7 Nov 2016

US election hinges on battleground states

From Morning Report, 8:23 am on 7 November 2016
Voters line up to vote early at the Supervisor of Elections office on October 24, 2016 in Bradenton, Florida.

Voters line up to vote early at the Supervisor of Elections office on October 24, 2016 in Bradenton, Florida. Photo: AFP

The outcome of this week's US election may well hang once again on the voters of Florida.

Along with Ohio, Donald Trump needs to win the sunshine state to have any shot at the White House.

Polls have him neck and neck with Hillary Clinton as the pair battle it out in the campaign's last two days.