by David Smith in Washington with Ben Jacobs in Denver, Sabrina Siddiqui in Philadelphia and Paul Lewis in Reno, Nevada
Trump’s campaign says Clinton ‘hitting the panic button’ in blue states as candidates set out on whirlwind final 48 hours of bitterly fought election.
* What you need to know before voting Clinton or Trump
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are sprinting towards the finish line of the most bitter, divisive and fear-tainted US presidential election of modern times, with polls showing Clinton has the edge.
Seeking to become the first female president, the Democrat will end her campaign with a rally in the battleground state of North Carolina at midnight on Monday. Republican candidate Trump will close his at 11pm that night with an event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a state where he is hoping to pull off a huge surprise.
Around a third of ballots – at least 41 million across 48 states – have been cast in early voting, according to the Associated Press, and the election still appears to be Clinton’s to lose. On Sunday she led Trump 48%-43% in a Washington Post/ABC tracking poll, 44%-40% in an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll and 45%-42% in a Politico/Morning Consult poll. . . .
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