As the campaign hit the home stretch, both parties brought out star power. Some stars supported a candidate, others championed an issue and still others mounted a get-out-the-vote effort. Among the biggest names on the hustings is rocker Bruce Springsteen who sang for Sen. John Kerry. Here, Kerry and Springsteen talk at a rally at Ohio State University, Oct. 28, 2004.
Pennsylvania
Fresh from his team's World Series win, Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling went to work for President Bush. Here, he introduces Mr. Bush at a campaign stop in Burgettstown, Pa., Nov. 1, 2004.
Iowa
Actor Leonardo Dicaprio displays a T-shirt which shows support for Senators John Kerry, D-Mass., and John Edwards, D-NC, during a rally for Edwards on the campus of Simpson College, in Indianola, Iowa, Oct. 28, 2004.
Iowa
Television and film star Ashton Kutcher, left, greets University of Iowa students on the school's campus Oct. 26, 2004, after speaking to them about the importance of voting. Kutcher grew up in the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids area and attended University of Iowa's School of Engineering.
Ohio
Actor Paul Newman, second left, shakes hands with Drew Hertz, left, as Hertz' wife, Linda Hertz, second right, and Hertz' mother-in-law Joy Borland, right, look on. Newman met Oct 30, 2004, with neighbors on Brighton Road in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where he grew up. Newman was in Ohio to support the Kerry-Edwards ticket in the presidential election.
Michigan
Boxing promoter Don King, right, stands behind President Bush, as they pose for photos during the president's meeting with African-American leaders before a campaign rally at the Pontiac Silverdome Oct. 27, 2004, in Pontiac, Mich.
California
Stem cell researcher Carolyn Lutzko lines up embryonic stem cells under a microscope for actor Brad Pitt to see at Children's Hospital Los Angeles Oct. 26, 2004. Pitt toured the hospital's stem cell laboratory to show support for Proposition 71 on California's Nov. 2 ballot.
California
Actor Brad Pitt expresses his endorsement of Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative, at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Oct. 26, 2004. Proposition 71 provides funding for stem cell research at California hospitals, medical schools and universities.
Ohio
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi performs for supporters waiting for the arrival of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, Oct. 30, 2004, in Warren, Ohio.
Ohio
Actor Matt Dillon joins a number of other Hollywood celebrities campaigning for the Kerry-Edwards ticket in the Brighton Road neighborhood of Shaker Heights, Ohio, Oct. 30, 2004.
Michigan
Singer Mary J. Blige, right, speaks as hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, center, and actor Leonardo DiCaprio, left, listen at Wayne State University in Detroit Oct. 26, 2004. Combs' Citizen Change initiative was on a three-day get-out-the-vote drive with stops in Milwaukee, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Miami.
Florida
Singer and actress Bette Midler perorms for supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., at a rally Oct. 28, 2004, at the Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami, Fla.
Minnesota
Country western singer Billy Dean, left, accompanies St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly as he leads the crowd in the song "Amazing Grace" prior to a campaign appearance by President Bush in Minnenapolis Oct. 30, 2004. Kelly, a Democrat, supports Mr. Bush for president.
Nevada
Singer Sheryl Crow performs during a rally for Sen. John Kerry during his campaign stop in Las Vegas, Oct. 26, 2004.
Arkansas
Actor Danny Glover speaks at a Democratic campaign rally Oct. 31, 2004, in Little Rock, Ark., along with former president Bill Clinton. Mr. Clinton returned to the state he governed for 12 years in an effort to boost John Kerry's chance of winning Arkansas' six electoral votes.
Pennsylvania
Actress Jessica Lange listens to Celeste Zappala speak about the death of her son, Sgt. Sherwood Baker from the Pennsylvania National Guard, while serving in Iraq. The mother spoke during a rally by MoveOn PAC to recruit election volunteers for the Kerry campaign in Philadelphia Oct. 30, 2004.
Iowa
Actor Ron Livingston, a Marion, Iowa, native, talks about why he thinks Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry is the best candidate for the job, as he encourages Kerry supporters to vote and volunteer to help the campaign Oct. 26, 2004, at The Cottage Bakery and Cafe in Iowa City, Iowa.
Ohio
Actor Viggo Mortenson gives the peace sign to an audience after appearing with film maker and activist Michael Moore in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 30, 2004.
Texas
Country singer Toby Keith acknowledges cheers after entertaining President Bush supporters during a rally at Southern Methodist University, Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, in Dallas.
California
Actor Lou Ferrigno, right, speaks to GOP Senate candidate Bill Jones at the Los Angeles Republican headquarters in the City of Commerce, Calif., Nov. 1, 2004. Jones is counting on California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's star power and President Bush's improving national poll numbers to restore credibility to a race many analysts had written off as a long shot at best.