According to new reports, Beyonce will campaign for Hillary Clinton this weekend in Ohio. The Clinton campaign is holding a get out the vote concert in the swing state on Friday, and Jay Z has already been confirmed as performing at the event. Now, sources say that Beyonce will join him in support for the former Secretary of State.
It’s the final push of the 2016 election and with the polls tighter than ever heading into Tuesday, Beyonce could be just the push that Clinton needs to secure her spot in the White House. Some are worried that in an election that hinges on millennial and African American voters, many politically engaged people in those groups are feeling unmotivated to head to the polls on November 8th. Adding Beyonce to the ticket is surely one way to perk everybody up and convince them that Clinton is the candidate to support.
Beyonce performed at the CMA Awards on Wednesday night, blowing everyone in the room away with a countrified “Daddy Lessons” alongside country icons The Dixie Chicks. As Jay Z was also at the CMA’s, it is reasonable to believe that CBS News’ source “overheard” this Bey update somewhere backstage or at an after party. The Clinton campaign has yet to comment on the rumor, but even if Beyonce doesn’t end up taking the stage at the event her possible appearance is enough to generate interest in a concert that also includes performers like Katy Perry, The National, and John Legend.
This isn’t Beyonce’s first show of support for Clinton, as she publicly came out for a campaign event just last year.
https://twitter.com/TheBeyHiveTeam/status/598625905645264896
Will her influence this time give the US its first female president? It’s as good a bet for the Clinton campaign to make as any.
(via CBS News)
