From Celebrity Politics to American Politics
Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Clint Eastwood; what do all of these names have in common; each one of them was a celebrity who become a part of American Politics. One might assume that most celebrities are more comfortable waiting to their unleash they’re strong views on politics when a gentile discussion occurs, but it seem that they do not do really anything to make change in favor of their views. However, throughout history a few celebrities have wanted to make change and do so by joining politics. They are so few celebrities turned Politian and even fewer that become president. The question that goes with this statement is why do celebrities usually stay in local and state government and what celebrities have been elected in Wisconsin. Out of the small amount of celebrities that become politicians, the majority stay at the state and local government for a few reasons. One reason that comes to mind is the ease of becoming elected. Compared to trying to be elected in a presidential election, state and local elections are easier to break into. At the state and local level, a celebrity’s prestige alone may be enough to win and take away attention form the concern of inexperience of the celebrity (Ginsberg). In a presidential election, they’re many different smaller elections that lead up to the final election: one must go through the primary and caucus, national election, popular election, and the Electoral College. This is a lengthy process and a very expensive campaign, so the lower levels of government make more sense for a celebrity to enter in to. Another reason why celebrities mainly stick to campaigning at the state and local level is that there is still a decent amount of power at these lower levels and not so much red tape. …show more content…
“Under the American version of federalism, State governments have a considerable power, and states and reigns have their own lively political cultures (Ginsberg).” The president is the leader of the United States but if he wants to legalize something or make new regulation, it is very difficult to do at a federal level, but may be easier to do at a state or local level. For example, if the president wanted to legalize marijuana, it is much easier for a Governor to do so for a single state than it is for the president to get the entire congress to agree upon it. On the other hand, even though they’re advantages to being a governor or senate some still want to go for presidency. One celebrity that is an exception to this rule of celebrities only running for state and local offices is the famous actor and former President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. Reagan starred in over 50 films before he decided to join politics, and his fame helped him win when he ran as a Republication for the Governor of California in 1967. …show more content…
Nevertheless, one has to wonder, do celebrities join politics because they want to enact change or is it just for publicity, one would hope it is for change but it is hard to know. Even though most celebrities go for the smaller levels of government, like Duffy and Schwarzenegger, there are still a few who take the chance to be something bigger at a federal level, like Ronald Reagan. Whether someone is a movie star or a lawyer, politics always has a place for him or her no matter which level of
Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Clint Eastwood; what do all of these names have in common; each one of them was a celebrity who become a part of American Politics. One might assume that most celebrities are more comfortable waiting to their unleash they’re strong views on politics when a gentile discussion occurs, but it seem that they do not do really anything to make change in favor of their views. However, throughout history a few celebrities have wanted to make change and do so by joining politics. They are so few celebrities turned Politian and even fewer that become president. The question that goes with this statement is why do celebrities usually stay in local and state government and what celebrities have been elected in Wisconsin. Out of the small amount of celebrities that become politicians, the majority stay at the state and local government for a few reasons. One reason that comes to mind is the ease of becoming elected. Compared to trying to be elected in a presidential election, state and local elections are easier to break into. At the state and local level, a celebrity’s prestige alone may be enough to win and take away attention form the concern of inexperience of the celebrity (Ginsberg). In a presidential election, they’re many different smaller elections that lead up to the final election: one must go through the primary and caucus, national election, popular election, and the Electoral College. This is a lengthy process and a very expensive campaign, so the lower levels of government make more sense for a celebrity to enter in to. Another reason why celebrities mainly stick to campaigning at the state and local level is that there is still a decent amount of power at these lower levels and not so much red tape. …show more content…
“Under the American version of federalism, State governments have a considerable power, and states and reigns have their own lively political cultures (Ginsberg).” The president is the leader of the United States but if he wants to legalize something or make new regulation, it is very difficult to do at a federal level, but may be easier to do at a state or local level. For example, if the president wanted to legalize marijuana, it is much easier for a Governor to do so for a single state than it is for the president to get the entire congress to agree upon it. On the other hand, even though they’re advantages to being a governor or senate some still want to go for presidency. One celebrity that is an exception to this rule of celebrities only running for state and local offices is the famous actor and former President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. Reagan starred in over 50 films before he decided to join politics, and his fame helped him win when he ran as a Republication for the Governor of California in 1967. …show more content…
Nevertheless, one has to wonder, do celebrities join politics because they want to enact change or is it just for publicity, one would hope it is for change but it is hard to know. Even though most celebrities go for the smaller levels of government, like Duffy and Schwarzenegger, there are still a few who take the chance to be something bigger at a federal level, like Ronald Reagan. Whether someone is a movie star or a lawyer, politics always has a place for him or her no matter which level of