The Clinton campaign is making a big play to win Texas

Mook on Monday also criticized GOP nominee Donald Trump and his allies for trying to delegitimize the November 8 election by claiming ― without any evidence ― that it will be tainted by voter fraud.

The campaign’s increased focus on Arizona is part of its overall strategy to go after Republican-leaning states with voters who appear to be turned off by Trump.

The last Democrat to carry Arizona in a presidential race was Bill Clinton in 1996.

The ad buy, no matter how modest, would signify a significant escalation in Clinton’s nascent “50-state” strategy, created to challenge Trump in Red states and possibly increase her advantage in the Electoral College.

The new questions highlight a dual reality of the presidential race: Even as Clinton has a growing advantage, she’s been unable to put the biggest controversy of her campaign behind her. And the Clinton campaign has made a point of opening offices in all 50 states, though its investments are significantly smaller in places that aren’t considered battlegrounds.

The Clinton campaign is also investing $2 million in TV ads, digital ads and direct mail in Arizona, Mook said.

The Clinton campaign is dumping $6 million into its get-out-the-vote advertising in key swing states, and will be “dramatically expanding” ads by more than $2 million in Arizona – along with sending high-profile surrogates this week to the state they now see in play.

But not anymore. The Clinton campaign’s decision to pour money and resources into the state is an indication that Democrats are going on the offensive with just over three weeks until Election Day, hoping to reclaim the Senate and make a dent in the Republicans’ majority in the House.

But the Clinton campaign’s cash in those states may have more effect on close Senate races, where Republican candidates have had to walk a tight rope between distancing themselves from Trump and holding on to his fervent supporters.

Trump should have a much easier time holding on to IN and Missouri. He is spending much of Monday out of sight before campaigning in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in the evening.

Republicans have suggested Trump’s claims of a “rigged” election are in response to what he says is biased media reporting on the accusations of sexual assault and misconduct against him. Clinton was spending the day with advisers near her home in NY, preparing for the final presidential debate Wednesday night. Obama narrowly won IN in 2008, and the former secretary of state trails Trump there by single digits IN the latest polls.

The worst case scenario is unfolding for Republicans, as the White House may be out of reach, and Hillary Clinton is turning her attention to bringing as many Democrats to Congress with her that she can.

“Donald Trump’s campaign is spiraling”.