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| US election: Trump and Clinton in tight race on campaign's final day – live | US election: Trump and Clinton in tight race on campaign's final day – live |
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| 3.26pm GMT | |
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| She was 9 or 10 years old (depending on whether she falls in Aquarius-Leo or in Virgo-Capricorn) when the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified. | |
| Desiline Victor, at 106 years old, is the oldest voter in #MiamiDade arrives at #NorthMiami to cast her vote #WeCareWeVote #MobilizeFlorida pic.twitter.com/PfPo7aeGRx | |
| 3.18pm GMT | 3.18pm GMT |
| 15:18 | 15:18 |
| Hi Grandma, what are you doing today? | Hi Grandma, what are you doing today? |
| Hillary Clinton has a granddaughter who just turned two, and a grandson who’s five months. | Hillary Clinton has a granddaughter who just turned two, and a grandson who’s five months. |
| 3.14pm GMT | 3.14pm GMT |
| 15:14 | 15:14 |
| Philly transit strike ends | Philly transit strike ends |
| If voters in Philadelphia, prime Democratic territory, don’t turn up at the polls tomorrow, they will not have a weeklong public transit strike to blame. Pennsylvania is not an early-voting state; access to the polls on game day is crucial. | If voters in Philadelphia, prime Democratic territory, don’t turn up at the polls tomorrow, they will not have a weeklong public transit strike to blame. Pennsylvania is not an early-voting state; access to the polls on game day is crucial. |
| The strike ended early Monday, AP reports: | The strike ended early Monday, AP reports: |
| The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the union representing about 4,700 transit workers announced a tentative agreement early Monday. | The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the union representing about 4,700 transit workers announced a tentative agreement early Monday. |
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Board Chairman Pasquale Deon said it is a fair deal that provides “wage increases, pension improvements, and maintains health care coverage levels while addressing rising costs.” | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Board Chairman Pasquale Deon said it is a fair deal that provides “wage increases, pension improvements, and maintains health care coverage levels while addressing rising costs.” |
| The five-year deal is still subject to ratification by union members and must be approved by the SEPTA board. | The five-year deal is still subject to ratification by union members and must be approved by the SEPTA board. |
| The strike had really messed with traffic flow in the city: | The strike had really messed with traffic flow in the city: |
| The result has been traffic gridlock at morning and evening rush hours; jammed and delayed regional rail service and higher absenteeism at the city’s high schools. The troubles continued Monday morning despite the new deal, as commuters faced crowded roads and up to 30-minute delays on all regional rails due to signal problems. | The result has been traffic gridlock at morning and evening rush hours; jammed and delayed regional rail service and higher absenteeism at the city’s high schools. The troubles continued Monday morning despite the new deal, as commuters faced crowded roads and up to 30-minute delays on all regional rails due to signal problems. |
| 2.46pm GMT | 2.46pm GMT |
| 14:46 | 14:46 |
| Last campaign stops: Michigan, Michigan... Pennsylvania? | Last campaign stops: Michigan, Michigan... Pennsylvania? |
| Donald Trump has rallies planned in no fewer than five states today: Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Michigan. Live in the United States? Donald Trump is likely coming to a tarmac near you. | Donald Trump has rallies planned in no fewer than five states today: Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Michigan. Live in the United States? Donald Trump is likely coming to a tarmac near you. |
| That culminating stop in Michigan – in Grand Rapids – jumps out, as further evidence of the Trump campaign belief that they can pick off a state that has fallen for the Democratic presidential candidate going back six elections. | That culminating stop in Michigan – in Grand Rapids – jumps out, as further evidence of the Trump campaign belief that they can pick off a state that has fallen for the Democratic presidential candidate going back six elections. |
| Trump running mate Mike Pence also has five events today, but in only four states, because Pence is going to Michigan twice. He hits Traverse City in the early afternoon, zips off to Pennsylvania and New Hampshire and then circles back to join Trump in Grand Rapids. | Trump running mate Mike Pence also has five events today, but in only four states, because Pence is going to Michigan twice. He hits Traverse City in the early afternoon, zips off to Pennsylvania and New Hampshire and then circles back to join Trump in Grand Rapids. |
| Also in Michigan today: Barack Obama, visiting very blue Ann Arbor before he heads to New Hampshire. | Also in Michigan today: Barack Obama, visiting very blue Ann Arbor before he heads to New Hampshire. |
