Brett McGinness

USA TODAY

Eleven more days in this campaign, and we still have so many questions unanswered. Is there any Hillary-related WikiLeaks revelation or Trump sex scandal that can change your mind at this point? Are you just hoping to fast-forward to the end? Are elective medically induced comas a thing? In today's FTR, we go over the latest poll numbers, look at the Trump-Pence strategy in the campaign's closing days and wrap things up with a presidential poetry slam.

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Deep breaths, everyone

The latest USA TODAY/Suffolk poll has Hillary Clinton's lead growing to 9 points in the four-way race and 10 points in the head-to-head matchup; in the same poll two months ago, her lead was 7 in both matchups. (Meanwhile over at FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver says the race may be tightening a bit.) The poll also shows just over half of Americans are concerned that there will be Election Day violence, with one in five saying they're "very concerned." (Conservative radio host Joe Walsh says "I'm grabbing my musket" if Trump loses, so ...)

Most of this stems from a very sharp divide on how above board the election will be. "I have no idea who is rigging it, (but) there's just too many inconsistencies coming from all directions," says one poll respondent, a Pittsburgh Democrat who plans to vote for Trump. A Clinton supporter in Philadelphia counters with, "It's 2016, and to be able to rig an election would be impossible at this point." Hey, speaking of elections in Pennsylvania, here's a fancy video explaining exactly how it works, courtesy of the York Daily Record:

For months, voters have talked about what they'll do after the election if their candidate loses. Maybe we should all leave the country for a few weeks, win or lose ... you know, just for a cooling-off period.

Trump, Pence playing 'good cop, bad cop' with Republican Party

With 11 days left before Election Day, the Trump-Pence ticket is still sussing out how they feel about the party they're representing. While Trump has stopped making fundraising appearances for the party and openly speculates about Paul Ryan secretly plotting against him, his running mate has a more conciliatory stance. Specifically, he's using party loyalty to bring back Republican voters to the fold.

“Now is the time to reach out to our Republican friends and neighbors and say with one voice it is time to come home,” Pence said to supporters in Reno. “I would submit to each and every one of you, go tell your neighbors and friends in Republican ranks it’s time to come home. Come home to vote for the Trump-Pence team.”

The Republican ticket is still within striking distance with a week and a half to go, and Trump's favorability among Republicans is up to 71% — still low, but it means there's a lot of room to grow his support just among his base. If Pence and Trump can rein in the begrudging votes of lackluster Republicans, they might have a shot. A vote is a vote; the ballot doesn't ask you how hard you're voting for your candidate.

More from the campaign trail

One of Trump's biggest critics announces he's voting for Donald, but won't endorse him. That's some world-class hair-splitting (USA TODAY OnPolitics)

Deray Mckesson invests his support in Hillary (USA TODAY OnPolitics)

Clinton to spend election night under Javits Center's glass ceiling, for symbolism. Trump to spend election night at U.S. Crane & Rigging, same reason (USA TODAY OnPolitics)

Garrison Keillor: Trump needs a warm-up act, like maybe governor of Iowa (Des Moines Register)

George Clinton: 'No funk in da’ Trump' (Asbury Park Press)

This whole year makes more sense if it's just performance art

Bad Lip Reading's latest opus turns the second presidential debate into a poetry slam.