Clinton Ad Buys In Blue States Are Not A Sign Of Trouble

I see that MSNBC is pointing to new ad buys by the Clinton campaign in Michigan, Colorado, Virginia, and New Mexico as some kind of indication that the campaign is suddenly worried about these states and therefore the election. These are all solidly blue states that most polls show Clinton has a pretty solid lead. Trump’s only path to winning the election is to win every toss-up state plus one more solidly blue state and he is currently engaged in a desperate effort to expand the map into at least one blue state, campaigning in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. The Clinton campaign has plenty of cash on-hand and it is only smart to spend some of that money making sure that hey don’t get caught by surprise somewhere and that their “blue wall” remains solid. So don’t believe the hype surrounding these ad buys.