Clinton, Trump Make Final Push For Votes 2 Days Before Election Day
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are making their final push for votes with just two days left before Election Day.
They're focusing their energy on some key battleground states, as they map out a path to victory and the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the nomination.
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Trump will hit a total of five states today, after being rushed off stage by the Secret Service at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada on Saturday night.
Trump abruptly stopped his speech after being distracted by a commotion in the crowd, CBS2's Brian Conybeare reported. Then the Secret Service moved in.
Chaos erupted as people tried to figure out what was going on and if there was any danger.
The Secret Service released a statement, reading in part: "Mr. Trump was removed from the stage by his Secret Service protective detail after a commotion occurred in the crowd, immediately in front of the stage and an unidentified individual shouted 'gun.' Secret Service agents and Reno Police Officers immediately apprehended the subject. Upon a thorough search of the subject and the surrounding area, no weapon was found."
Trump returned to the stage eight minutes later.
"Nobody ever said it would be easy but we will never be stopped, I wanna thank the Secret Service, these guys are great," Trump said.
Meanwhile, not even a downpour could dampen Hillary Clinton's enthusiasm as she hit battleground states in the homestretch of the election over the weekend.
The rain-soaked rally in Florida stood in stark contrast to a celebrity-fueled "Get Out The Vote" concert in Cleveland, featuring performances by Beyonce and Jay-Z.
Singer Katy Perry also headlined a "Get Out The Vote" concert in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says voter data tells him the two candidates are in "a dead heat.''
In interviews on CBS' "Face the Nation'' and ABC's "This Week,'' Priebus defended Trump's decision to use his final days to pitch himself to voters in states like Minnesota, Michigan and Pennsylvania that are typically considered unfriendly territory for GOP presidential candidates.
Priebus says Trump isn't using a traditional playbook because he's not a traditional candidate. He told CBS, "we have got a candidate that appeals to a lot of voters that haven't engaged in a long time. And he actually appeals to a lot of folks in the Midwest.''
According to the latest McClatchy-Marist poll, Clinton holds a one-point lead over Trump, with 44 percent of the vote and Trump at 43 percent.
As for third party candidates, Libertarian Gary Johnson has six percent of the vote, with Green Party candidate Jill Stein trailing at only two percent.
Clinton will stump in Ohio and New Hampshire today.
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