Wednesday night's American Idol broadcast - Idol Gives Back - will feature appearances from none other than the US Presidential candidates themselves: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain. 

Jarett Wieselman of the New York Post points out that embracing pop culture trends in an attempt to amass additional votes is nothing new to this group of candidates: McCain has used the endorsement of "The Hills" star Heidi Montag as a way of seeming more in touch with the nation's youth while Obama has shaken his booty on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and Clinton lampooned herself on "Saturday Night Live."

The three Senators will be joined by a cavalcade of celebrities who are all aiming to surpass the $76 million that was raised by the Emmy Award winning special last year.

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Originally published April 9, 2008 11:37 am EST