John Podesta Says Clinton Leaving 'Nothing to Chance' in Final Days of Campaign
"We feel pretty good, but we’re leaving nothing to chance," Podesta said
— -- Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta says they're "leaving nothing to chance" in the final 48 hours of the presidential campaign.
"We feel pretty good, but we’re leaving nothing to chance. We’re going to run through the tape, there’s a lot of work to do between now and Tuesday when the polls close," Podesta said on ABC News' "This Week" Sunday. "We’re feeling good, we’re closing strong, but we’ve got a tremendous amount of work to do."
The latest ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll shows Clinton’s lead over Trump climbing to 5 points, 48-43 percent, with just two days until Election Day. Likely voters believe the Democratic presidential nominee is more qualified to serve as commander-in-chief, a measure on which she leads her Republican rival by a substantial 55-36 percent. By an even wider margin, 58-32 percent, likely voters say Clinton has a better temperament and personality for the job.
Donald Trump made a last-minute change to his campaign schedule to stop in Minnesota today. But Clinton's campaign chair isn't worried the state is in play and is confident that Clinton will secure the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
"We think we have this race over," Podesta told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos. "There are a lot of paths to our victory, but we want to hold onto the states that we think ought to be in the Democratic column."
Asked about allegations that some in the FBI may have leaked information about Clinton emails to leading Trump supporter Rudy Giuliani, Podesta said he "doesn't know what to make of" the claims.
"Elijah Cummings, John Conyers, sent a letter to the Justice Department on Friday asking the inspector general to investigate those leaks," Podesta said, adding that the Clinton team's focus is on the election.
"Our job is really just to get those doors knocked, the phone calls made, to get our people out to the polls. We’ll let other people worry about [alleged leaks]."
Podesta said Clinton will close her campaign on an optimistic note, and if elected, work to heal divisions in the country.
"She’s closing with a two-minute ad that is optimistic, that talks about what she wants to do for the country. In contrast, Donald Trump has a two-minute ad that looks like it’s a kind of a rip from a Batman movie," Podesta said. . "He kind of lives in a dark place and he’s run this campaign on division and bigotry."