Jon Bon Jovi, Tim Kaine St. Pete Hillary Clinton Rally: Ticket Details Released

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Tampa Bay area Hillary Clinton supporters are being treated to a free performance by Grammy Award-winning rocker Jon Bon Jovi on Saturday. The New Jersey crooner is scheduled to appear in St. Petersburg along with Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine.

Bon Jovi is expected to tell Floridians “it’s now or never” to vote for Clinton and Kaine’s vision for America, the campaign said. Bon Jovi has been making similar appearances across the country on behalf of the Democratic presidential hopeful as Election Day draws closer. In a recent New York City performance, he reportedly joked Clinton would name him “Secretary of Entertainment” if she’s elected.

Saturday’s Get Out the Vote performance is set to take place at the State Theatre, 687 Central Ave., at 6 p.m. Free tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Residents who wish to attend the Nov. 5 concert must first RSVP online via the Clinton campaign website. The online RSVP is only the first step in securing a seat. Paper tickets must be picked up in person between noon and 2 p.m. and 5 and 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Nov. 4 at the following locations:

St. Petersburg Organizing Office

• 1638 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr St. N., St. Petersburg

South St. Petersburg Staging Location

• 833 22nd Ave. St. S., St. Petersburg

Tequila's Mexican Grille & Cantina

• 401 S. Ft. Harrison Ave., Clearwater

Only one ticket per person will be issued. The Clinton campaign warns that holding a ticket doesn’t guarantee access to the concert should capacity be reached.

Kaine and Bon Jovi’s St. Petersburg appearance comes as the Clinton campaign has taken recent hits in the polls. On Friday, Clinton led Republican challenger Donald Trump by 4.6 percentage points in national polls, according to RealClear Politics. By Wednesday, her lead had dropped to 1.7 percentage points.

Clinton also once held a strong lead in the critical battleground state of Florida. As of Wednesday, RealClear Politics had Trump up by one percentage point.

The former secretary of state has been facing fallout since FBI Director James Comey announced on Oct. 28 that his agency had uncovered new emails related to its investigation of Clinton’s private email server.

Comey’s vague letter to Congressional leaders has been the subject of heavy criticism since news of its existence hit. The bombshell was dropped just 11 days before the Nov. 8 presidential election.

Clinton’s campaign has also been on the defensive as WikiLeaks continues to dump emails allegedly written by or sent to Clinton campaign staffers. Among the revelations to come out of the WikiLeaks dumps is a $12 million donation from Morocco’s King Mohammed VI to the Clinton Foundation. The Clinton campaign has denounced the WikiLeaks email release, saying the hack represents an effort by the Russian government to influence the American election.

Trump has also been bombarded with scandals over the past few weeks. His numbers in national polls dropped sharply following the three presidential debates and the release of a video that showed him making lewd comments about women. Although the video was about a decade old, the New York businessman has also been fending off allegations from women who say he touched them inappropriately.

Most recently, information surfaced that the FBI was looking at a possible financial connection between Trump and Russia. News broke Monday night, however, that no clear link has been found, according to the New York Times.

For more information on the Bon Jovi Get Out the Vote performance, visit the Clinton campaign website.

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