Hillary Clinton is pulling out the big guns for her final swing through the crucial battleground state of Ohio. Or at least the very Bo Jackson Jersey , very tall ones.
Basketball great LeBron James joined Clinton at a campaign event in Cleveland on Sunday, dwarfing the Democratic candidate as he pushed Ohioans to support her at the polls.
LeBron James, center, accompanied by Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player J. R. Smith, left, his daughter Demi, bottom left Cheap White Sox Hats , and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, speaks at a rally at the Cleveland Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)
As a child growing up in inner-city Akron, the NBA star (height: 6'8"") said he believed ""our vote doesn't matter.""
Standing beside — and somewhat below — James, Clinton praised his work on the basketball court and for improving the lives of children through his family foundation.
""What he does off the court is to care for every child as though that child is his own,"" she said.
Clinton added: ""I will be on your side. I will fight for you.""
Though she's spent most of her campaign running as President Barack Obama's successor, vowing to continue the first black president's legacy, Clinton has struggled to motivate black voters. In early voting, they've turned out in lower numbers than the record black turnout in 2008 and 2012 that helped fuel his historic candidacy. The slump could hurt her in swing states, like Ohio and Pennsylvania Cheap White Sox Shirts , where urban, black turnout is crucial for Democrats.
On Sunday morning, Clinton stopped by an African-American church in solidly Democratic northwest Philadelphia to warn parishioners that ""everything"" they care about is on the ballot.
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