Hollywood’s GOP Operates Outside Of The Spotlights
It was reported that in April 2013, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus privately met about a dozen writers, directors and producers in a suite at Loews Hollywood Hotel.
The Topic: How can the entertainment industry’s quiet network of conservatives help elect more Republicans?
In May, before Carly Fiorina officially became a candidate, Jerry Perenchio, the billionaire who helped build Univision, hosted a fundraiser for her at his Beverly Hills home.
In September, singer/actor Pat Boone hosted Mike Huckabee in Beverly Hills.
On 22 October, a Los Angeles fundraiser for Marco Rubio was hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s former host Mary Hart and husband Burt Sugarman.
At a Ben Carson event in Anaheim in September, “several celebrities who are shopping for a candidate” showed up, said Shawn Steel, RNC’s California.
Republican’s have a strong following in Hollywood, no matter what the Democrats say. But, the Hollywood left is a very vindictive and mean spirited lot, so many people are cautious at this point.
Friends of Abe, a 2,500-member private conservative group founded by actors Gary Sinise and Kelsey Grammer along with writer-producer Lionel Chetwynd, has hosted many of the GOP hopefuls, including Donald Trump, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Carley Fiorina and Dr. Carson.
The FOA does not fund-raise, nor will it endorse candidates
Ann Coulter also is working behind the scenes to push her favorite candidate, Donald Trump. The author and commentator dined in September with Clint Eastwood, and the next night she pitched Mr. Trump to a dozen writers, directors and producers at a Beverly Hills restaurant.
Ms. Coulter took 2 prominent TV producers skeptical of Mr. Trump to see him at FOA, and both came away fans. Donald Trump is receiving some support from Hollywood’s non-conservatives, including producer Dana Brunetti (The Social Network), who according to The Hollywood Reporter voted for Barack Hussein Obama twice. Mr, Burnett is quoted by THW as saying, “…I like Trump and the fact that he’s a disrupter and changing the game,” he says.
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