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DAVIE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Climate change and living wages were among the topics Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton discussed while speaking at Broward College's Davie campus, Friday afternoon, an attempt to reenergize her base in the Sunshine State.

About 700 supporters attended the grassroots organizational meeting that started at around 3:30 p.m. at the B. George Mayer Gymnasium, an hour after the scheduled start time. "I thank all of you for being here," she said after stepping up to the podium.

Unlike recent events held by the Democratic hopeful, which have dealt with specific subjects such as women's rights and the Cuban embargo, the roughly 30-minute talk was a broad event aiming to drum up more support for her campaign among diehard Democrats. "Registering to vote, being active in the campaign, working to elect your candidate, hopefully me," she said.

But trouble seemed to loom for the Clinton campaign, from the controversy over the use of a private e-mail server while she served as secretary of state, to the candidacy of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who has raised almost as much money as Clinton has over the last three months. "I think Democratic [candidates] will have a few bumps up and down, not to the extent of the very volatile Republican primaries," said former Broward Democratic Chair Mitch Caesar.

Clinton covered a variety of issues in her speech. "My campaign is focused on making sure the economy works to raise incomes and provides jobs to everybody willing to work hard and do your part," she said.

She also reiterated her support for "Obamacare." "Now, when it comes to health care, I'm going to defend the Affordable Care Act," she said.

Possible solutions for environmental challenges were also on the candidate's mind during the event, drawing cheers from the crowd. "We're gonna combat climate change by transitioning to clean energy jobs and businesses, and you know, if anyone should be about this, it ought to be the people in Florida," she said.

In the wake of the Oregon college shooting on Thursday, Clinton also spoke about gun violence, saying many politicians are scared of the National Rifle Association. "I am going to fight for new, effective gun control measures," she said.

The former New York senator praised her husband's handling of the economy in the 1990s. "At the end of eight years, we had 23 million new jobs," she said.

Clinton supporter David Mastos, who was selling Hillary buttons on a day off from running his own business, said this was exactly what he wanted to hear. "My restaurant, my small mom and pop restaurant that I work in in Sarasota, Florida, was very prosperous back then, and I'd like to see that again," he said.

Clinton made several other stops in South Florida Friday, including private fundraisers at a home in Fort Lauderdale and in Miami Beach. She also made a surprise visit at the American Airlines Arena, briefly taking the stage with singer Marc Anthony at his concert.

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