PunditMom says:
It’s one thing to take her advice for which book is going to sit on our nightstands or which shows she thinks will hit with American audiences. But I have a feeling politics may be taking Oprah’s fiefdom a bit too far. This one has “backfire” written all over it. To me, it seems like Oprah is trying to take her influence a bit too far.
It’s one thing to have fund-raisers and support a candidate. But for some reason it just doesn’t feel right to have the queen of daytime TV stumping for a candidate and bestowing the official Oprah seal of approval.
However, all the candidates have supporters from all walks of life stumping for them, why should it be any different when Oprah is involved?
There was news, for example, that Hillary Clinton is having Barbara Streisand help out in her campaign. John Edwards is using Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne.
All the candidates have called on elected official supporters to stump for them in the early states.
At the very least, it may help bring some new people out to see Barack who might not have come sans Oprah.
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The difference is Oprah's expectation that everything she touches Americans will go along with. There is no other celebrity who is able to elevate something or someone to star status like Oprah. Of course it is her right to support and help any candidate she chooses. But she knows her power and impact and I am sure she thinks her fans will follow simply because of her stamp of approval.
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