Because the current approach clearly isnt working.
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Hysterical displays on social media or the red carpet dont win votes.
But that might be the easy part.
George Clooney, President Joe BidenJosh Telles for deadline/Getty
The details arent particularly important.
In the Forties, Hollywood went to war alongside Roosevelt.
Later, it split over the black list.
For John Kennedy, Movieland was a playground.
With Reagan, it actually provided a president.
Conformity was pretty much taken for granted.
I paid, though I was planning to vote for Jerry Brown at the time.
I did, but eventually re-registered as a decline-to-state independent.
In the Bush years, things got more strident.
Invited to a small Hollywood gathering with Howard Dean, I had to sneak out a side door.
The rising vehemence was way too much for me.
The reflexive need to crush Trump inevitably led to self-delusion or deliberate concealment of Bidens weakness.
For the good of Hollywood and the rest of us, that monoculture needs to break down.
That doesnt mean Democrats have to support Republicans.
Think twice, look closer, kick it around a little before you write the check.
You dont have to agree.
But it cant hurt to know what theyre thinking.
They might know something.
