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President Obama to campaign for Andrew Gillum in South Florida

The former president will join Gillum on Friday in Miami.

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Former President Barack Obama speaks to students at the University of Illinois where he accepted the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government on September 7, 2018 in Urbana, Illinois.

MIAMI -- In between visits from President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama will head to Miami this week to campaign for Andrew Gillum.

This visit was announced Monday by the Florida Democratic Party and Gillum's team, according to CBS4 Miami. Both Obama's and Trump's visits come just days before the Nov. 6 election.

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Obama will also campaign for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson at the Friday rally.

Trump will have a "Make America Great Again" rally on Halloween in Lee County, followed by another on Sunday in Pensacola.

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