Clinton Presses Into Arizona, Trump Focuses On Florida
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Hillary Clinton is pressing into reliably red Arizona Wednesday as she tries to steal a Republican state away from Donald Trump.
Her rival, reinvigorated by the FBI's new email review, was laser-focused on Florida, a marquee battleground state he can't win the White House without.
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A national poll released Wednesday has Clinton and Trump in a deadlock, with both candidates bringing in 46 percent of the vote, CBS2's Janelle Burrell reported. With less than a week until Election Day, both candidates are warning of dire consequences if the other is elected.
Clinton made an unscheduled stop in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday morning, while Trump addressed voters in Wisconsin -- reminding them they are allowed to change their choice.
"This is a message for any Democratic voter who have already cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton and who are having a bad case of buyer's remorse," Trump said.
To claim victory, the winner will need to win 270 electoral college votes. The polls both campaigns are most closely watching are the numbers coming out of key battleground states.
According to CBS News Elections Director Anthony Salvanto, Pennsylvania is a key state for Clinton.
"Her path starts with winning Pennsylvania, where she has a lead," Salvanto said. "But that could be her keystone, because if she wins that, she doesn't need much else --she just only needs one other state."
A Clinton victory there will make it harder for Trump to come out on top, Salvanto says.
"He'd have to go and get North Carolina, where he's downa little bit, based on our polling," Salvanto said. "He certainly has to win Florida, and has to win Ohio -- and I emphasize those because Hillary can win without either Ohio or Florida, but he has to have them. And on top of that, he'd had to flip another blue state."
Both Clinton and Trump are also deploying their most popular surrogates to help with the effort.
President Barack Obama is campaigning in North Carolina, while Vice President Joe Biden makes an appearance in Florida -- both in support of the Clinton campaign.
Mike Pence, Trump's runningmate is making three stops in three different states.
"It's time for us all to say with one voice, it's time for our fellow Republicans and conservatives to come home," Pence said.
Trump is trying to ride the momentum of his bump in the polls. The Republican, hoping to win over turned-off voters, is going after Clinton and the challenges facing her campaign.
"She wants to blame everyone else for her mounting legal troubles, but she really has no one else to blame for herself," he said.
The Trump campaign is now spending $25 million on ads in several battleground states. Clinton is spending more money in Arizona, a state Democrats haven't won since her husband, Bill Clinton, ran for re-election, WCBS 880's Marla Diamond reported.
Trump is scheduled to make three campaign stops in Florida on Wednesday. Clinton is also scheduled to campaign in Nevada along with her Arizona stop.
Election Day is Nov. 8.
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