Trump’s red-state tour
With the clock ticking down, Trump goes to solidly Republican ground.
By Katie Glueck
08/22/16 04:38 PM EDT
Donald Trump might be moderating his rhetoric, but he hasn’t adjusted a campaign strategy that has him spending valuable time in states that will not prove decisive on Election Day.
With fewer than 80 days to go and lagging in the polls, the Republican nominee will host a rally Tuesday in Austin, Texas, and another on Wednesday in Jackson, Mississippi. Both cities sit inside strongly Republican states that are safe and uncompetitive.
These visits follow a recent trip by Trump into heavily Democratic Connecticut, a choice that enraged and confused Republicans.
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