predicted. >> reporter: as she looks ahead to next week clinton appeared on ellen today. >> he was trying to dominate and then literally stalk me around the stage. and i would just feel this presence behind me -- [ laughter ] -- and i thought, whoa, this is really weird. >> yeah. >> and so i was just trying to stay focused -- >> reporter: in north carolina today trump put it this way. >> i'm standing at my podium. and she walks in front of me. right? she walks in front of me. you know. and when she walked in front of me, believe me i wasn't impressed. but she walks in front of me. >> and even at clinton's path to 270 electoral votes is widening and she leads nationally, the race is dead locked in ohio. trump 42, clinton 41. according to an nbc news wall street journal poll. president obama spent two days in the state. >> if you felt the burn in the