Story highlights Hillary Clinton's campaign is winnowing its advertising targets for the fall

Colorado and Virginia are looking safer for the Democratic ticket

Los Angeles (CNN) Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign will make their final ad reservations for the fall this week, according to an aide, reserving -- in total -- $80 millions in ads through Election Day in eight states.

Two states that the Clinton campaign is not planning to air local ads in through September and October: Virginia and Colorado.

With polls showing Clinton up handily over Donald Trump in the two swing states, Clinton's top aides feel -- citing the growth in minority communities and college-educated white voters -- confident enough to pull local ads in the two states.

"Our campaign is going to use every tool in our toolbox from a massive grassroots campaign, state-of-the-art digital outreach and a significant advertising campaign to make sure every voter knows the stakes in this election and the danger Donald Trump represents," said a Clinton aide about the ad reservations.

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