November 01, 2016, 03:40 pm
Clinton spending in blue states as race tightens
By Lisa Hagen
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign is running ads in four states viewed as safe Democratic territory as polls tighten in the final week of the race.
The campaign is making six-figure buys in Virginia, Colorado, Michigan and New Mexico and will run two negative ads attacking GOP nominee Donald Trump’s rhetoric.
The new buys in Democratic-leaning battlegrounds and safe blue states are a telling move for Clinton in the home stretch of the race. But the campaign points to a substantial three-day fundraising haul as a reason to compete in states she is likely to win.
The Clinton campaign said they’ve raised more than $11 million in the days following the FBI's decision to review emails found on former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-N.Y.) laptop that may be “pertinent” to the bureau's investigation of Clinton’s private email server.
“The Trump campaign claims their path to White House is through states like these, but we’re going to make sure those doors remain shut,” said Clinton spokesman Jesse Ferguson.
“Fueled by record breaking fundraising in the last 72 hours, we are supercharging our GOTV program with these ads to make sure voters know the urgency and the stakes of voting on November 8th.”
The first ad, entitled “Just One,” focuses on national security during times of crisis and splices together Trump’s comments about “bombing the s---” out of ISIS and the real estate mogul’s claim that he knows more than military generals and experts.
The second spot, entitled “Role Models,” features several of Trump’s controversial comments while children watch his campaign rallies and interviews on television.
Trump’s been making a last-minute push in states such as Michigan and New Mexico as he tries to expand the field in traditionally blue states and closes the gap with Clinton.
In the last six presidential cycles, Michigan has gone Democratic every time and Republicans have carried New Mexico once.
Clinton has consistently led in all four states. RealClearPolitics polling averages have the former secretary of State leading by 5 points in Virginia, 4 points in Colorado, nearly 7 points in Michigan and more than 8 points in New Mexico.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303813-clinton-camp-goes-on-the-air-in-blue-states
