COLUMBUS, Ohio – Joe Biden is set to make a general election campaign visit Monday to Ohio, signaling the former vice president’s hopes of winning the state Democrats lost by a significant margin in the 2016 election. The Biden campaign said the former vice president plans an afternoon campaign speech in Toledo, then will head to Cincinnati for a voter mobilization event. The president won the state over Democrat Hillary Clinton by 8 percentage points in 2016. “We look forward to a big win for Team Trump on November 3rd.”Biden’s team has said it always had Ohio on its wish list. ___This story has been corrected to show that Monday will not be Joe Biden’s first general election campaign visit to Ohio.

The group Trump Victory released the following statement ahead of Tuesday night’s presidential debate:"While President Trump continues to put America First and deliver on his promises to the American people, it is finally time for Joe Biden to defend his radical policies and years of failure. During tonight’s debate, the choice could not be clearer that President Trump is the only one on stage fit to lead this country for the next four years.” – Trump Victory Spokesperson Anna KellyRead: Michigan Democratic Party releases statement before first presidential debateLIVE COVERAGE: Trump, Biden in first Presidential Debate of 2020 election

The Trump campaign in Michigan has reached nearly half of Michigans population in the effort to reelect the President, according to a release from the campaign sent Monday. Related: Trump puts spotlight on crime rates in American cities including DetroitGustafson said the campaign defines voters engaged as total calls and doors knocked, not including text messages. In response to the Trump campaigns voter outreach the Biden campaign touted its plan to reach voters virtually. Were running a active, energetic campaign that is directly engaging Michiganders in evert single part of the state while ensuring the health and safety of our staff, volunteers, and Michigan voters, Biden For President Michigan State Director Eric Hyers said. A staffer with the Biden campaign also said they have 2000 organizers currently working on the campaign.

WASHINGTON The Republican National Committee and President Donald Trumps campaign say they have now hired 1,500 field staffers, aiming to convert their financial advantage over Democrats into votes in November. Trump Victory, the joint field effort of the two organizations, announced Monday the hiring of an additional 300 staffers set to hit 20 target states by Wednesday in the largest field operation over mounted by a Republican. Republicans are quick to note that their staffer count in the field is more than double that of Biden, whose goal was 600 field staffers by the end of June. Both the Trump and Biden field operations went virtual largely overnight in mid-March as the coronavirus pandemic hit. We have the biggest and best ground game operation ever seen, said Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh.

The coronavirus pandemic isn't going away anytime soon, but campaigns are still forging ahead with in-person organizing. In previous campaigns, we would always say organizing, door-knocking is the gold standard," she said. The gold standard, I think, is creating community.The Biden campaign has offered no timetable for when itll resume in-person campaigning. Aides say the campaign is consulting with its public health advisory board, consisting of doctors and health experts, on when its safe. But the differing decisions on whether to resume in-person campaigning have become fodder for political attacks from both parties.