Hillary Clinton lashed out at the “negative, divisive, hateful campaign” of Donald Trump on Monday as she made one of two final pitches to Pennsylvania voters on the last day of the presidential campaign.
“For those who are still making up your minds or thinking maybe, maybe it’s not worth voting at all, let me just say the choice in this election could not be clearer,” Clinton said at a rally in Pittsburgh. “It really is between division or unity, between strong and steady leadership or a loose cannon.”
Clinton acknowledged the dissatisfaction with the status quo that has fueled Trump’s popularity, particularly among blue collar voters in the Keystone State.
“Our core values are being tested in this election, and I know that people are frustrated. A lot of people feel left out and left behind,” she said. “But I’ve got to say, anger is not a plan, my friends.”
Trump trails Clinton in Pennsylvania by 2.8 points, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls. However, the race there has tightened in recent weeks, and Clinton’s decision to hold two rallies in Pennsylvania on the day before voters head to the polls, one of which will include an appearance by President Obama, underscores just how seriously her campaign is taking the Keystone State contest.
Clinton’s stump speech Monday was peppered with references specific to the state she hopes to hold on Election Day, including a dig at Trump’s use of Chinese steel in his buildings as a nod to Pennsylvania’s flagging steel industry.
After traveling to Michigan Monday afternoon, where Obama spoke earlier in the day, Clinton will return to Philadelphia for an event with the president and Michelle Obama.
Clinton urged her supporters to turn out Tuesday in Pennsylvania, where early voting is limited to excused absentee ballots.
“If the lines are long tomorrow, please wait,” Clinton said. “In early voting, we have had people waiting in line for two or three hours.”
Much of Clinton’s support in Pennsylvania comes from Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs. Clinton’s rally there Monday evening will encourage voters in that part of the state to come out for her on Election Day, since the Democratic nominee will need a strong showing there to overcome Trump’s popularity in rural areas of Pennsylvania.
