Do you pay any attention as to which candidate a celebrity endorses?

Question

It has to some effect, at least it gets the candidate mentioned every once in a while.
If someone like Rush or O'Reilly endorses a candidate, if you can't stand Rush or Bill, isn't that more of reason NOT to vote or support said candidate?
Who has Sean Penn endorsed, anyway??

Answer 1

I do not, i research all the candidates and make my decision based upon the results, by research i do not mean reading answers on Y/A.

Answer 2

If someone like Rush Limbaugh or Bill O'Reilly endorses a candidate, its one thing, while if Sally Field or Sean Penn dos the same thing its a different story.

Actors, musicians, entertainers, and others who have no serious experience analyzing policy and understanding the difficult and often contradictory requirements of political office, are very unlikely to sway my opinion. In fact, I am more likely to reject a candidate on such a basis.

At least, with a Limbaugh, or even an Al Franken, we know what their beliefs are, and why they believe them. They can make intelligent arguments to back up their opinions. These celebrities carry a scootch more weight in my opinion-making process.

But only a scootch.

Answer 3

I agree celebrity endorsements can and do place a bigger spotlight on a candidate; thus giving their ideals visibility to more people.

And, if someone I find totally repugnant endorses a candidate it is highly unlikely that I would ever vote for them; but, more so because we do not share the same values.

Not sure about Mr. Penn, but, not a big fan, sooo....

Answer 4

If a person follows someone else, celeb or not, without researching the candidate, you deserve what you get. In essence you have waisted your vote by being uninformed. There are people that you can trust more than others but most celebs like Penn, have little real knowledge or the education that I would feel safe in following. Most simply have an agenda of their own.

Answer 5

No. Not at all. Rush and O'Reilly aren't going to endorse a democrat, and I'm not likely to vote republican, so it really doesn't matter what they or Oprah or Chuck Norris Sean Penn or anyone else says.

Answer 6

I pay no attention to what candidate a pundit, performer, news reporter or anyone else famous who hasn't held public office endorses.

I do pay attention to who else currently in office endorses that person and to the seeming endorsements of former Presidents and Governors. They tend to endorse individuals they view as sharing their policy preferences.

Answer 7

While we are nagging like women the International Corporations are turning us into a Cattle Farm

Americans = Milk Cows

Guess who denied Chili membership into NAFTA? It wasn't the US, but it was Mexico and Canada!!!

Ever heard of WTO = Trade Related Aspect of Intellectual Property or Global monopoly of the world's market?

Yes, the International Corporations ( including Pharmaceutical ) lobby our government to enforce laws to make sure developing countries won't developed new drugs and tech. and become a competition.

In the TRIP agreement China, Chile, and other countries are allow to sell whatever they want in the US as long as they don't create generic products for the poor people in the world = Medicine

and guess who was in charge of the WTO = A Jew by the name of Paul Wolfowitz = the architect of the Iraq war

Answer 8

Who made these stupid people celebrities? I wouldn't vote based on a Hollywierds opinion, to me, actors are the lowest form of life next to Lawyers

Answer 9

It doesn't effect who I vote for...(except I wouldn't vote for anyone Sean Penn endorces, he loves fascists and hates America!)

Answer 10

I think choosing a candidate based on a celeb endorsement is as good as saying "I can't think for myself, make my decision."