First Lady To Campaign For Crist In Miami-Dade, Orlando

MIAMI (CBSMiami/NSF) -- First lady Michelle Obama will be making two campaign appearances in Florida Friday to help support Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist.

She is also trying to help motivate supporters to go to the polls.

The first lady will  first appear at an event in Orlando then at a rally in Miami Gardens, the Crist campaign said Tuesday.

With the gubernatorial race in its final three weeks, Democrats and Republicans are trying to turn out their voters.

New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie will appear Thursday with Gov. Rick Scott at campaign events in Vero Beach and Port St. Lucie, according to the Republican Governors Association.

Also, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, were in Florida on Monday to campaign for Crist.

The News Service of Florida's contributed to this report.

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