Politics & Government

Watch: President Barack Obama Rallies for Hillary Clinton in Miami Gardens, Florida

President Barack Obama took the stage Thursday afternoon to campaign on Hillary Clinton's behalf.

MIAMI GARDENS, FL — Democrat Hillary Clinton is pulled out the big guns Thursday in her bid to win the White House Nov. 8. President Barack Obama took the stage in Miami Gardens to campaign on his former secretary of state’s behalf.

Obama’s Florida appearance came one day after the third and final debate between Clinton and Republican challenger Donald Trump. It also came at a time when Clinton is up in the polls. The Democrat’s numbers climbed following the release of a video that shows Trump making lewd comments about women.

Clinton’s numbers have remained strong even as WikiLeaks has continued to release a number of emails allegedly hacked from the campaign’s accounts. Documents that are purported to be excepts from Clinton’s Wall Street speeches reportedly note Clinton saying, “you need to have a private and public position on policy.” Another leaked document that has caused some controversy for the Clinton campaign involves her alleged discussion about open trade and open borders.

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Clinton’s lead in the polls has only taken a slight ding since WikiLeaks released the documents. Prior to her Oct. 11 Miami rally with Al Gore, she led Trump in the RealClear Politics national average by 6.5 percentage points. On Thursday, Oct. 20, her lead in the national average offered by RealClear Politics was 6.4 percentage points.

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In Florida, Clinton has also opened up a gap between herself and Trump in what was once a neck-and-neck race. RealClear Politics gave the Democrat a 3.8 percentage point edge over the Republican in the Sunshine State as of Thursday.

Watch Obama's rally below:

Photo courtesy of the White House

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