The candidates’ final pitches for their candidacy, made last night in the waning hours of the last day of the campaign, bear repeating.
Hillary Clinton, the 69-year old former first lady, senator and secretary of state — backed by A-list musical stars and incumbent President Barack Obama — urged the country to unite and vote for “a hopeful, inclusive, big-hearted America.”
Donald Trump, the Republican maverick billionaire, doubled down on his outreach to voters who feel left behind by globalization and social change, finishing with a flourish on his protectionist slogan: “America first.”
“Just imagine what our country could accomplish if we started working together as one people, under one God, saluting one American flag,” the 70-year-old billionaire reality television star told cheering supporters.
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— AFP contributed to this report
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