raleigh, n.c.<u+2014> hillary clinton kicked off election day with an early morning rally in battleground north carolina alongside her husband and daughter and rock stars lady gaga and jon bon jovi. borrowing a line from one of bon jovi<u+2019>s hit songs, mrs. clinton told an energized crowd in an arena at north carolina state university that by the time the polls close on tuesday <u+201c>we are going to be livin<u+2019> on a prayer.<u+201d> the rally capped more than 16 months of a bruising presidential campaign. for mrs. clinton, nov. 8 comes after a tougher-than-expected primary fight and an email controversy that has dogged her white house bid up to just days before the election. on tuesday she is up against a nontraditional opponent, republican donald trump, who has had appeal as an outsider promising to rattle a system that many americans see as benefiting the wealthy and entrenched politicians like the clintons. the midnight rally with mostly college students capped a marathon day of campaigning for mrs. clinton that took her through four cities in three states<u+2014>michigan, pennsylvania and north carolina. <u+201c>this election will end,<u+201d> mrs. clinton said at the rally in raleigh, which featured a performance from lady gaga, who also sang <u+201c>livin<u+2019> on a prayer<u+201d> with bon jovi. <u+201c>but i want you to understand our work together will be just beginning.<u+201d> afterward she flew home to new york, where she plans to greet supporters at the airport in white plains and vote at her local precinct after the polls open. write to carol e. lee at carol.lee@wsj.com
clinton kicks off election day with one more rally  - wsj
carol e. lee