![]() Aides at the time chalked up the loss to the state’s predominantly white population, and Clinton bounced back to win the nomination, but the loss was arguably the most stinging of Clinton’s primary run. Bernie Sanders in the Wolverine State’s March 8 primary after campaigning for the better part of a week in the state. Michigan has been a thorn in Clinton’s side throughout the 2016 campaign. Most voters in Michigan, though, cast their ballots on Election Day, adding a level of volatility to the state that worries Clinton aides. Some aides are quietly confident that, given the turnout figures in Nevada so far, the state could already be in Clinton’s column. The campaign has particularly seen early voting gains in Florida, Nevada and North Carolina. “The numbers there have tightened,” Robby Mook, Clinton’s campaign manager, said Saturday, adding later that the tightening has been seen throughout the Midwest.Ī recently released Detroit Free Press poll found that Clinton is up 4 points in Michigan, 42% to Trump’s 38%.Ĭlinton’s campaign has leaned heavily on its ground game to turn out voters early in key swing states, trying to “bank” votes before Election Day. The trips reflect a growing concern that Michigan could land in Donald Trump’s column on Tuesday. President Barack Obama will also campaign in Ann Arbor – home to the University of Michigan – on Monday, looking to boost millennial voters the day before Election Day. ![]() Clinton has so far only spent four days campaigning in Michigan since the Democratic National Convention in July, a number that pales in comparison to the 13 days she has spent in Florida and the 10 days in Ohio. Hillary Clinton’s campaign, in the waning days of the election, has turned its focus to Michigan, a state that months ago was considered safely in the Democratic nominee’s column.Ĭlinton will make her second visit to Michigan in four days when she campaigns in Grand Rapids on Monday, the day before the election. ![]()
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