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#258208 RE: PegnVA #258143

The Latest: Melania Trump says husband was 'egged on'
Oct. 17, 2016
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11:25 a.m.
Hillary Clinton's campaign is expanding into states Democrats haven't won in decades. That's a sign of confidence in her standing in the presidential race and increased focus on winning control of the Senate.
Campaign manager Robby Mook said Monday that Clinton's campaign is putting an additional $2 million in Arizona television ads, direct mail and digital spots to help Democrats up and down the ballot.
First lady Michelle Obama will campaign in Phoenix on Thursday.
Clinton's campaign is also putting an additional $1 million into efforts in Missouri and Indiana. They're expanding already existing operations by $6 million in seven battleground states.
Mook says Democrats expect the biggest voter turnout in "election history."
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1:25 p.m.
Democrat Hillary Clinton is buying television advertising time in Republican-dominated Texas, hoping to tighten the presidential race in America's largest conservative state.
Clinton's campaign said Monday that a 30-second commercial will air for one week in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, while also appearing online. Its cost wasn't released.
The ad touts the Dallas Morning News' endorsement of Clinton — the first time the newspaper backed a Democrat for president since 1940.
Texas hasn't voted Democratic in a presidential race since Jimmy Carter in 1976. The Republicans, meanwhile, haven't lost a statewide office in Texas since 1994, the nation's longest political winning streak.
Some polls suggest the Texas race between Clinton and Donald Trump is getting closer. Texas' top Republicans leaders continue to vocally back Trump.
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http://elections.ap.org/content/latest-clinton-campaign-expands-gop-turf