Hollywood come together for Obama? Yes, it can

Hollywood come together for Obama? Yes, it can
The Democratic industry plans to back the Illinois senator in the leading role.
By Tina Daunt
June 6, 2008

IF THERE is one thing Hollywood understands, it's casting.

That's why the industry's Democratic activists are rallying behind Illinois Sen. Barack Obama as November's leading man, with some still open to the idea of a supporting role for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Sen. John McCain will be lucky if he gets the walk-on part for which he now seems to be angling in his search for Hollywood dollars.)

Obama's support has grown in Hollywood throughout the campaign (recent numbers showed him exceeding Clinton in dollars raised, albeit by a slim margin), and Democratic Hollywood plans to support the ticket, whether Clinton is on it or not. The days of wooing McCain because they saw him as an independent maverick are over.

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One of Clinton's top California fundraisers, businessman Sim Farar, said McCain called him Wednesday to request a meeting. Farar said he would meet the Arizona senator later this month mostly "as a courtesy." He said he was holding out hope that Obama would offer Clinton the VP slot. "They complement each other in a lot of ways," Farar said. "Hillary brings a lot to the table that Obama doesn't have."

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-cause6-2008jun06,0,6796369.story

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