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Trump Scheduled to Hold Fifth Rally in Maine Friday

AUGUSTA, Maine - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold his fifth rally in Maine when he visits Lisbon on Friday.

Trump's visit to the Open Door Christian Academy Gymnasium will follow a stop early that day in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Trump, who is attempting to swipe at least one of Maine's four electoral votes, made a similar swing to northern New England when he held rallies in Portsmouth and Bangor on the same day earlier this month.

His visit to Lisbon will take place at a much smaller venue than his event at Bangor's Cross Insurance Arena, where several thousand supporters attended.

National polls show Trump falling further behind Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Polling averages posted by the website Real Clear Politics, show Clinton with leads in most of the larger swing states.

Recent polls show her leading in Maine statewide and drawing closer to Trump in the state's rural 2nd Congressional District.

Journalist Steve Mistler is Maine Public’s chief politics and government correspondent. He is based at the State House.