With 28 days before California votes to keep or oust Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, Hollywood social media activists have mostly held back their considerable means from the embattled French Laundry frequenter.
To be sure, Newsom has received an eye-popping amount of contributions from various people and organizations, which have now topped $39 million — more than all challengers combined. That includes $3 million from Netflix big Reed Hastings, $2.1 million from the California Democratic Party, and over a million each from eight other various PACs and unions.
But some of the most outspoken and wealthy elite have kept their wallets shut while paying digital lip service and encouraging their vast following to vote no on the recall election.
Over the past week Hollywood celebs took to Twitter in support of the governor. The most prominent among them are Elijah Wood, Mark Hamill, Rob Reiner and George Takei. Yet, in contributions reported to the Secretary of State, both to Gavin Newsom directly and the various PAC’s opposing the recall effort, their names are surprisingly nowhere to be found. Bear in mind that the combined net worth of these superstars exceeds a quarter of a billion dollars. Contrast this with the stars who choose not to tweet but to give instead. Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, Sia and others have opened their wallets to the tune of close to $200,000. With over 70,000 personal contributions to “Stop the Republican Recall of Gavin Newsom,” the largest PAC opposing the recall effort, these stars widely exceed the average contribution of $32. MORE
They are voting already, by mail – early and often!
“Stop the Republican Recall of Gavin Newsom”
Bullshit. This is not a Republican recall. It is an EVERYONE recall.
Most of this very liberal state hate this pompous punk.
How much goes straight to Dominion Voting Systems.
Avid supporters for the swamp. The list needs to go viral.