Former Obama speechwriter David Litt is pushing Democrats to keep their ears open to celebrities who endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in droves.
In turn, many Democrats blamed celebrities for her loss, most suggesting it didn’t actually matter what they thought.
Litt said he believes celebrities can still make a difference in midterm elections, in which each party often depends on its base to turn out, and whichever party’s base is more excited often wins.
“These nonpresidential elections are often decided by ‘differential turnout.’ The party that gets more of its base to the polls has a big advantage — which means that celebrity endorsements can provide a decisive boost,” he said.
Glen Bolger, a veteran Republican pollster, told the New York Times that while celebrities don’t usually change minds, they do encourage a base’s voters to go to the…
