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LORENELLIOTT—THETAMPABAYTIMESVIAAP Donald Trump takes a break from speaking to compare his face to a mask during a rally at the Sarasota Fairgrounds in Sarasota, Fla., on Monday. ByJuliePace,LisaLerer and Jill Colvin The Associated Press PITTSBURGH Strainingto- ward the finish line of the wildly unpredictable White House race, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump blitzed through battleground states Monday in a final bid to energize supporters. Clinton urged voters to em- brace a "hopeful, inclusive, bighearted America," while Trump called for support to "beat the corrupt system." The candidates planned to campaign late into the night, a frenzied end to a bitter election year that has laid bare the nation's deep economic and cultural di- vides. Clinton opened the day Monday buoyed by FBI Di- rector James Comey's an- nouncement Sunday that he would not recommend criminal charges against her following a new email review. The inquiry had sapped a surging Clin- ton momentum at a cru- cial moment in the race, though she still heads into Election Day with multiple paths to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to be- come the nation's first fe- male president. "I think I have some work to do to bring the country together," she acknowl- edged as she boarded her plane for her last battle- ground tour. "I really do want to be the president for everybody." As Clinton took the stage in Pittsburgh, supporters yelled out, "We love you" — an unusual occurrence for the Democratic presidential candidate who has some- times struggled to connect with voters. "I love you all, too. Abso- lutely," Clinton said with a slight chuckle. Trump was aggressive to the end, repeatedly slam- ming Clinton at his first event of the day in Sarasota, Florida. Having made the new FBI review a center- piece of his closing case to voters, he argued that Clin- ton was being protected by a "totally rigged system." "You have one magnifi- cent chance to beat the cor- rupt system and deliver jus- tice," Trump said. "Do not let this opportunity slip away." The comments were a reminder that Comey's news, delivered in a let- ter to lawmakers on Sun- day, was a doubled-edged sword for Clinton. While it vindicated her claims that the emails would not yield new evidence, it ensured that a controversy that has dogged her campaign from the start would follow her through Election Day. Across the country, nearly 24 million early bal- lots were cast under the shadow of Comey's initial announcement of a new email review. That number represents more than half of the roughly 42.5 million people who had cast votes by Monday afternoon, ac- cording to Associated Press data. The inquiry involved material found on a com- puter belonging to An- thony Weiner, the dis- graced former congress- man and estranged husband of Huma Abe- din, a longtime Clinton aide. Comey said Sunday the FBI reviewed commu- nications "to or from Hill- ary Clinton while she was secretary of state." Clinton tried to fly above the controversy Monday and was not expected to address the matter dur- ing stops in Michigan and North Carolina. She was also headlining an evening rally in Philadelphia with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, along with rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi. Nearing the end of his two terms in the White House, Obama was nostal- gic as he launched his own busy day of events, noting that he was probably mak- ing his last campaign swing for the foreseeable future. "Whatever credibility I have earned after eight years as president, I am ask- ing you to trust me on this. I am voting for Hillary Clin- ton," Obama said. Clintonisbankinginpart on high turnout — particu- larly among Obama's young, diverse coalition of voters — to carry her over the finish line Tuesday. Roughly half the states with advance vot- ing have reported record turnout, including Florida and Nevada, which have booming Hispanic popula- tions, a possible good sign for Clinton. In Florida alone, His- panic participation is up by more than 453,000 votes, nearly doubling the 2012 level. Black turnout is up compared to 2012, but that share of the total vote is lower due to bigger jumps among Latinos and whites, according to University of Florida professor Daniel Smith In Nevada, where more than three-fourths of ex- pected ballots have been cast, Democrats also lead, 42 percent to 36 percent. Trump deputy campaign manager David Bossie downplayed the impact of increased Hispanic par- ticipation, telling report- ers on a conference call, "We feel that we're go- ing to get a good share of those votes." However, he sidestepped two questions about the level of Hispanic vote Trump needs to win the presidency. Without victories in Flor- ida and Nevada, Trump's path to 270 electoral votes would be exceedingly nar- row. He already must win nearly all of the roughly dozen battleground states. Trump planned to cam- paign at a breakneck pace through Election Day. Fol- lowing the rally in Flor- ida, he headed to North Carolina and then was