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One major thing that Johnson expects to change in Hollywood is the money trail. The entertainment industry lost quite a few links in Washington on Tuesday, so the fund-raising game may be modified slightly.
It won’t be too long before the fund-raising fever starts all over again. Republican presidential contenders like Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) and Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.) already have a handful of industry contacts to draw upon, setting up a competition for high-profile support that certainly won’t rival that of the Democrats in 2008 but will be significant nonetheless. Conservatives have shown a greater affinity to embrace pop culture — just look at “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” series bowing on TLC later this month — as a way to draw attention and, in many respects, momentum.
Johnson feels that the resurgence of the Right in Washington may be a way to change the way Tinsel Town views Republicans, or at least some of its candidates:
Among Hollywood’s individual donors, perception is everything. Depending on how President Obama responds to the expected GOP rout, the power shift could leave some major fund-raisers and donors on the sidelines for 2012.
Let’s hope that in two years that the Right doesn’t get steamrolled by a lack of celebrity-esque appeal once again. It’s time to change the game; embracing Hollywood has its advantages. It is important to note that one can deal with the entertainment industry without jumping on the progressive bandwagon. Adding a little shine to conservative candidates may be just what they need to get their own celebrity-in-cheif!
