David Jackson

USA TODAY

RALEIGH, N.C. — Donald Trump said Monday that enthusiasm for him and anger with the political establishment will deliver a victory that stuns his critics, as the Republican presidential nominee traveled to five states the day before Election Day.

"Our failed political establishment has delivered nothing," Trump told supporters at a fairgrounds arena in North Carolina, a state he needs to carry Tuesday. "My only special interest is you."

Echoing themes he has used for more than 16 months on the campaign trail, Trump said that "years of betrayal" by government elites will end "the day we take office."

Trump told backers that if he doesn't prevail this week, "we've all wasted our time."

Appearing earlier in another key state — Florida — Trump told a screaming crowd in Sarasota that "this is it" for his presidential bid.

"We will never have another opportunity," the insurgent Republican candidate told his followers, urging them to turn out the vote: "Good luck! Get out there!"

He said the election against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton "will decide whether we are ruled by a corrupt political class."

After the Florida and North Carolina events, Trump headed to other states that may be essential to his hopes of an Electoral College win: Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Michigan. He predicted success in each place and claimed that "my poll numbers are going through the roof," though most surveys give Clinton the edge in the election overall.

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The GOP nominee entered the final full day of campaigning amid news Sunday that the FBI, even after reviewing new material, has closed its investigation into Clinton's use of private email during her years in the State Department, a decision the Republican candidate blasted.

Trump — who had praised the FBI for announcing it would review the case late last month — told supporters in Scranton, Pa., that Clinton is "being protected by a rigged system," a claim he made throughout the day.

Saying the former secretary of State "should not be allowed to run for president," Trump told Pennsylvania residents gathered at Scranton's Lackawanna College that "now it's up to the American people to deliver justice at the ballot box (Tuesday) ... let's swamp 'em."

Hailing the size and enthusiasm of the crowd, Trump proclaimed: "This is not the sound of a second-place finisher."

While polls nationally and in key battleground states give Clinton a slight lead, Trump and aides say he has a "hidden vote" of people who won't acknowledge their support to pollsters. He predicts an outcome similar to that of the Brexit vote, referring to the United Kingdom's surprise decision to leave the European Union.

"We are going to have one of the great victories of all time — of all time," Trump said during a post-midnight rally early Monday in Leesburg, Va. "This is going to be Brexit times 50."

In addition to Republican-leaning states, Trump probably needs to win a few that have gone Democratic in recent elections — hence the trips to Pennsylvania and Michigan (as well as Minnesota on Sunday).

The Trump campaign also continued to raise money. A late fundraising email sent Monday read: "We are on the doorstep of a HUGE victory and new direction for our country ... but we must close strong, and I need EVERY supporter on board."

In Florida Monday, Trump bantered with the crowd, one of whom handed him a Halloween mask of his head, complete with orange bouffant.

"Look at this mask — wow, that's beautiful ... looks just like me," Trump said. "Nice head of hair, I'll say that."

The flurry of last-minute stumping ends one of the most unique candidacies in presidential history — and one of the most volatile.

Since announcing his White House bid in June 2015, Trump has tapped into strong anti-establishment, anti-government feelings, particularly among conservative Republicans.

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In speeches and on social media, Trump's caustic comments have alienated women and Hispanic voters. Critics have cited Trump's call for an anti-migration wall between the United States and Mexico and allegations from at least a dozen women that he groped or inappropriately touched them in making the case against his fitness to be president. They also note that a number of racists and anti-Semites seem attracted to Trump's campaign.

Meanwhile, Trump fired up his base — and rolled to the Republican presidential nomination — with his calls for a border wall, his support of at least a partial ban on Muslim entry into the United States and his bracing attacks on "Crooked Hillary Clinton." The New York businessman says the government has betrayed American workers with "open borders" immigration policies and trade deals he claims have shipped U.S. industrial jobs overseas.

"We're tired of being led by stupid people," Trump said in Sarasota. "They're stupid people."

Trump supporters who gathered at the Raleigh fairgrounds Monday are cautiously optimistic about Election Day, both in North Carolina and across the country.

"He's going to do great things here, and I think he'll do great nationally as well." said Kaylyn Foushee, 22, a student from Sanford, N.C.

Danny and Bruce King, brothers and loggers from Asheboro, N.C., said they like the fact that Trump is a businessman, not a politician.

"He has a lot of common sense ideas about stuff," said Bruce King, 61.

Danny King, 62, said he is hopeful about Tuesday.

"We'll know tomorrow, won't we?" he said. "Tomorrow night ... hopefully."

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