Hollywood’s liberal celebrities fail to win over voters
Many embraced Kamala Harris but they had no clout with the voters who took Trump over the line
As the dust settles on the US elections and shocked, angry, despairing liberals around the world are entering the seven stages of grief. As they look around for anyone to blame for the failure of Kamala Harris to stop Donald Trump from returning to power, few members of the American elite are as outraged and gobsmacked as Hollywood’s famously liberal celebrity community.
One election season tradition that has come under scrutiny is the celebrity endorsement — traditionally seen as a way to influence undecided couch potatoes and younger voters to exercise their democratic rights, and get up and do something to change the world...
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