Clinton camp thinks Trump fell for old trick
The Democrat’s team telegraphs a red-state push and then cheers Trump’s detour outside the battleground zone.
By Gabriel Debenedetti
08/31/16 05:21 AM EDT
Hillary Clinton’s campaign feels confident. So confident that behind closed doors her team is taking some credit for forcing Donald Trump to seemingly defend territory that Republicans almost never lose.
After weeks of Brooklyn telegraphing a competitive race in traditionally red states and making public moves that look like initial investments — boosting staff, holding fundraisers, and promising more investments — Trump is now campaigning in Arizona, which has voted Republican in 15 of the last 16 elections, while his running mate goes to Georgia, a state that’s gone red in seven of the last eight cycles.
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