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Hillary Clinton's campaign is expanding into traditional Republican states, investing in Arizona and Georgia, as polls have shown her either close or in the lead there.

And the Democrat hasn't forgotten about Utah.

While the campaign won't put numbers on it just yet, Marlon Marshall, Clinton's director of state campaigns, said Wednesday the front-runner will beef up her staff in Utah, increase advertising and bring in surrogates in hopes of pulling off what would have seemed impossible just a few weeks ago — turning Utah blue.

''Utah is looking like a battleground state and part of the reason is people are leaving Trump and looking at other options,'' Marshall said. ''We are going to do everything we can to win Utah.''

New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall was in Utah on Wednesday to raise money, rally supporters and watch the third presidential debate. Former President Bill Clinton and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper have also made quick visits.

Marshall said the goal is to make sure potential Clinton supporters realize that their vote could make the difference in a state where polls show Republican Donald Trump falling and independent Evan McMullin on the rise. The latest poll, released Wednesday by Emerson College, had McMullin in the lead. CNN, Fox News and NBC have declared Utah a swing state, though the handicappers at fivethirtyeight.com still give Trump a 78 percent chance of winning here, while McMullin and Clinton are tied at 11 percent.

Matt Canham