SPOKANE, Wash. — Former President Bill Clinton will be in Spokane and Vancouver to campaign for his wife, Hillary Clinton, in the run up to Washington's Democratic caucuses.
Bill Clinton will speak at Spokane Falls Community College Monday afternoon and at Clark College in Vancouver Monday evening.
Hillary Clinton has a lead of more than 300 delegates over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination from primaries and caucuses following a sweep of five states last Tuesday.
Washington state, Alaska and Hawaii hold Democratic caucuses on Saturday, and Washington has the most delegates ultimately at stake with 101.
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Hillary Clinton is traveling to Washington ahead of the state's caucus on March 26, according to her campaign.
Clinton will attend events in Seattle and Everett, where “she will discuss her plans to raise incomes and break down barriers for Washington families as president,” a news release said.
The campaign released new details about the trip on Monday. Read them here.
KIRO 7 News plans to stream at least one of the events.
Sanders spoke to large crowds in Vancouver, Seattle and Spokane on Sunday. Crowds inside the arena topped 10,300. more than 5,400 gathered outside. Watch video here.
In Seattle, Sanders applauded the city's move to incrementally phase in a $15-an-hour minimum wage by 2017 that took effect in April 2015.
KIRO 7 News will also stream any GOP candidates if they come in town for primary events. Learn about how the state republican's caucus and May convention works here.
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