(CNN) Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have a simple closing argument for voters: A loss in Tuesday's election would be catastrophic.

With four days remaining before the election, the White House rivals are speaking in increasingly stark terms about the stakes of the race. Clinton is portraying Trump as someone who doesn't care about minorities and women. Trump, meanwhile, is arguing that Clinton flouts the law and says her administration would be consumed with constant investigations and distracting scandals.

Neither candidate is making an affirmative case for their own campaign, more comfortable keeping their opponent's flaws in the spotlight.

All the focus at this point is on who will be able to secure the 270 electoral votes needed to capture the presidency. Clinton maintains the advantage, leading by four points in CNN's Poll of Polls. She is also ahead in key swing states such as North Carolina and Pennsylvania. But Trump's campaign senses momentum, cheered by recent polls in some blue-leaning swing states such New Hampshire and Colorado.

Both candidates are focusing on the states that can put them over the finish line. So far, Clinton's travel plans hint at a strategy of shoring up her strongholds to prevent Trump from breaking out while laying multiple roadblocks that would prevent Trump from winning 270 electoral votes.

Clinton can't afford falloff

But she cannot afford any falloff in Democratic turnout from 2012 — and is talking up the chances of a Trump victory to create a sense of urgency among her supporters.

"If Donald Trump were to win this election, we would have a commander in chief who is completely out of his depth and whose ideas are incredibly dangerous," Clinton said Thursday in North Carolina. Trump could "easily insult a foreign leader and start a real war instead of just a Twitter war."

Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton voted in Chappaqua, New York, on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8. Afterward, she and her husband, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, visited with locals outside the voting area. Hide Caption 1 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump casts his vote in New York on Election Day. Hide Caption 2 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton addresses a midnight rally at North Carolina State University in Raleigh early on November 8. Both Clinton and Trump barnstormed across battleground states in a frenetic, last-minute push for votes. Hide Caption 3 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton greets Lady Gaga backstage after the campaign event in Raleigh on November 8. The singer urged the crowd to make history and elect the first woman president. Hide Caption 4 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton held a rally in Philadelphia the night before Election Day. Hide Caption 5 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton's rally in Philadelphia included appearances from President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. Hide Caption 6 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign The Clintons share a moment backstage. Hide Caption 7 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump's family -- as well as Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence -- join the candidate for a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday, November 7. Hide Caption 8 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump visited Raleigh on November 7. Hide Caption 9 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump makes an appeal to voters in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on November 7. Hide Caption 10 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump daughter-in-law Lara Trump joins former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani for the Scranton rally on November 7. Hide Caption 11 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton takes the stage during a rally at the University of Pittsburgh on November 7. Hide Caption 12 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump's rally in Manchester was one of five stops the candidate made November 7, the last full day of campaigning. Hide Caption 13 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton's image is reflected in a teleprompter as she greets supporters after a rally in Pittsburgh on November 7. Hide Caption 14 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump checks out a rubber mask of himself during a campaign rally in Sarasota, Florida, on November 7. Hide Caption 15 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump's face is obscured by a teleprompter as he holds his campaign rally in Raleigh on November 7. Hide Caption 16 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign President Obama arrives to speak at a Clinton rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on November 7. Hide Caption 17 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Preparations continue November 7 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, where Clinton will hold an election night event. Hide Caption 18 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Minneapolis on Sunday, November 6. Hide Caption 19 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump supporters take photos in Minneapolis on November 6. Hide Caption 20 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump addresses supporters in Minneapolis on November 6. Hide Caption 21 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton and NBA basketball player LeBron James wave to a crowd in Cleveland on November 6. Hide Caption 22 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton supporters hold signs in Cleveland on November 6. Hide Caption 23 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton boards her campaign plane in Cleveland on November 6. Hide Caption 24 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign A crowd lines up for a rally supporting Trump in Sioux City, Iowa, on November 6. Hide Caption 25 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton shakes hands with supporters during a rainstorm in Miami on Saturday, November 5. Hide Caption 26 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton supporters wait outside an early voting center in the predominantly Cuban-American neighborhood of West Miami, Florida, on November 5. Hide Caption 27 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump and his wife, Melania, arrive at an airport rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, on November 5. Hide Caption 28 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign People climbed a wall to get a better view of Trump in Wilmington. Hide Caption 29 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump attends a rally in Denver on November 5. Hide Caption 30 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Singer Katy Perry shows off a coat reading "I'm With Madam President" during a Clinton event in Philadelphia on November 5. Hide Caption 31 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Police guard a men's room where a protester was being held after he disrupted a Trump rally in Reno, Nevada, on November 5. Hide Caption 32 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Police officers and Secret Service agents take a man away in handcuffs after the Reno disruption. Hide Caption 33 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Members of the Secret Service rush Trump off the stage in Reno. Hide Caption 34 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Children wait for the start of a Clinton rally in Detroit on Friday, November 4. Hide Caption 35 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Supporters listen to Clinton in Detroit on November 4. Hide Caption 36 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton speaks at the rally in Detroit on November 4. Hide Caption 37 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton joins Beyonce and Jay Z on stage during a free concert in Cleveland on November 4. Hide Caption 38 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump rallies supporters in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on November 4. Hide Caption 39 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway waits backstage at a rally in Atkinson, New Hampshire, on November 4. Hide Caption 40 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Ground crews await Trump's arrival for a rally in Wilmington, Ohio, on November 4. Hide Caption 41 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton, seen in a reflection, applauds as her former primary rival, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, campaigns for her in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday, November 3. Hide Caption 42 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump holds a rally in Selma, North Carolina, on November 3. Hide Caption 43 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump speaks in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 3. Hide Caption 44 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign A young girl attends a Clinton rally in Las Vegas on Wednesday, November 2. Hide Caption 45 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump addresses supporters in Pensacola, Florida, on November 2. Hide Caption 46 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump gestures in Pensacola on November 2. Hide Caption 47 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign People attend a Clinton rally in Phoenix on November 2. Hide Caption 48 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton smiles as she greets supporters in Phoenix on November 2. Hide Caption 49 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton waves in Phoenix on November 2. Hide Caption 50 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton greets customers at a barbershop in North Las Vegas on November 2. Hide Caption 51 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump appears at a rally in Orlando on November 2. Hide Caption 52 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign A banner flies overhead at a Trump rally in Orlando on November 2. Hide Caption 53 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton, right, and aide Huma Abedin stand aboard Clinton's campaign plane as they head to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a campaign rally on Friday, October 28. News broke during the flight that the FBI was reviewing new emails related to Clinton's personal server, bringing an issue they had assumed was behind them back into the campaign. The emails being examined were part of an investigation into former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, Abedin's estranged husband, who is accused of sexting with a girl who was purportedly underage. On November 6, FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers that after reviewing the new emails, the agency stood by its opinion that Clinton should not face criminal charges. Hide Caption 54 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton addresses the media in Des Moines, Iowa, on October 28. She issued a statement about the latest FBI disclosure. "We are 11 days out from perhaps the most important national election of our lifetimes," she said. "Voting is already underway in our country. So the American people deserve to get the full and complete facts immediately." Hide Caption 55 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton speaks at her news conference on October 28. Hide Caption 56 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids on October 28. Hide Caption 57 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump supporters attend a rally in Cedar Rapids on October 28. Hide Caption 58 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Lisbon, Maine, on October 28. Hide Caption 59 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton speaks in Cedar Rapids on October 28. Hide Caption 60 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump smiles at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on October 28. Hide Caption 61 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton attends a homecoming pep rally at North Carolina A&T State University on Thursday, October 27. Hide Caption 62 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign First lady Michelle Obama hugs Clinton at a rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on October 27. Hide Caption 63 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign A Clinton supporter takes a selfie at a campaign rally in Winston-Salem on October 27. Hide Caption 64 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump gears up for a campaign rally at an airport in Sanford, Florida, on Tuesday, October 25. Hide Caption 65 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump supporters cheer while waiting for the candidate's arrival in Sanford on October 25. Hide Caption 66 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton attends a rally in Coconut Creek, Florida, on October 25. Hide Caption 67 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign A shadow of Clinton's campaign plane is seen as the candidate prepares to land in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday, October 24. Hide Caption 68 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton, center, claps for US Sen. Elizabeth Warren at a rally in Manchester on October 24. Hide Caption 69 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton greets the crowd after the final presidential debate of the 2016 campaign. Hide Caption 70 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump with his family following the debate. Hide Caption 71 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton and Trump at the end of the debate. Hide Caption 72 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton and Trump battled on several issues during the debate. Hide Caption 73 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump greets supporters at a rally in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Tuesday, October 18. Hide Caption 74 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump holds a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Monday, October 17. Hide Caption 75 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke rails against the electoral system at the Trump rally in Green Bay. Clarke told the crowd, "It is pitchfork and torches time in America." Hide Caption 76 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Trump speaks to supporters in Green Bay. Hide Caption 77 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton waves as she boards her campaign plane in Seattle on Friday, October 14. Hide Caption 78 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign The view from Clinton's campaign plane on October 14. Hide Caption 79 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton headlines a fundraiser in Seattle on October 14. Hide Caption 80 of 81 Photos: Final days of the 2016 campaign Clinton's campaign staff takes questions from the media on her plane in Seattle on October 14. Hide Caption 81 of 81

On Friday, Clinton will play defense and head to Detroit to fire up base voters, especially African-Americans. She'll be in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia later on, the epicenters of heavy Democratic votes in Pennsylvania.

