Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton: Who had the most star power?
ABC, Updated about an hour agoFri 29 Jul 2016, 12:14am
Photo: Who had the most star power between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump? (ABC: Rhona Wise/AFP; Gaston De Cardenas/AFP)
The long-time Republican supporter asked voters to "make America 'America' again" in a speech at the convention.
Antonio Sabato Jr, a former Bold and the Beautiful star, made an impassioned plea at the podium, telling the audience "don't be fooled" by Clinton.
"Donald Trump will get it done and put us back on the right track," he said.
And since he is an actor-slash-model, you could count it as two appearances.
Photo: Antonio Sabato Jr tweeted a photo of himself speaking at the convention (Twitter)
Clinton had:
Well, who didn't she have?
Clinton's team of appearances would have put Taylor Swift's squad to shame.
We're talking
Lena Dunham (also a member of Tay Tay's squad),
Chloe Grace Moretz,
Eva Longoria,
America Ferrera and
Debra Messing.
But she also had
Meryl Streep, so even if you had none of the others, Clinton was always going to win this round.
Not to mention Streep wore an American-flag blouse.
Sports heroes
Trump had:
Professional golfer
Natalie Gulbis, who described him as "gracious" and "inspiring" in her address.
UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) president
Dana White, praised him for his support of UFC as a sport.
"Donald Trump is a fighter and I know he will fight for this country," he said.
Tim Tebow was rumoured to be making an appearance, but was a no-show.
Tebow later posted a video on Instagram that it was
"amazing how fast rumours fly".
Clinton had:
Basketballers
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and
Jason Collins.
As an aside, she also had Captain
Mark Kelly, who is an astronaut. AN ASTRONAUT.
Photo: Captain Mark Kelly (Facebook)
(
Please note: Trump also had retired astronaut
Eileen Collins on his speakers list. Who knew they were so available?)
Musicians
Trump had:
Does playing a Queen song
without their permission count?
Clinton had:
Katy Perry,
Demi Lovato and
Alicia Keys.
Photo: Katy Perry sings at the Democratic National Convention (AFP)
Reality stars
Trump had:
Himself. His children.
Duck Dynasty's
Willie Robertson gave
a speech.
What and who I hear you ask?
He's on a US reality television show about a duck hunting business which has millions of viewers.
Go figure.
Clinton had:
No reality stars so to speak.
Politicians
Trump had:
A veritable mixed-bag of Republican presidential wannabes including
Mike Huckabee,
Ben Carson,
Chris Christie and
Scott Walker.
And who could forget
Ted Cruz and his
scathing appearance.
Clinton had:
POTUS. First Lady
Michelle Obama. Her husband
Bill Clinton.
Did we mention she had
Barack Obama?
Photo: US President Barack Obama with presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (AFP: Saul Loeb)
In the crowd
Trump had:
Dutch right-wing politician
Geert Wilders.
Stephen Baldwin, the less-famous brother of Alec.
You'll remember him from films including Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, Bio-Dome and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.
Clinton had:
Bradley Cooper.
Morgan Freeman also voiced a video about Clinton.
Susan Sarandon, but we are pretty sure she was just there to support Bernie Sanders.
So who won?
Well, it looks like Clinton had the edge, but we won't know the real winner until November 8.
And nothing can really ever beat Clint Eastwood's 2012 Republican Convention appearance when
he spoke to an empty chair.