Former Vice President Al Gore is officially hitting the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton, and he is expected him to talk about the topic that has come to define his post-politics life: Climate change.
The 2000 Democratic nominee will appear at a campaign event with Clinton in Miami on Tuesday, the Clinton campaign announced Sunday afternoon.
“At the event, Gore will discuss the urgent threat posed by climate change and lay out the high stakes of November’s election,” the Clinton campaign said in a press release. “With more people voting in this election than any in history, Gore and Clinton will urge Florida voters to visit iwillvote.com to check their registration status and to get registered by October 11 to make their voices heard this election.”
A Washington Post article published last week first announced that Gore would be campaigning for Clinton in an effort to court millennials concerned about climate change.
David Axelrod, the chief strategist for President Obama’s presidential campaigns, said on Twitter on Sunday that, “This is very smart.” He said that voters thinking of going third-party this election should consider that in Florida, Gore only lost to George W. Bush in 2000 by just over 500 votes, possibly due to the 90,000-plus votes Ralph Nader received there.
This is very smart. @algore lost FL to Bush by 537 votes. @RalphNader took 90,000. Message for voters, especially young, thinking 3d party. https://t.co/tzbmCs20MY
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) October 9, 2016