Both states are on Trump's lists of possibilities where a breach of Clinton's defensive wall could turn the electoral math on its head.

On Saturday, after a day on the trail elsewhere, Clinton will be back in Philadelphia for a concert with Katy Perry.

On Sunday, she'll head to Ohio. She's likely not made her last visits to Florida or North Carolina, states that her campaign is blanketing with high-profile surrogates, including President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton.

Should Clinton deprive Trump of Ohio, North Carolina or Florida, she will likely make it all but impossible for Trump to amass 270 electoral votes.

Her campaign will wrap up with a symbolic torch passing rally with Obama and first lady Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton in Philadelphia on Monday night. The event will underscore the symbolism of her historic potential as the possible first female president in the city that nurtured American democracy -- and contains a crucial bloc of voters.

As it shores up its electoral position, the Clinton campaign's final message to voters is adding a harsh new twist to a narrative she has been spinning for months — that Trump is simply not fit to be President.

It's the latest in a string of hard-hitting Clinton campaign ads highlighting offensive remarks by Trump about Hispanics, disabled people, veterans and women, and several provocative comments about nuclear weapons, and war, over a black and white montage of Americans of every race and age.

The ad ends with the kicker "We are not him."

The Democratic nominee followed up with a searing indictment of her Republican opponent on Thursday, reaching back to some of Trump's most explosive comments on race as she campaigned in North Carolina, where high turnout among African-Americans will be crucial to her chances.

"He has spent this entire campaign offering dog whistles to his most hateful supporters," Clinton said. "He retweets white supremacists and spreads racially tinged conspiracy theories. And you better believe he is being heard loudly and clearly."

Obama went even further as he beseeched young voters in Florida to send Clinton to the White House, just as their predecessors did for him in 2008 and 2012.

"This is different. This is somebody who would do damage to our democracy, who is uniquely unqualified and shows no interest in becoming more qualified," Obama said, before going on to make a more positive case for Clinton, who he said dedicated her life to making other people's lives better.

Trump's case

Trump's case about Clinton is no less bleak, underscoring the deeply antagonistic and divisive nature of the campaign.

The billionaire is portraying his foe as an impeachment waiting to happen, expanding on his "Crooked Hillary" theme and seizing on the revived controversy surrounding her private email server to maximize the damage.

"Hillary Clinton has engaged in a massive, far-reaching criminal conduct, and equally far-reaching cover-up," Trump said Thursday in Florida. "She created an illegal e-mail server to shield and guard her activity, so simple, so simple."

