Hillary Clinton is expanding her presidential battleground map to include the traditionally Republican states of Georgia and Arizona, according to officials aware of the plans.
A source with knowledge of the campaign’s plans says aides at Clinton’s New York headquarters spoke Monday with Democratic Party officials in Georgia and Arizona to discuss a six-figure investment across the two states.
The move comes amid a national shift in Clinton’s favor since the July party conventions. Polls suggest Clinton has widened her national lead over Republican Donald Trump and positioned herself to compete even in some traditionally GOP-leaning states.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives to speak at a rally at Osceola Heritage Park, in Kissimmee, Florida, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Georgia and Arizona combine for 27 electoral votes, a tenth of the total needed to win the presidency.
President Barack Obama lost Arizona by 9 percentage points and 8.5 points in his two campaigns; he lost Georgia by 5 points and 8 points. But the states have growing non-white populations that favor Democrats, and Trump continues to struggle among white college-educated Republicans — factors that give Clinton an opening Obama did not have.
— AP
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