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Which celebrity offers the best political endorsement?

September

Our sister blog, Politics on the Hudson, raised an interesting point last week, after the primaries: Even though some candidates had the backing of the county’s Democratic party machine (as was the case for some candidates in Greenburgh), that didn’t always translate into a win. However, in the Mount Vernon mayoral race, another kind of endorsement did yield results. I’m talking, of course, about the celebrity kind.

The winner, in that election, appears to be Clinton Young, who narrowly beat incumbent Ernest Davis by 349 votes. And while we may never know exactly how many of his overall votes came thanks to the endorsement of hometown hero Denzel Washington, you can bet it was more than a thumbs up from Andy Spano would have gotten him.

All of which got me to thinking: With all the political activists in the county, which ones have the most sway? Would a plug by Pound Ridge’s Susan Sarandon help give Hillary’s camp a popularity jolt? Could Peekskill/Verplanck native Mel Gibson hurt or help a candidate with his endorsement? What about Rosie?

You tell us. Vote in the sidebar poll.

(Matthew Brown/The Journal News)

This entry was posted on Monday, September 24th, 2007 at 12:10 am by Ted Mann.
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One Response to “Which celebrity offers the best political endorsement?”

Charles Vamossy September 24th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
I have always wondered why an actor should be taken an more seriously than anyone else in the community? I will listen to a neighbor who is a civil engineer, a city planner or an engineer when they speak on their own subject of expertise. But an actor? That is the ONLY profession where the practitioner earns a hefty fee for delivering word and ideas written for them by somebody else. Susan Sarandon and Mel Gibson as political advisors? Give me a break….

They have the right, of course, to voice their own opinions. We all do. But qualifications count, too. When it comes to my health, I'd rather listen to my doctor than my stock boker – or an actor. Same goes for local and national issues.

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