Watch: Donald Trump Rallies with Granite Staters in Bedford NH

BEDFORD, NH — If you didn’t think that Donald Trump had New Hampshire’s four Electoral College votes in his sights as he tries to get to 270 to win the 2016 presidential race, think again. The Republican nominee, who won New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary in February handily, is making his fourth trip to the Granite State during the last eight weeks, after previously holding large rallies in Laconia, Manchester and Windham.

Attendees began heading to the NH Sportsplex in Bedford at noon Thursday with police creating special traffic and parking logistics due to the large crowd expected. Former Gen. Michael Flynn introduced Trump at the event and the GOP nominee spoke for about 40 minutes.

It was Trump’s first trip to New Hampshire since his somewhat above expectations first debate performance; Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was also in the state yesterday for a rally at UNH about her multi-billion dollar college subsidy plan with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT. Vice Presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence was also in Milford three days ago for a small rally. He and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-VA, go head-to-head on Oct. 4.

The latest RealClearPolitics.com Electoral College map shows why New Hampshire has become so important. The map shows a slight lead for Clinton – with 188 likely or leaning EC votes for the Democrats while Trump has 165 likely or leaning EC votes. Another 185 – New Hampshire and 14 other states – are still presumed to be toss-ups. The RCP average national polling data has Clinton up by about 3 percent, on an incline since Monday’s debate, with Trump and Libertarian Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, for the Greens, dipping as well.

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Caption: Donald Trump speaking in Exeter in February. Credit: Jeffrey Hastings/Frame of Mind Photography. FrameofMindPhoto.com.