Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumInfluential Obama Supporter Will.I.Am backs Hillary in 2016
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, have been closely competing in the polls and for celebrity endorsements since last summer, but the former Secretary of State just won the support of a star with influential and symbolic significance: Will.I.Am.
The Black Eyed Peas front-man pledged his voice for Clintons 2016 candidacy in an interview Wednesday with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Will.I.Am had been one of then-Sen. Barack Obamas biggest celebrity supporters in 2008 during his contentious Democratic primary fight. One of that campaigns signature moments was when the hip-hop star used soundbites from Obamas inspirational New Hampshire concession speech for a promotional video entitled Yes We Can. The video, which featured celebrities including Scarlett Johanasson and John Legend, became a viral sensation, eventually gaining 25 million views on YouTube alone.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/obama-supporter-william-backs-hillary-2016?cid=sm_fb_msnbc
Hestia
(3,818 posts)Cha
(298,021 posts)Hestia
(3,818 posts)You really think he doesn't talk and listen to anyone there?
SunSeeker
(51,797 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,257 posts)Cha
(298,021 posts)wildeyed
(11,243 posts)pretty much got me through GWB.
This article talks a bit more about what will.i.am is doing these days. I like Mike too, but if you listen to both you know that there is no reason for the two to be conflated. Oh well, media these days.... Always looking to gin up some controversy. Sigh....
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/20/im-voting-for-hillary-clinton-william-davos-wef.html
Gothmog
(145,839 posts)I love the 2008 Obama ballad/song. I am really happy about this endorsement