For as much as Republicans love to shout about how the Democratic party is obsessed with fame, I think we all know which party is most interested in voting for famous people. Here’s a list:
Donald Trump — TV Star — President of the United States TV Star
Ronald Reagan — Movie Star — President of the United States/Governor of California
Arnold Schwarzenegger — Movie Star — Governor of California
Fred Thompson — Movie Star — US Senator, Tennessee
Sonny Bono — TV Star — US Congressman, California
Fred Grandy — TV Star — US Congressman, Iowa
These are all, of course, Republicans. I’ve worked in the entertainment industry for over thirty years, and the people in this industry have long been vilified by Red America, and for obvious reasons. We’re the “Hollywood Elite” from “Crazy California” and many of us, like myself, are Jewish. But the hard reality these folks from Iowa and Tennessee and all the other Red States have to face is that they love us. They absolutely worship us. Most of them would drop dead if they met a celebrity in person. That’s why, today, I’m beginning a campaign here on Daily Kos to find celebrities from Red States to return home and run for Senate in 2020. Think that’s a joke? Look at these options in twelve states where Democrats will have trouble finding a competitive candidate:
Arkansas - Billy Bob Thornton, Mary Steenburgen, Scottie Pippen
Idaho - Mariel Hemingway, Christina Hendricks
Kentucky - Ashley Judd, George Clooney, Annie Potts
Mississippi - Lacey Chabert, James Earl Jones, Brandy Norwood, LeAnn Rimes, Jerry Rice, Lance Bass
Montana - Dana Carvey, Dennis Quaid, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Michael Keaton
Nebraska - Hilary Swank, Gabrielle Union, Jaime King, Marg Helgenberger, Chris Klein, Swoosie Kurtz
Oklahoma - Kristin Chenoweth, Ron Howard, Megan Mullally, Ed Harris, Mary Kay Place
South Carolina - Aziz Ansari, Chris Rock, Andie MacDowell
South Dakota - January Jones, Cheryl Ladd
Tennessee - Megan Fox, Kathy Bates
West Virginia - Randy Moss, John Corbett, Mary Lou Retton, Steve Harvey
Wyoming - Matthew Fox, Harrison Ford
Now, I don’t know if all of these celebrities are Democrats, though I suspect most are, and I guarantee you that ANYONE on this list would have a better chance of being elected than any candidate you can find with a legitimate CV for the job. Think some of them aren’t famous enough? Fred Grandy was “Gopher” on The Love Boat. Fred Thompson was “that guy from the action movies.” I am dead serious about reaching out to anyone on this list to run, and if anyone reads this and wants to help me start a movement to draft one or more of them, please comment and I’ll reach out to you.
Sounds crazy? Three words. Governor. Arnold. Schwarzenegger.