| Hillary Clinton is tending to Michigan today, too – and she’s going right to the heart of Republican support in the western state, visiting Ottawa county, which voted for Mitt Romney by 35 points in 2012. She also has a stop in Pittsburgh before kicking off her evening program. | Hillary Clinton is tending to Michigan today, too – and she’s going right to the heart of Republican support in the western state, visiting Ottawa county, which voted for Mitt Romney by 35 points in 2012. She also has a stop in Pittsburgh before kicking off her evening program. |
| About that evening program: the Clinton campaign announced that Bruce Springsteen would be appearing in an evening rally in Philadelphia, which also will include Barack and Michelle Obama and Bill and Chelsea Clinton. | About that evening program: the Clinton campaign announced that Bruce Springsteen would be appearing in an evening rally in Philadelphia, which also will include Barack and Michelle Obama and Bill and Chelsea Clinton. |
| Clinton running mate Tim Kaine will be in North Carolina and at home in Virginia, Al Gore will be in Colorado, and vice president Joe Biden is assigned to Florida. | Clinton running mate Tim Kaine will be in North Carolina and at home in Virginia, Al Gore will be in Colorado, and vice president Joe Biden is assigned to Florida. |
| 1.23pm GMT | 1.23pm GMT |
| 13:23 | 13:23 |
| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. The election’s tomorrow, and it’s time to make your predictions. Who’s going to win, and by how much? | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. The election’s tomorrow, and it’s time to make your predictions. Who’s going to win, and by how much? |
| US election: five scenarios | US election: five scenarios |
| Will it be the Clinton Crush, the Trump Bank Shot, the Clinton Cliffhanger, the Al Gore, or the Make America Great Again? Read through five scenarios and see which one most closely fits your view. Or suggest a sixth! | Will it be the Clinton Crush, the Trump Bank Shot, the Clinton Cliffhanger, the Al Gore, or the Make America Great Again? Read through five scenarios and see which one most closely fits your view. Or suggest a sixth! |
| Now click through to 270toWin to fill out your version of this map, feeling free of course to reject some of the basic calls we’ve made, such as Hillary Clinton claiming Nevada on the strength of early turnout by Latino voters, and Clinton claiming the upper midwestern states on the strength of polling and precedent. Or maybe Trump is obviously going to win Iowa, which we’ve not given him here? | Now click through to 270toWin to fill out your version of this map, feeling free of course to reject some of the basic calls we’ve made, such as Hillary Clinton claiming Nevada on the strength of early turnout by Latino voters, and Clinton claiming the upper midwestern states on the strength of polling and precedent. Or maybe Trump is obviously going to win Iowa, which we’ve not given him here? |
| Please share your results in the comments ... and we’ll be sharing ours. Today is a day for predictions, so when you’re done with that, weigh in on this little Twitter poll by Cook political report’s Dave Wasserman: | Please share your results in the comments ... and we’ll be sharing ours. Today is a day for predictions, so when you’re done with that, weigh in on this little Twitter poll by Cook political report’s Dave Wasserman: |
| Is Hillary Clinton is likelier to carry... | Is Hillary Clinton is likelier to carry... |
| Clinton and Trump are tied in NC , 44% to 44%, in the final NYT Upshot/Siena College poll. https://t.co/sH7ZQAjqiR | Clinton and Trump are tied in NC , 44% to 44%, in the final NYT Upshot/Siena College poll. https://t.co/sH7ZQAjqiR |
| Over 40k more Dems than GOP voted on the last Sunday of early voting in Florida pic.twitter.com/ljxYV94ZB8 | Over 40k more Dems than GOP voted on the last Sunday of early voting in Florida pic.twitter.com/ljxYV94ZB8 |
| How much of the overall popular vote will Libertarian nominee (and pot enthusiast) Gary Johnson get? | How much of the overall popular vote will Libertarian nominee (and pot enthusiast) Gary Johnson get? |
| @Redistrict It would be kinda neat if his final % of the vote was 4.20. | @Redistrict It would be kinda neat if his final % of the vote was 4.20. |
| Janet Reno dies aged 78 | Janet Reno dies aged 78 |
| Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as US attorney general, has died aged 78. AP: | Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as US attorney general, has died aged 78. AP: |
| Reno died early on Monday from complications associated with Parkinson’s disease, her goddaughter, Gabrielle D’Alemberte, said. D’Alemberte said Reno spent her final days at home in Miami surrounded by family and friends. | Reno died early on Monday from complications associated with Parkinson’s disease, her goddaughter, Gabrielle D’Alemberte, said. D’Alemberte said Reno spent her final days at home in Miami surrounded by family and friends. |
| A former Miami prosecutor who famously told reporters “I don’t do spin,” Reno served nearly eight years as attorney general under President Bill Clinton, the longest stint in a century. | A former Miami prosecutor who famously told reporters “I don’t do spin,” Reno served nearly eight years as attorney general under President Bill Clinton, the longest stint in a century. |
| Read further: | Read further: |
| We have a lot for you today – thanks for reading and please join us in the comments! | We have a lot for you today – thanks for reading and please join us in the comments! |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.37pm GMT | at 1.37pm GMT |