Jay Z and Beyoncé rap it up for Hillary

IT WAS a star-studded night for Hillary Clinton in one of her final appearances before America goes to the polls on Tuesday.

But calling upon the celebrity lustre of Beyoncé and Jay Z at a concert in Cleveland, Ohio, spoke of the deepest fears of the Democrat candidate, who had until recently seemed all but certain to be heading to the White House.

The event at the packed 13,000 capacity Wolstein Centre was Clinton’s way of bolstering support from two groups whose waning enthusiasm threatens to scupper her chances of becoming the first female President: the under-30s and the black voters who voted in large numbers to help Barack Obama to victory in 2008 and 2012.

Ohio has chosen the winner in every presidential election going back to 1964. But according to the polls, Trump is ahead by nearly three per cent in the state – not that any of his supporters appeared to be at the concert.

Jay Z told the crowd that they were ‘on the doorsteps of history’.

Referring to the civil rights movement, he urged people to vote, because ‘so many died for the right we have’.

He said Trump was not an ‘evolved soul’ so could not be his president, adding: ‘Once you divide us, you weaken us. We are stronger together.’

Beyoncé added: ‘I want my daughter to grow up seeing a woman lead our country and knowing that her possibilities are limitless.’

Clinton hugged the two stars as she came on to the stage and walked towards the audience holding their hands.

She told the crowd: ‘We have unfinished business. More barriers to break, and with your help, a glass ceiling to crack once and for all.’

Tax administrator and Hillary fan James Barrow, 62, said: ‘In Trump I see negativity, racism, bigotry and not paying his fair share. I’ve been doing taxes for 35 years and what I see is a cheat.

‘Clinton’s tough, she’s a fighter. There’s no way Trump should win. It shouldn’t even be close.’

‘Trump can’t win... it shouldn’t even be close’