Hollywood's Crush on Obama Cools
Some political wonks have speculated that President Obama could raise $1 billion dollars for his 2012 campaign after raising $750 million for 2008. But some of his most deep-pocketed fans in Hollywood do not seem as enthusiastic as they were three years ago.
Recall that in 2008, Obama—to the chagrin of John McCain—presided over a $9 million and $11 million Hollywood fundraisers and became the TV/Movie/Music industries most contributed to candidate by far. On the campaign trail Obama literally had to fend off offers from celebrities like George Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Matt Damon who were going out giving stump speeches for the then-senator. In total, Hollywood managed to raise more than $34 million for Democrats that year on the promise of the "Hope" platformhttp://www.theatlanticwire.com/polit...cooling/35621/
Recall that in 2008, Obama—to the chagrin of John McCain—presided over a $9 million and $11 million Hollywood fundraisers and became the TV/Movie/Music industries most contributed to candidate by far. On the campaign trail Obama literally had to fend off offers from celebrities like George Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Matt Damon who were going out giving stump speeches for the then-senator. In total, Hollywood managed to raise more than $34 million for Democrats that year on the promise of the "Hope" platformhttp://www.theatlanticwire.com/polit...cooling/35621/
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