Stars reach for Obama but Romney doesn’t go without

President Barack Obama was counting on former president Bill Clinton and Bruce Springsteen, top surrogates for his campaign, to carry his message.

But he had also enlisted an army of A-list performers and public figures — from Lady Gaga to Billie Jean King, from Jay-Z to Crosby, Stills and Nash — to promote his re-election via Twitter and Facebook.

The Obama campaign provided a who’s-who of 181 actors, musicians, authors, athletes, mayors, and more that fit any and all demographic groups in the president’s target zone. All were deployed to carry his message to television and radio in the waning days of the campaign.