Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton traveled across the United States on Nov. 7, holding final rallies in swing states before election day. (Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post)Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made their final pitches to an anxious nation Monday, with Clinton seeking to strike a conciliatory, positive tone — and Trump, the underdog, warning of “disaster” if he loses. On the last day of the presidential campaign, Clinton seemed to be a clear but not overwhelming favorite. In making his last campaign appearances as president, he tried to help Clinton win the office he’d denied her eight years before. He recounted the story of Edith Childs, the Greenwood, S.C., city councilwoman who coined the 2008 Obama campaign slogan, “Fired Up!

Source: Washington Post November 08, 2016 00:46 UTC