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Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) -- Negative, expensive campaigns is something Sen. Kay Hagan is getting an education in this year. And something Hillary Clinton knows very well.

Clinton campaigned Saturday for her fellow Democrat at a Charlotte rally of about 1,800 supporter. The former U.S. senator and secretary of state -- and widely presumed 2016 presidential contender -- used her appearance for Hagan to decry Thom Tillis, the Republican looking to unseat Hagan in November, as someone who will answer to big business, not raise the minimum wage and slash education funding.

And unlike other appearances Clinton has made on the midterm campaign trail, the former first lady spent a portion of her speech Saturday decrying the level of outside spending in the Hagan-Tillis race.

"Elections come down often to who has got more money, who is pedaling more fear and who turns out," Clinton told an excited crowd. The former first lady later criticized the "onslaught of out of state money and negativity that is coming in against" Hagan.

"You have to prove them wrong," Clinton urged the crowd. Prove to them "that no matter how much money has flooded into this state, North Carolina is not for sale" -- the latter phrase having a mantra for Hagan supporters.

There is a reason Clinton focused on this: The North Carolina Senate race is by far the most expensive in the country this year. So far, campaigns and outside groups have spent close to $80 million in the state.

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Tillis has had $44 million of outside money spent on his behalf. Hagan has had $22 million.

Tillis is backed by groups like Americans For Prosperity, Crossroads GPS and the Chamber of Commerce. Hagan has been supported by Senate Majority PAC, the National Education Association and AFSCME, a labor organization.

The onslaught of spending likely won't stop soon, either. A spokesman for Hagan said he sees the total spent in the campaign jumping to over $100 million in the last 10 days of campaign.

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Democrat Hillary Clinton helped Sen. Kay Hagan put a spotlight on womens issues and womens votes at a Saturday rally in Charlotte.

Ten days before the Senate election, the star power of the likely presidential candidate helped Hagan draw one of her largest crowds. More than 1,000 people campaign officials put the number at 1,800 packed a Charlotte Convention Center ballroom.

There is nothing more important to Kay than who turns out, Clinton said. You can always count on Kay. ... Now whats important is whether Kay can count on you.

Clintons appearance came as Hagan continues to be locked in a tight race with Republican Thom Tillis, the speaker of the North Carolina House. The most expensive race in the country, its already flooded North Carolina homes with more than 90,000 TV ads.

Clinton, who has yet to announce her 2016 plans, joined Hagan in underscoring the senators support for issues that appeal to women, such as a minimum wage hike, education and Medicaid expansion. She also touted Hagans support for equal pay for women and ridiculed Tillis comments on the subject.

In a debate, Tillis said government should enforce existing laws, not adopt some of the campaign gimmicks that are going to put more regulations and make it more difficult.

You have to ask yourself, Clinton said. Is it pro-family? Is it pro-North Carolina to say that equal pay for women is just a campaign gimmick? When I heard that I thought Id misheard it. ... This is not just a womens issue. This is a family issue. A fairness issue. An economic issue.

In her own remarks, Hagan reminded listeners that Tillis supported a move to defund Planned Parenthood. She criticized his support of the Supreme Courts Hobby Lobby decision, which said private employers who offer employees health insurance cant be forced to include contraceptives on the plans if they have a religious objection.

Its 2014, and a womans health care decision should be between a woman and her doctor, Hagan said, not a woman and her boss.

Clinton, who never mentioned Tillis by name, amplified the appeal. Reach out, particularly to every single woman you know, she told the audience. There is a concerted effort right now to turn the clock back.

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BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) -- More outside help is on the way for gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley.

On Friday afternoon, Hillary Clinton appeared with Coakley at a campaign event in Boston at the Park Plaza hotel. The crowd cheered as Clinton took the stage.

Clinton said Coakley has "prepared for this all her life" and that she will make voters proud. Clinton, the presumptive frontrunner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination is the latest major Democrat to visit the Commonwealth to energize a turnout at the polls at a time when Democrats fear many will stay home.

Senator Elizabeth Warren also took the stage in support of Coakley.

Despite the talk of a potential 2016 presidential bid for Warren, Clinton had nothing but praise for her sharing stories about their grandchildren and Warren's work in the senate.

"I love watching Elizabeth, you know, give it to those who deserve to get it," she said.

Just last week former President Bill Clinton spoke in Worcester for Coakley, and weeks before that, First Lady Michelle Obama.

But all this support raises some questions about why Coakley should need the outside help.

Clinton's visit comes at a particularly challenging time for Coakley, after a new Globe poll shows her down by nine points. Coakley's advisors call the poll and "outlier" and they insist it's a dead heat.

Baker's campaign calls it a sign of momentum, something Coakley is hoping to lock up with this visit.

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