Clinton tries to tap Beyonce’s Beehive in search for votes
CLEVELAND — The lights were bright. The beats were pumping. And the backup dancers were wearing blue pantsuits.
After raucous performances from Beyoncé and her husband, rapper Jay Z, Hillary Clinton had one simple message for the packed, cheering crowd at Cleveland’s Wolstein Center: “Help us win Ohio.”
Clinton’s campaign is turning to a series of free concerts to appeal to young and minority voters not necessarily motivated to vote for her. Beyoncé and Jay-Z offered their own testimonials to the woman who, if elected, would be the country’s first female president and follow its first black president.
Beyoncé noted that less than a century ago, women did not have the right to vote.