Not necessarily asking him to run. But strong support from Hollywood celebrities who were pretty vocal. It can be a double-edged sword. Warren Beatty, Barbara Streisand, Shirley McClaine. Folks like that. If you watch the documentary on McGovern, mistakes were made by aligning too much with celebrities like Jane Fonda who were despised by much of middle america at the time. Enough so that they came out to vote just to vote against the people who supported McGovern. Of course, we know McGovern lost 48 states, in an absolute route by Nixon. I'm not saying this to denigrate McGovern in the least. Or to disparage Warren from running. I too would like to see her run!
This led to more of a distancing from traditionally Hollywood celebrity endorsements being hugely publicized. As an example, I think Barack Obama and his staff did an excellent job of not aligning themselves or their candidate too closely with lightning rods like Michael Moore or Susan Sarandon. Let's face it, as good as some of those folks may be, Hollywood type actors can have a tendency to crowd the spotlight too much if you let them. The spotlight should be on the issues that matter to most people. Specifically, what policies do you promote that will directly assist the large number of people who are hurting. What direct steps will you take? You certainly don't want to be subjected to claims of hypocrisy when you're only high profile endorsements are from very rich Hollywood actors (no matter how much good they do and how well-intentioned they are). Get some non one percenters behind you. Highlight them. People in music. People in science. People in physics. Writers. Activists. Teachers.
That's why I'm posting this: if anyone from moveon is reading this, please include more artists from fields other than just acting. Include the arts and sciences. Include more people of color. Don't just box yourself into this corner of you and your best friends. Branch out. Get other people with more weight behind this campaign. And not just people who are demonized by the right.
TL, DR: I hope moveon builds on this by including a more diverse group of Elizabeth Warren supporters.
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