off to Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. After voting in New York Tuesday morning, After that, Trump was to re- turn to Pennsylvania, Mich- igan, Ohio, North Carolina and New Hampshire. Midway through his trav- els Monday, Trump praised his supporters for having created a "movement." But he warned it would all slip away if he loses Tuesday. "Go vote," he urged. "Or honestly, we've all wasted our time." Elbowingeachotheralltheway, Trump, Clinton near the finish CAMPAIGN 2016 ANDREW HARNIK — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hillary Clinton speaks to members of the media before boarding her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., Monday to travel to Pittsburgh. By Eric Tucker The Associated Press WASHINGTON The FBI's handling of its Hillary Clinton email probe has undercut the bureau's carefully crafted image as a respected law enforce- ment organization unques- tionably outside the polit- ical fray. The yearlong investiga- tion thrust the FBI into the thick of an already frac- tious presidential race, entangled in a way that strained its vaunted inde- pendence and cracked its prized reputation for si- lence about its work. Even after Tuesday's election, FBI Director James Comey is sure to face second-guessing over his public statements that opened the curtain on nor- mally secret investigative details. "This has been a very difficult election process. Unfortunately, the FBI has been drawn into it," said Leo Taddeo, a retired FBI supervisor. Although Comey sig- naled a conclusion to the Clinton email matter with a letter to Congress on Sunday, the discussion continues. Lawmakers de- mand answers to ques- tions left unresolved by two vague and ambiguous Comey letters. Clinton and her aides feel wronged by the disclosure of "new" emails less than two weeks before Election Day. And ex-prosecutors of both par- ties are concerned the bu- reau's actions strayed from its mandate to steer clear of politics. If Clinton should win on Tuesday, could the in- vestigation follow her into the White House? Comey said Sunday that agents had finished reviewing all newly found emails to and from her while she was secretary of state and had found nothing to change his conclusion from July — no charges. A senior law enforcement official said the letter meant an end to the email review, rather than a simple status up- date. There was no sugges- tion any of Clinton's aides were being scrutinized, in- dicating the investigation was again closed. It's hard to gauge the po- litical impact of Comey's recent announcements. In the nine days between Comey's initial statement that he was looking at more emails and his all- clear announcement on Sunday, nearly 24 million people cast early ballots — about 18 percent of the ex- pected total votes for pres- ident. The controversy, cou- pled with leaks that laid bare internal squabbling, suggests a tough road ahead for FBI leaders re- gardless of who wins Tues- day. After a referral from the intelligence community in- spector general, the FBI began investigating Clin- ton for the potential mis- handling of classified in- formation as secretary of state. Comey has said the investigation was done without regard to politics, but he also never lost sight of political sensitivities, re- ceiving regular briefings but refusing to comment in public. When the FBI decided in July it wouldn't recom- mend charges, he broke from protocol and deliv- ered an unusual public statement chastising Clin- ton and her aides as "ex- tremely careless." There was plenty of Re- publican pushback to that announcement, but it was nothing compared to what Comey has faced the past two weeks. That started with his Oct. 28 notifica- tion to Congress that the FBI would review newly discovered emails poten- tially connected to the email investigation. The statement pro- voked outrage from Clin- ton and other Democrats who said it needlessly placed her under suspi- cion when the FBI didn't even know if the emails were relevant. Then came Sunday's statement, in which Comey effectively cleared the Democratic presidential nominee by saying the new review had done nothing to change the FBI's July recommendation that she not face charges. Though a relief to Democrats and Clinton, the news also raised skepticism among Republicans and questions among others why the is- sue had been raised again. Comey has said he felt obligated to alert Congress after having previously tes- tified that the investigation had been closed. Support- ers say had he kept silent until after the election, he would have faced partisan allegations of stifling a bombshell announcement and perhaps given fuel to allegations of a "rigged" election. He also would have risked the chance of the news leaking out. "Do I sit quietly and do nothing for 10 days and let the election quietly go by, pregnant with the knowl- edge that we have thou- sands of new emails?" said Ron Hosko, a retired FBI assistant director. "Or do I tell the same Congress that I've been commit- ted to being transparent with?" 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