Clinton and her campaign have also been the target of intense scrutiny as a series of dumps from WikiLeaks revealed a web of questionable activity by Clinton confidants and politically damaging communications by Clinton aides, associates and foundation staff.

Trump is attempting to capitalize on the plethora of bad publicity surrounding Clinton, her campaign and her foundation.

Maine’s 2nd

Maine’s 2nd congressional district moved from “battleground” to “lean Republican.” Maine splits up its four electoral votes, with two going to the statewide winner and one going to the winner in each of the two congressional districts.

Trump has made appearances in Maine’s 2nd, hoping to steal at least one electoral vote in a state that usually votes Democrat. The vast 2nd district covers a majority of the state in terms of land, while the 1st district includes the state’s population centers of Portland and Augusta. A recent poll showed that voters in the 2nd district are split between Clinton and Trump.

New Hampshire

CNN moved New Hampshire from “lean Democrat” to “battleground.”A Nov. 3 Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll showed a dead heat between Clinton and Trump for the granite state. The poll revealed that 52 percent of independent voters said that the FBI announcement made them less likely to vote for Clinton.

Incumbent New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte has rebounded in the waning day of a bruising race against Gov. Maggie Hasson, after being down as many as 8 points just two weeks ago. The embattled Senator has distanced herself from the GOP nominee, telling a local radio station that she wouldn’t want her daughter in a room with Donald Trump or Bill Clinton, but added “this isn’t about my daughter.”

Ohio

The Cable News Network moved Ohio from from “battleground” to “lean Republican.” Early-voting data out of Ohio revealed a drastic decline in early-vote requests by Democrats compared to this time in 2012. Requests are down 35 percent in Cuyahoga County (Cleveland area), a county which President Barack Obama won by 256,613 in 2012 (Obama won statewide by 166,272).

Recent polls have Trump up five in the Buckeye state, and incumbent Senator Rob Portman is enjoying a 15-point lead over Democratic candidate, Gov. Ted Strickland. Sen. Portman’s appeal may not all “trickle up” to Trump, but along with lower turnout from uninspired democratic voters in the state’s population centers, the GOP nominee is in a strong position in Ohio.

Trump will benefit from a robust state-party apparatus and his own campaign’s strong presence. A federal judge issued a restraining order against the Donald Trump campaign, Roger stone and his Political Action Committee from, conspiring to intimidate, threaten, harass, or coerce voters on Election Day,” after the Ohio Democratic party accused the Republican party of intimidating voters.

Utah

John King and company moved Utah from “battleground” to “lean Republican.” Historically a safe Republican state, Utah has voted for the Republican nominee every time since 1964, when the state chose Lyndon Johnson over conservative icon Barry Goldwater.