Politics & Government

President Obama, Bill Clinton to Join Hillary Clinton In Philly on Election Day Eve

President Obama, Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Clinton will rally in Philly the night before the election.

The stage for the grand finale of the Hillary Clinton campaign has been set, and it's taking place in Philadelphia.

President Obama, former President Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama and Chelsea Clinton will join Hillary Clinton herself in the city of Brotherly Love the night before the election.

Details on the time and location of the rally have not yet been released. It will be Hillary Clinton's second major event in Philadelphia in three days, as she will appear at a performance and rally with Katy Perry on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Mann Center.

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According to her campaign, Clinton and President Obama will focus on encouraging citizens to vote and the importance of defeating Donald Trump.

"Along with President Obama, (Hillary Clinton) will lay out how the division and dangerous views espoused by Donald Trump in his campaign make him unqualified, unfit and unworthy to lead this great nation," the statement reads. "President Obama will add that voting for Clinton on Tuesday is also a vote to build on the progress made under his presidency, such as protecting and strengthening expanded access to health care including women's health, advancing LGBT equality, combating climate change, tackling college costs and student debt, expanding the right to vote, and more."

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Members of the public interested in attending this event can RSVP here.

The Philadelphia area has increasingly taken center stage in the campaign as celebrities and political leaders flock to what is believed to be a crucial swing region in the election. Donald Trump and Mike Pence were in King of Prussia on Tuesday, and Melania Trump was in Berwyn on Thursday. Celebrities like Natalie Portman, Sara Bareilles and Anne Hathaway have all campaigned for Clinton in the area in recent weeks.

Clinton's national lead has been whittled to 1.7 percentage points, according to an average of polls over the last week from RealClearPolitics. In Pennsylvania, her lead is down to 3.4 points, polls from the same time frame indicate. As recently as a week ago, her average lead in the Keystone State was 6 points.

Main image: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on the campaign trail together in October 2008, via Nathan Forget, Flickr.

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