Chicago rapper Common has lived on the campaign trail on behalf of Vice President Joe Biden, and on Monday, Nov. 2 he’s bringing the energy to northeast Tampa to knock on doors and do an afternoon concert for volunteers and supporters (the location is being withheld to prevent large gatherings).
Florida is a hotly contested battleground state and has a been a last minute stomping ground for both the Trump and Biden campaigns. On Sunday, the family of George Floyd, the Black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes, was in Tallahassee for a “Souls to the Polls” event.
Meanwhile, Eric Trump was in Longwood for a Halloween campaign stop.
If you haven’t voted yet, Tuesday, Nov. 3 (Election Day), is your last chance. Here’s Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s voting guide.
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This article appears in Oct 29 – Nov 4, 2020.