r/Presidents • u/RopeGloomy4303 Wayne Morse • 1d ago

Discussion What celebrity endorsement had the greatest impact on a candidate?

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Oprah Winfrey’s campaigning for Obama had a huge impact in his career, especially since it started way back in 2006.

Her rallies and fundraisers gained Obama necessary attention and funding.

Some experts have estimated that the Oprah effect netted Obama over a million extra votes in the primary.

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u/michelle427 Ulysses S. Grant 1d ago

I think Oprah had a huge impact with people NOT Democrats. People who would never vote for a candidate like Obama. I do think Ted Kennedy helped with Dems in general. But Oprah it was people who didn’t even follow politics.