LRC News
Friday, October 31, 2008
Obama Uses Web for State-Targeted Celebrity EndorsementsThe Obama campaign has been actively using email and its website, which includes separate websites for each of the fifty states, to post targeted celebrity endorsements. Here, Cynthia Nixon, a star of Sex and the City, speaks to Ohio voters about early voting and women's issues. Edie Falco, star of The Sopranos, targets North Carolina voters, urging them not to "leave the ending up in the air." Eric Schmitt, CEO of Google, targets voters from his home state of Virginia.
Obama Web endorsement from Cynthia Nixon for Ohio:
Obama Web endorsement from Edie Falco for North Carolina:
Obama Web endorsement from Eric Schmitt for Virginia: