Promises and star support in dying moments

YES, it was a frantic Super Tuesday with candidates cranking it up at the last minute to convince any doubting voters.

* Republican John McCain talked like the presidential nominee he wants to become, promising to work together with democrats next year in Washington.

The Arizona senator, distrusted by some conservatives in his party, pledged to stay true to GOP values but insisted he would to reach out to the other party.

* Hillary Clinton spoke to several talk shows — linking audiences in nearly two dozen Super Tuesday states.

She earlier received the backing of actor Jack Nicholson. “Mrs Clinton has been involved in issues, everything from healthcare — which we know — and prison reform and helping the military, speaking for women and speaking for Americans,” the actor said.

* Not to be outdone, Barack Obama had Robert De Niro campaigning for him — though it didn’t go too smoothly.

De Niro, who admitted this was his first speech at a political event, was booed when he said Mr Obama didn’t have the experience to be president — the experience to vote for a war that has damaged the US or the experience to be beholden to special interests, the actor explained.

“That’s the kind of inexperience our country deserves,” DeNiro said.