Clinton, Obama Begin Florida Campaigns

Tallahassee, FL (AHN) - Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barack Obama (D-IL) are both looking ahead to the general election and holding events in Florida on Wednesday. The two Democrats were unable to campaign in the state earlier in the primary season due to a Democratic National Committee (DNC) decision to strip the state of all delegates.

Obama is planning to devote three days in the Sunshine State to try to catch up with his rival, who won the state's symbolic primary January 29 by a landslide. The Democratic frontrunner begins with a rally at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, followed by a town-hall meeting with Hispanic voters in Kissimmee. He holds a fundraiser in the evening in Maitland.

Clinton, on the other hand, holds "Solutions for America" events in Boca Raton, Coral Gables and Sunrise. Her visit comes on the heels of a landslide victory in Kentucky on Tuesday.

Florida was stripped of all its 210 convention delegates by the DNC for scheduling its primary earlier than Feb. 5, in violation of party rules. Clinton has been calling for the delegates to be seated, citing the record 1.75 million voters during the state's primary. The DNC Rules Committee is scheduled to meet on May 31 to try to settle the issue