Candidates scramble to final stumps

Republican John McCain made a final, seven-state burst of campaigning Monday while Democrat Barack Obama eased back to three states — a contrast underscoring the state of play heading into today’s historic election.

“After decades of broken politics in Washington, eight years of failed policies from George W. Bush, 21 months of a campaign that has taken us from the rocky coast of Maine to the sunshine of California, we are one day away from changing the United States of America,” Obama told a rally in Florida.