Road Trip: Celebrity Conventioneers

Call it a political road trip.

As stars and political junkies alike unwind today from a week at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his vice presidential pick Joe Biden, D-Del., begin another journey of their own on Friday.

After a charged night before 84,000 at Invesco Field on Thursday night, the duo will launch an "On the Road to Change" bus tour through battleground states, departing from Denver on Friday, with their wives.

And as trains, planes, automobiles and various other forms of transportation pack up and leave the Mile High City, a second group with opposing political leanings will flock to the Midwest during Labor Day weekend for the Republican National Convention.

Hollywood is a little more than 1,000 miles from Denver and nearly 2,000 miles from Minneapolis.

But for many celebrities -- and political junkies too -- no distance is too far to travel in the name of the November election. Whether voting for Obama or presumptive Republican nominee John McCain, R-Ariz., stars and average Joes alike are singing the praises of politics.

Among others who have converged on Denver this week for the Democratic National Convention:

Fans and Stars Show Their Political Support

Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008

Before an emotional crowd, Invesco Field was the venue for Thursday's speech at the Democratic National Convention, where Barack Obama accepted his party's nomination for president.

Oprah Winfrey was one of many celebrities in the crowd, celebrating her candidate for president on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

Thirteen-year-old Mark Reese, from Golden, Colo., was one of Obama's young fans at the stadium as the Democratic presidential nominee geared up to give his speech.

Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson sang the national anthem Thursday before the audience at Invesco Field.