March 3 this year is the so-called "Super Tuesday" in American politics. Over the course of the day, as many as 14 states will hold Democratic primaries to determine who has the best chance to represent the Democratic Party against President Donald Trump.
In order to build their own momentum, several Democratic candidates have been busy for months, in addition to running everywhere, holding rallies, how to get the support and endorsement of celebrities from all walks of life in the United States, is also a topic that their respective campaign teams are very concerned about. After all, celebrities represent traffic, and celebrity support means more media exposure and more popularity among voters.
Among these social celebrities, Hollywood stars are naturally the most important. Compared with sports stars, American film and television stars are more willing to reveal their political tendencies. Hollywood has a long tradition of supporting the Democratic Party. Therefore, which Democratic candidate is more likely to win the favor of Hollywood stars this year has become a topic of great concern to the media and ordinary people.
Start with Pete Buttigieg, who announced his withdrawal yesterday. Before dropping out of the race, the upstart politician, who touted his elite line, was actually popular with Hollywood stars; And his gay identity coincides with the diversity that Hollywood is now striving to promote.
When Buttigieg held a fundraiser in the Los Angeles area on Feb. 20, the hosts were Seth MacFarlane, the American comedy star and director of the movie Ted, and Lee Daniels, an African-American director who has received two Oscar nominations.
In addition, Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Michael J. Fox, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, "Fuller House" star John Stamos and "Shameless" star Emmy Rossum have also attended his rallies, Or raised the flag for him.
More embarrassingly, though, Buttigieg, who claims to speak seven foreign languages and play the piano like a pro, has had little success with African-American voters since he entered the race.
To this end, his campaign team has also thought of a number of ways, including inviting Keegan-Michael Key (Keegan-Michael Key), who is a member of the American funny African-American actor group "Peel and Keele" to appear at the event.
While the group's Jordan Peele Is now acting as a director and has received critical acclaim for "Get Out" and "Us," Gere has continued to work as an actor, including last year's "Dolemite Is My Name," which was also popular with African-American audiences.
So, Buttigieg hired him to stand on his platform for a very specific purpose. After the event, its publicity team also posted on the network to announce that the boss has won the support of Kogan-Michael Gere.
However, the post was deleted shortly after, and Buttigieg's team issued a statement apologizing for the move, saying it was done without Kogan-Michael Gere's consent.
In other words, Kiir only agreed to come to an event, but did not formally declare his support for Buttigieg. Now, with Mr. Buttigieg out of the race, it remains to be seen who the stars who supported him will embrace next.