Photos: Donald Trump's rise Photos: Donald Trump's rise President-elect Donald Trump has been in the spotlight for years. From developing real estate and producing and starring in TV shows, he became a celebrity long before winning the White House. Hide Caption 1 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump at age 4. He was born in 1946 to Fred and Mary Trump in New York City. His father was a real estate developer. Hide Caption 2 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump, left, in a family photo. He was the second-youngest of five children. Hide Caption 3 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump, center, stands at attention during his senior year at the New York Military Academy in 1964. Hide Caption 4 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump, center, wears a baseball uniform at the New York Military Academy in 1964. After he graduated from the boarding school, he went to college. He started at Fordham University before transferring and later graduating from the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania's business school. Hide Caption 5 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump stands with Alfred Eisenpreis, New York's economic development administrator, in 1976 while they look at a sketch of a new 1,400-room renovation project of the Commodore Hotel. After graduating college in 1968, Trump worked with his father on developments in Queens and Brooklyn before purchasing or building multiple properties in New York and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Those properties included Trump Tower in New York and Trump Plaza and multiple casinos in Atlantic City. Hide Caption 6 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump attends an event to mark the start of construction of the New York Convention Center in 1979. Hide Caption 7 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump wears a hard hat at the Trump Tower construction site in New York in 1980. Hide Caption 8 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump was married to Ivana Zelnicek Trump from 1977 to 1990, when they divorced. They had three children together: Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric. Hide Caption 9 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise The Trump family, circa 1986. Hide Caption 10 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump uses his personal helicopter to get around New York in 1987. Hide Caption 11 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump stands in the atrium of the Trump Tower. Hide Caption 12 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump attends the opening of his new Atlantic City casino, the Taj Mahal, in 1989. Hide Caption 13 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump signs his second book, "Trump: Surviving at the Top," in 1990. Trump has published at least 16 other books, including "The Art of the Deal" and "The America We Deserve." Hide Caption 14 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump and singer Michael Jackson pose for a photo before traveling to visit Ryan White, a young child with AIDS, in 1990. Hide Caption 15 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump dips his second wife, Marla Maples, after the couple married in a private ceremony in New York in December 1993. The couple divorced in 1999 and had one daughter together, Tiffany. Hide Caption 16 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump putts a golf ball in his New York office in 1998. Hide Caption 17 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise An advertisement for the television show "The Apprentice" hangs at Trump Tower in 2004. The show launched in January of that year. In January 2008, the show returned as "Celebrity Apprentice." Hide Caption 18 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise A 12-inch talking Trump doll is on display at a toy store in New York in September 2004. Hide Caption 19 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump attends a news conference in 2005 that announced the establishment of Trump University. From 2005 until it closed in 2010, Trump University had about 10,000 people sign up for a program that promised success in real estate. Three separate lawsuits -- two class-action suits filed in California and one filed by New York's attorney general -- argued that the program was mired in fraud and deception. Trump's camp rejected the suits' claims as "baseless." And Trump has charged that the New York case against him is politically motivated. Hide Caption 20 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump attends the U.S. Open tennis tournament with his third wife, Melania Knauss-Trump, and their son, Barron, in 2006. Trump and Knauss married in 2005. Hide Caption 21 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump wrestles with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at WrestleMania in 2007. Trump has close ties with the WWE and its CEO, Vince McMahon. Hide Caption 22 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise For "The Apprentice," Trump was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January 2007. Hide Caption 23 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump appears on the set of "The Celebrity Apprentice" with two of his children -- Donald Jr. and Ivanka -- in 2009. Hide Caption 24 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump poses with Miss Universe contestants in 2011. Trump had been executive producer of the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants since 1996. Hide Caption 25 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise In 2012, Trump announces his endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Hide Caption 26 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump speaks in Sarasota, Florida, after accepting the Statesman of the Year Award at the Sarasota GOP dinner in August 2012. It was shortly before the Republican National Convention in nearby Tampa. Hide Caption 27 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump appears on stage with singer Nick Jonas and television personality Giuliana Rancic during the 2013 Miss USA pageant. Hide Caption 28 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise In June 2015, during a speech from Trump Tower, Trump announced that he was running for President. He said he would give up "The Apprentice" to run. Hide Caption 29 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump -- flanked by U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, left, and Ted Cruz -- speaks during a CNN debate in Miami on March 10. Trump dominated the GOP primaries and emerged as the presumptive nominee in May. Hide Caption 30 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise The Trump family poses for a photo in New York in April. Hide Caption 31 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump speaks during a campaign event in Evansville, Indiana, on April 28. After Trump won the Indiana primary, his last two competitors dropped out of the GOP race. Hide Caption 32 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump delivers a speech at the Republican National Convention in July, accepting the party's nomination for President. "I have had a truly great life in business," he said. "But now, my sole and exclusive mission is to go to work for our country -- to go to work for you. It's time to deliver a victory for the American people." Hide Caption 33 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump faces Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the first presidential debate, which took place in Hempstead, New York, in September. Hide Caption 34 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump apologizes in a video, posted to his Twitter account in October, for vulgar and sexually aggressive remarks he made a decade ago regarding women. "I said it, I was wrong and I apologize," Trump said, referring to lewd comments he made during a previously unaired taping of "Access Hollywood." Multiple Republican leaders rescinded their endorsements of Trump after the footage was released. Hide Caption 35 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump walks on stage with his family after he was declared the election winner on November 9. "Ours was not a campaign, but rather, an incredible and great movement," he told his supporters in New York. Hide Caption 36 of 37 Photos: Donald Trump's rise Trump is joined by his family as he is sworn in as President on January 20. Hide Caption 37 of 37

"Here we go again with Clinton, you remember the impeachment, and the problems?" he continued. "She's likely to be under investigation for many, many years, also likely to conclude in a criminal trial. This is not what we need in this country, folks. We need somebody that's going to go to work to bring our jobs back, to take care of our military, to strengthen up our borders."

Trump is also keeping himself in check, showing unusual discipline. After a campaign in which he has repeatedly undermined his own prospects with volatile behavior and controversial comments, he's stuck to the script for days.

But the pressure will be intense in the final days and will represent the ultimate test of Trump's temperament and self control. He has so far announced plans to travel to New Hampshire, Ohio and Pennsylvania on Friday, North Carolina on Saturday and again on Sunday before heading to New Hampshire.

That itinerary suggests Trump is still seeking to secure Ohio, where his blue-collar friendly populist message has him slightly ahead, and must have North Carolina, where he is four points behind Clinton in the CNN Poll of Polls.

Trump's trip to New Hampshire comes after several polls showing a serious narrowing of the race in a state Democrats had banked on Clinton winning.

The Granite State only has four electoral votes but it is part of a sequence of battleground states that Trump needs to win to take the presidency, also including Iowa, Nevada and Colorado — assuming he wins North Carolina, Ohio and Florida.

And the wild race is down to its final weekend.