaign. After headlining a concert with Jay Z and Beyoncé on Friday night in Ohio, Clinton and her press corps traveled to Florida, arriving after 1 a.m. ET.
In addition to the rally, Clinton visited two early voting sites around Miami.
It had been raining on-and-off at Clinton's rally in the Broward County, but as Clinton took the stage, the rain appeared to stop.
But minutes into her speech, a drizzle began and by the time she finished, the rain was falling sideways, including onto the Democratic nominee.
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The state, aides say, is critical to Clinton's success on Election Day. If Clinton wins the Sunshine State, Trump's path to victory is significantly limited.A CNN/ORC poll released earlier this week showed Clinton and Trump statistically tied in the state.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/05/politics/hillary-clinton-florida-campaign-stop/index.html
Dan Merica ?@danmericaCNN 6h6 hours ago
Here is how Hillary Clinton ended her outdoor rally in Florida after it began to pour:
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truthisfreedom
(23,157 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,543 posts)where she is right now. Upper 50s and clear.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)The orange racist rapist will get his slack ass kicked here.
BumRushDaShow
(129,543 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)...hitting her. It was smart to cut it short, who knows if lightning was in the area.