Washington Goes West
August 12, 2004

With strong celebrity support, John Kerry is without a doubt leading Washington's invasion into Hollywood, but President Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger are also in Tinseltown, wooing voters and raising money.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. told us he was one of the first people to learn Kerry was thinking of running for the White House. "I'm a Kerry supporter," Cuba told us. "I had lunch with him five years ago when he was just thinking about running for president. It was cool. I liked what he had to say."

Some of Hollywood's heavy hitters are jumping on John Kerry's bandwagon, including Leonardo DiCaprio, who we've learned will spend a lot of time with the Kerry campaign.

At the Hollywood Foreign Press luncheon, Mark Wahlberg told us he's also a Kerry supporter. "I'm trying to influence as many young people as I can to vote," he added.

And when we sat down with legendary singers, David Crosby and Graham Nash, who are making a tongue-in-cheek bid for the White House to coincide with the release of their new album, the duo shared their unorthodox platforms with us: they want to double teachers' salaries, give away free money and they promise they can pronounce the word "nuclear."

"It's a funny idea in this political climate," Nash told us.

And in Hollywood, the climate is heating up as the candidates woo the stars.


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