Election snapshot: last polls give Clinton comfort as candidates dash across swing states
Final polls give Clinton the edge
An analysis by the Washington Post meanwhile shows that Clinton should be able to count on 275 electoral votes solidly or leaning her way — five more than she needs to claim the presidency. The analysis shows that even if Trump holds all of the states either solidly or leaning his way and wins all three states currently rated as “toss-ups”, he is still seven electoral votes short of the 270 votes needed.
Watch: Hillary holds rally in ‘safe’ Michigan
Closing arguments from the two candidates
“Tomorrow, you can vote for a hopeful, inclusive, big-hearted America,” she told a crowd in Pittsburgh, reported the New York Times. “Our core values are being tested in this election.”
Trump, who was campaigning in five states on Monday, continued his dark approach and repeated allegations that he has suffered from a “rigged system”, while assailing the “crooked media” and attacking a “corrupt Washington establishment” at a rally in North Carolina.
Watch: Trump’s last-ditch bid for glory
The sway of Latino voters
While Trump is attempting to crack Clinton’s blue wall in traditionally Democratic states, Clinton is hoping that a surge in turnout among Latinos - America’s largest minority voting group - could push her into the White House.
Trump has angered the Latino community by labelling Mexican illegal immigrants rapists and murderers.
