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Dems Vie for Stars' Support

Posted Jan 11, 08 12:11 PM CST in Arts & Living,  Politics 

(Newser) – Democratic frontrunners Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are actively recruiting an army of Hollywood stars to help on the campaign trail. The LA Times runs down the supporting casts: Besides Oprah Winfrey, Obama has the support of George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Will Smith, Jennifer Aniston, and Halle Berry. Clinton's star backers include Magic Johnson, Steven Spielberg, and Rob Reiner.

Martin Sheen, aka Josiah Bartlet, has yet to pick a new candidate now that his choice, Bill Richardson, is out of the race. And Republican candidates also have their star supporters. Mike Huckabee is seen so often with Chuck Norris his campaign has been called "The Huck and  Chuck Show." John McCain packs Hollywood power, too: Wilford Brimley's a supporter. 

Source Los Angeles Times

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Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey wave to the crowd at the end of a campaign rally. Both Obama and Hillary Clinton are actively recruiting more Hollywood support. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)   (Associated Press)
Actor Ted Dansen, actress Mary Steenburgen and the Clintons at a fundraiser. Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are actively recruiting more Hollywood support. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)   (Associated Press)
Actress Scarlett Johansson is campaigning for Barack Obama. Both Obama and Hillary Clinton are recruiting more Hollywood support. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)   (Associated Press)
John Rzeznik, lead singer of The Goo Goo Dolls, performs at a fundraising concert for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., near...   (Associated Press)
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