High-power surrogate army is on the march for Clinton

By John Wagner and Jose A. DelReal October 18 at 8:01 PM

LAS VEGAS — With Hillary Clinton focused on debate preparations and largely out of public view again Tuesday, her campaign dispatched Sen. Bernie Sanders to make her case in Arizona, a heavily Republican state where Clinton is making a late play.

It was the start of a planned parade this week by high-profile Clinton backers that will also include the candidate’s daughter, Chelsea, and first lady Michelle Obama. And it was testament to one clear advantage Clinton has heading into the closing weeks of her contest against Republican Donald Trump: a much longer and higher-powered roster of campaign surrogates.

Between now and Election Day, bold names campaigning around the country for Clinton will include a sitting president and vice president, a highly popular first lady, a former president (and husband of the candidate) and scores of elected officials whose appeal ranges from the party’s progressive wing to its more conservative voters.

Trump, by contrast, is mostly focused on Trump. Besides Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who is dutifully touring the battleground states, the Republican ticket has no one staging separate rallies to extend the campaign’s reach at a critical time.

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