Democratic Icon, 80, to Boost Bid to Flip Deep Red State

Jeenah Moon / REUTERS The Democratic Party is sending a veteran to the front lines.

Former President Bill Clinton, 80, will join Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly at an evening interfaith event in Hollywood, Florida, next week, according to MS NOW .

Jolly, a former Republican congressman, easily won the Democratic nomination in April and is facing a heated matchup against Republican Rep.

Byron Donalds to succeed Florida Gov.

Ron DeSantis.

Clinton is making his first public campaign appearance only two weeks before the midterm elections, similar to how he campaigned in 2022.

In the days leading up to the 2022 midterms, Clinton rallied Democrats in New York, New Jersey, and South Texas.

However, the 42nd POTUS was much busier in 2024, making dozens of appearances to support then-Vice President Kamala Harris and campaigning for multiple down-ballot Democrats.

Earlier this week, he appeared alongside Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at a fundraiser in New York to support Democratic Rep.

Jared Moskowitz.

The Florida congressman is running in a newly remapped district after DeSantis signed a new congressional map into law in May.

Similar to President Donald Trump, Clinton has faced scrutiny over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In February, he was brought in for a closed-door deposition by the House Oversight Committee as part of a probe into the Epstein files, which included photos of the former president alongside Epstein, his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and numerous unidentified women.

Clinton insisted he did nothing wrong and had “no idea” about any of the crimes Epstein committed.