Presidential candidates begin final day of campaigning
The US presidential candidates gear up for a final day of frantic campaigning
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Monday, 03, Nov 2008 09:14
The United States' presidential candidates have begun a final day of frantic campaigning before the country goes to the polls.
Republican John McCain is due to address supporters at seven states on Monday, including Florida - where he started earlier this morning - and his home state of Arizona.
His Democratic rival Barack Obama meanwhile has also been in Florida early on, and is due to head to North Carolina and Virginia later – all three of which were won by the Republicans in 2004.
The Illinois senator has held a consistent lead in the polls over the last few weeks but there are signs that Mr McCain is closing the gap.
A Mason-Dixon survey in Ohio – the state which gave George Bush victory in 2004 – shows Mr McCain holds a two-point advantage.
However, a USA Today poll on Monday showed consensus poll leader Mr Obama to be holding an 11-point advantage over his rival.
Speaking on Sunday, the 72-year-old Vietnam veteran told supporters in Wallingford, Pennsylvania: "There are just two days left, two days.
"We are a couple of points behind in Pennsylvania. The pundits have written us off just like before, but, my friends, the Mac is back."
Mr Obama, meanwhile, told some 60,000 supporters at a rally in Columbus: "In two days you can put an end to the politics that would divide a nation just to win an election."
Some 31 states have been able to vote ahead of Tuesday's election, either in person or by mail-in ballot.
CNN claims that by Friday more than 23 million ballots had been collected in 25 of the states.
There have reports of huge queues, however, with some suggesting people have been forced to wait for between two-and-a-half and six hours to vote.