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What impact do Hollywood stars have on the election?

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    William La Jeunesse reports from Los Angeles

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All right let's move onto this now much cleaner stuff both campaigns are calling on some of Hollywood's biggest names to bring major star parted campaign trail.

Clint Eastwood using his most famous lines from one of the most talked about appearances at the Republican dimension.

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-- He's -- and over big new campaign -- for Mitt Romney and -- able Longoria.

They called in the big guns at the Democrat convention as well just this week she apologized for re tweeting an anti Romney comment that some people found offensive.

So what what sort of impact do Hollywood stars really have an election.

Much has all these people he's in LA and he joins us with this morning -- Well Martha so the question is are -- important and how.

Do they influence voters now most people out of me today I voted for the president -- -- Barbara Streisand told me so celebrity money and fame.

Can bring voters into the tent.

And they help validate voters' choice.

Vote vote vote for Barack Obama do -- We watched their movies.

Listen to their music.

Take their advice and buy their products.

But do celebrity's influence voters.

Voters don't want to think that Hollywood celebrities are telling them how to vote they understand that those people.

Their expertise is completely outside the political world.

But that doesn't mean they're not valuable people who do you read a publication like us weekly probably aren't -- Political web sites but let me see pictures of these celebrities in -- Magazine.

Endorsing.

The presidential candidate they -- they -- paying attention more.

But Kid Rock appearance drives turnout and generates media coverage candidates try and surround themselves.

With people from outside the political world.

In order to enhance their own credibility every president inherits job.

Which helps explain why the president asked Morgan Freeman to marry this out and Mitt Romney recruiting companies to -- And while Romney attracts -- -- stars the edge goes to Obama.

With heavyweights like George Clooney and Jay-Z and beyoncé helping -- raise about twenty million dollars.

You see celebrities come out her political events.

It -- brings a different demo a different group of people into politics.

So today Kerry Katy Perry gives a free concert in Vegas where young voters in a swing state we'll hear how great the president is.

And a Clint Eastwood ad begins -- for governor Romney.

That is an important validation Martha for many voters on this iconic actor but -- hi I am posse have -- -- --

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