Michigan is a reliable Democratic state in general elections, but Hillary Clinton's campaign is not taking it for granted.
The Democratic presidential nominee is set to hit the trail in Michigan Monday with her top surrogate, President Barack Obama. Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, will visit the state Sunday.
Michigan hasn't voted for a Republican since George H.W. Bush in 1988. Still, GOP nominee Donald Trump has appealed to white blue collar voters, who are likely to help him in states like Michigan, Ohio and Iowa.
Clinton's campaign says the strategic reason for stops in Michigan is simple: It doesn't have early voting, so now is the ideal time to rally supporters.
"We have tried to calibrate our schedule to be in states at the peak time for voting," Clinton's campaign manager, Robby Mook, said Saturday. "Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire have nearly all ballots cast on Election Day."
