DHAKA: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have been criss-crossing America in a final push for votes before election day.

Both have been holding rallies in the battleground states of North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Clinton urged voters to back a “hopeful, inclusive, big-hearted America” while Trump told supporters they had a “magnificent chance to beat the corrupt system”.

Polls give Democrat Clinton a four-point lead over Republican Trump, reports the BBC.

A record number of Americans - at least 44.9m - have voted early by post or at polling stations.

There are signs of a high turnout among Hispanic voters, which is believed to favor Clinton.

It follows a bitter campaign during which the candidates have traded insults and become mired in a series of scandals.

At a star-studded event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Clinton was joined on stage by celebrities Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi.

Her final campaign stop is a midnight “get out the vote” event in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Earlier she said in a radio interview that if she won she would call Trump and hoped he would play a “constructive role” in helping to bring the country together.

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