Jay Z and Beyonce headline Cleveland rally with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton

Record ID: 80278

  • Title: Jay Z and Beyonce headline Cleveland rally with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton
  • Date: 5th November 2016
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (English) CLINTON SUPPORTER, ERIC BROKS, SAYING: "Well, we don't want to go backward, we have a legacy with our Barack Obama, we want to keep that legacy alive and Hillary is the best one to do it."
  • Embargoed: 20th November 2016 07:52
  • Keywords: Jay Z Beyonce performance rally Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Cleveland
  • Location: CLEVELAND, OHIO, UNITED STATES
  • City: CLEVELAND, OHIO, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA0065761NPJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS PROFANITY
    Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wrapped up her day of campaigning with a nighttime concert in Cleveland on Friday (November 4), headlined by hip-hop star Jay Z.
    He was joined by rappers Big Sean, Chance the Rapper, and J. Cole, and by his wife, popular singer Beyonce, as a surprise guest.
    With four days left in an often bitter contest that has tightened in the last week, Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump attacked each other as unfit to be president in a late push for votes in battleground states that could decide the outcome in Tuesday's (November 8) election.
    The superstar couple Beyonce and Jay Z addressed the audience, urging them to vote for Clinton.
    Clinton told the audience that there was still more to be done.
    "We have unfinished work to do, more barriers to break, and with your help, a glass ceiling to crack once and for all," Clinton said at the concert.
    Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by 5 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Friday, maintaining her advantage in the national survey even as the race tightens in several crucial swing states.
    In the Oct. 30-Nov. 3 opinion poll, 44 percent of likely voters supported Clinton while 39 percent supported Trump.
    The race has tightened significantly in the past week, as several swing states that are considered must-wins for Trump shifted from favouring Clinton to toss-ups, according to the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project.
    The two candidates are now tied in Florida and North Carolina, and Clinton's lead in Michigan has narrowed so much that the state is too close to call. Ohio remains a dead heat, and Clinton has a slight lead in Pennsylvania.
    Clinton is still the favourite to win Tuesday's election, with a clearer path to winning of the Electoral College. But Trump now has a plausible route to victory, especially if there is a sharp fall in turnout among African-Americans from the levels of the 2012 election.
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