But think about this. We are just under six months
until the presidential election and this cycle.
Some real questions about raising money and finding new voters.
Yeah, President Biden taking a Hollywood approach.
At least that is the perspective from the Hill.
Here's my talk with columnist Judy Kurtz from earlier this
week.
Judy, always good to see you.
Thanks for being here. You have an article out this
week called Can Hollywood Save Biden.
It caught my eye. So explain to us exactly what
you're talking about here.
Yeah, absolutely. Todd, thanks for having me on.
President Biden seems to be going into OverDrive these days
on the Hollywood circuit.
And by that I means he.
I mean, he hasn't necessarily given many interviews to independent
journalists.
He's caught some criticism for that.
But we've seen him everywhere in other formats and in
entertainment industry formats,
including on Howard Stern's radio show.
Recently, he appeared for more than an hour doing an
interview with Stern.
Vice President Harris was on Drew Barry show where
Drew Barrymore called her the mamala of the country.
President Biden also appeared on the Smartlist podcast hosted by
a trio of actors,
so doing a lot to connect with these Hollywood figures
and reach a different audience.
It's really no secret that a lot of Hollywood tends
to lean left.
Do you think support from that crowd really helps the
President with independence OR in swing states,
areas he'll need to win in order to win another
term.
We talked to you said that this is really an
important factor.
And going on these kind of programs and connecting with
these celebrities certainly gets attention
from audiences he might not.
Voters he might not otherwise reach.
You know, you might not
be paying attention to the minutiae coming out of Congress
every single day,
but you might on your way to work turn on
your radio and listen to Stern in the morning and
listen to President Biden that way.
But, but that being said,
even though he might be connecting with voters he wouldn't
normally connect with,
this isn't going to change anyone's mind.
If you're a die hard
supporter of former President Trump,
listening to President Biden isn't likely to make you
switch your vote at the ballot box.
You know there are some conservative voices in Hollywood.
Think of people like John Wayne back in the day,
or even Arnold Schwarzenegger who was actually pretty moderate.
Do you see anyone coming out big time to support
former President Trump this cycle?
President Trump has not had as much celebrity support,
but that's not unusual for Republican candidates.
But some would argue that Trump was a celebrity himself.
You know, having The Celebrity Apprentice
franchise behind him. He really is the celebrity candidate.
And he has tried to tap into Hollywood as much
as he criticizes or may criticize Biden for doing so.
He famously hosted Kim Kardashian in the Oval Office when
he was president,
hosted Kanye West in the Oval this when he was
president.
So he has tried to find that Hollywood support.
But so far this election year,
he has not had any,
you know, a list. Celebrities,
big name celebrities standing by him.
Sure, Sure. Judy Kurtz with The Hill.
Judy, thank you so much.
Thanks so much, Todd.