Trump, Clinton appeal to Ohio voters on Labor Day

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Trump campaigns in Ohio on August 22.
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are set to enter the post-Labor Day stretch of the election season by courting Ohio voters on Monday. Trump will begin the holiday by speaking with union members in Cleveland, and is expected to later campaign at a fair in Youngstown; no Republican has won the White House without taking Ohio, and Trump has notably struggled in the polls in a number of battleground states.

Clinton, whose post-convention lead on Trump has been cut in half according to a new CNN poll, will attend a Labor Day festival in Cleveland and is expected to later visit labor leaders in Hampton, Illinois. Having faced criticism over her lack of accessibility, Clinton will also begin allowing the press on her campaign plane Monday.

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.