Clinton, Trump Zero In on Battleground States That Will Decide Election

The candidates narrow their focus as they trade attacks on national security and fitness for office.

Clinton, Trump Dig In for Next Phase of Campaigns

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With the start of the intensified, two-month sprint to Election Day, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump expanded their availability to the news media as they zeroed in on the states and groups of voters they need to claim victory on Nov. 8.

The candidates crossed paths at Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport at the start of the day Monday, illustrating the narrow focus of both campaigns on Ohio and about seven other battleground states that will decide the election. Trump will seek to improve his standing with women and continued his courting of black voters while Clinton tried to bolster support with labor groups and made plans to reach out to religious voters.