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Early voting underway in Florida as Clinton campaigns for Jolly

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Early voting underway in Florida as Clinton campaigns for Jolly. (2026, October 20). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/early-voting-underway-in-florida-as-clinton-campaigns-for-jolly/

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Former President Bill Clinton visited Florida to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly, with over a million people having already cast their votes early in the state. CBS News reporter Cristian Benavides covers this development, focusing on the high turnout and Clinton's involvement in the election.
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As of October 21, 2026, Former President Bill Clinton made his first public campaign appearance in Florida two weeks before Election Day to support Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly at an interfaith rally in Pembroke Park. Clinton, now 80 years old, acknowledged his age by saying, "one blessing" of being older is that he can say whatever he wants. Over a million people had already voted early in Florida as Democrats mobilize their efforts ahead of the final election sprint.

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Bill Clinton PERSON · 1× CBS News' ORG · 1× Cristian Benavides PERSON · 1× David Jolly PERSON · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Florida GPE · 1×

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More than a million people have already voted in Florida as Former President Bill Clinton makes a campaign stop in the state to support Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-21
2026-10-21 · CBS News
Early voting underway in Florida as Clinton campaigns for Jolly · assertive framing

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More than a million people have already voted in Florida as Former President Bill Clinton makes a campaign stop in the state to support Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly. asserted
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