Jamie Lee Curtis to campaign for Hillary in Iowa

[riversedge]

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New Year. New President! I'm coming to Iowa to join in the chorus!
#ImWithHer #hillyes @HillaryClinton 📷Diana Walker

[MineralMan]

1. I always wonder how much celebrity endorsements really

affect voters. Not much, I'm guessing.

[riversedge]

2. Might bring some out to the Town Halls. Might help.

[MineralMan]

3. Could be, I guess.

It wouldn't influence me, but I'm probably not typical.

[Sancho]

7. It helped Obama immensely. Oprah won the South for him.

I was there...and Oprah in SC turned the state.

Some celebs attract a crowd, but some have the respect of certain age and demographic groups. Some don't matter.

For example, in SC today, John Stewart would make a difference.

[mwrguy]

10. Depends on the celebrity. Curtis is not really knows an an opinion-shaper.

Lena Dunham is, so I'd give her endorsement a lot more weight.

They are all nice to have, though.

[NurseJackie]

4. Celeb endorsements are fun!

Especially if it's from a celebrity I know and like that's endorsing my candidate!

[firebrand80]

5. Campaigns apparently think they do nt

[oasis]

6. Women supporting women. This will be a none too subtle message of

the 2016 campaign. It will be highly effective.

[riversedge]

11. Thank you for the comment. Good thought and I think you are spot on.

[seabeyond]

15. "Women supporting women." Yet, there seems to be criticism. Imagine that. Nt

[BlueCaliDem]

26. LOTS of criticism. Take the strength of your opponent - or the opponent of your candidate - and

turn it into a weakness. Republican political strategy 101. It's now being used against Hillary Clinton by the extreme-Left in their quest to destroy the Democratic Party from the inside a la Tea Partiers in the Republican Party.

The moment someone says they want a female president, you get called a sexist. The moment you mention Hillary Clinton's vast experience, you hear loud criticism of "Washington insider". The moment you mention you're a Democrat and want to support the strongest Democratic candidate, you get attacked with "sheeple over people". But the moment you mention you're a Hillary Clinton supporter, you're a "third-wayer" because, you know, they're the true Democrats.

I've learned not to take them seriously anymore. I'm convinced that these people are not and have never been Democrats.

[azurnoir]

18. so if you don't support Hillary you don't support women? Is Hillary representative women in general?

what abut women who support Bernie? are they then self hating?

[DesertRat]

28. I agree

[SunSeeker]

8. K & R

[CoffeeCat]

9. Seems like Hillary relies on celebrities

quite a bit.

Lena Dunham, JL Curtis and Katy Perry at her JJ Dinner event.

Hillary's JJ crowd was comparable to Bernie's JJ crowd, about 2,000. Bernie didn't have any pop stars there. I wondered if that meant that Clinton's crowds would have been anemic, had it not been for Perry's appearance. However, I think Clinton's crowd size would have been the same; because when it comes to politics, Iowans could give a rip about celebrities.

Because we vote first, we take our candidate choices and the vetting process very seriously. We feel that it is our obligation to vet these politicians, attend their rallies and even challenge them with questions. It's a caucus, not a vote--and people can (and will) advocate for their first choice. We consider campaign events to be an important part of research on our way to making our final candidate choice.

So, I would say that celebrity appearances, at best, do nothing. At worst, they look gimmicky and add a "People Magazine" angle to what would otherwise be a serious, information-based decision-making process.

In short, I would advise against this in Iowa. It's not going to help, and it could make the candidate appear weak and unable to draw attendance on their own merits.

Iowans are in no mood for bullshit. They hate in-fighting and attacks. They just want good information, honesty and a good sense of who the candidate it. Gimmicks, like celebrities, are an irritant.

It would make sense if a big name attached to a political issue was helping (like if Al Gore stumped for a candidate's environmental record).

B-list Hollywood types and pop stars, not so much.

[seabeyond]

13. Successful women that have a voice. I find it cool.

[pnwmom]

16. The idea is to expand the number of people attending your special little caucuses

with people who might not otherwise have attended. The celebrities aren't meant to appeal to typical caucus goers, but to draw in a wider group.

In my state we have caucuses, too, along with primaries. Primaries draw in many, many more voters and are much more representative as a consequence.

[JoePhilly]

23. Sounds like sour grapes.

[oasis]

25. Noam Chomsky and Cornell West were already taken. Tough luck

for Hillary, I guess.

[seabeyond]

12. THIS... Is awesome cool. Damn, I love listening to these women's voice. Nt.

[Omaha Steve]

14. I'd go to get an autograph

I couldn't get close to Hillary when I saw her speak many years ago.

OS

[oasis]

24. When "Living History" came out, Hillary appeared at book signings

throughout the country. She signed books, chatted and shook hands with thousands.

[Laser102]

17. I love that very talented woman!! Wish I was there. Thanks for the post.

[Rose Siding]

21. Just loved watching her read in "8", A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality

[riversedge]

27. So do I.

[Starry Messenger]

19. Love her.

[lunamagica]

22. K&R. This is good news. I really like JLC, and think she's very underrated as

comedy actress. She is very talented and funny, and it's great to find out now that she's also very smart!