Clinton to break up McCain-Obama party in Florida

Seeking to trip up Barack Obama's march to the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton plans to overlap with his much-ballyhooed trip to Florida that begins Wednesday.

Florida voters were braced for back-to-back visits from Republican John McCain and Obama that signaled the general election campaign was under way -- until word leaked out Monday that Clinton, too, is coming to the state this week.

Clinton is expected to continue pushing for her contested victories in Florida and Michigan to count, though she still would not earn enough delegates to overtake Obama. And McCain and Obama's increasingly heated battle over foreign policy in Latin America and the Middle East could make it challenging for Clinton to get a word in.

Details of her visit to Palm Beach County on Wednesday were not available Monday night.

"It's pretty clear the reason all three are going to be here is because the nominee of both parties is going to have to fight hard to win Florida in November,'' said state Sen. Ted Deutch of Boca Raton, a Clinton supporter. We have every reason to believe Florida is in play.''

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[Amyee]

GO HILLARY WE NEED YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tallytowngal]

woo hoo GO HILLARY, show em who owns FL!

Make Sen. Obama and Howard Dean answer to our faces why are primary votes aren't being counted, in FULL!

The Florida Democratic Voters did not approve our date change. And we are being punished by our own party. Shame on Dean for striping our votes and delegates... And Shame on Obama for fighting against a revote, or recognizing our States Primary.

Count our Votes! and Count our Delegates! or don't expect our votes in Nov.

[Miami Joe]

REMEMBER IT WAS ROBERT WEXLER THE OBAMA FLORIDA CHAIR THAST PUSHED THROUGH THE BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE THAT DISENFRANCHISED THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC VOTE..NOW WE KNOW WHY HE PUSHED SO HARD. A TRAITOR AMONGST US...