Just days after meeting in their first and only televised debate, Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Sarah Palin will both hit the campaign trail in Florida.

Palin will appear at rallies Monday in Clearwater and Estero. Then she heads north to campaign Tuesday in Jacksonville and Pensacola. The campaign said two of the events were moved to larger venues because of the high demand for tickets to see the Alaska governor, who burst onto the national stage one month ago when Republican presidential John McCain chose her for the ticket.

In between her public appearances, Palin will attend private fundraisers in Naples, Boca Raton and Jacksonville.

Biden, a longtime senator from Delaware, will be in Tampa on Wednesday. He'll also attend a private fundraiser in Naples. He had been scheduled for a campaign stop in Melbourne and Lakeland on Tuesday but cancelled the events when his wife's mother, Bonny Jean Jacobs, died Sunday after a long illness.

The visits by the vice presidential contenders come as polls show the Democratic ticket headed by Barack Obama gaining ground in the nation's largest battleground state. But the race remains close, and Palin's strong performance in Thursday night's debate has brought some stability back to the Republican ticket after a couple of rocky weeks.

Biden will aim to keep the momentum by speaking about the economy, an issue that is driving some voters to Obama because they blame the current crisis on the Republican administration.

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