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Endorsers & Playlists
Pop Music's Influence on the Vote
Playlists
Performers
Here is a partial list of artists who have either officially endorsed a candidate or have performed at various fundraisers and events.
Note: Wikipedia has a fairly complete list of campaign endorsers, including media outlets, business leaders, entertainers, musicians and others for Barack Obama and John McCain. John McCain - Campaign Endorsements Barack Obama - Campaign Endorsements Campaign Music
Previous generations of the U.S. electorate apparently rallied to vote after hearing the thrilling strains of "Get on the Raft with Taft," "The Taft Two-Step," and "Line up for [Williams Jennings] Bryan", but the current candidates tend to lean toward solid-gold certified, time-honored hits.
These choices haven't been without a few speedbumps. In a couple of well-publicized cases, artists, whose loyalties belong to the other guy, have attempted to stop a candidate from using their music on the campaign trail. And sometimes, lyrics ("he never learned to read or write so well, but he could play a guitar just like ringin' a bell") don't really fit.
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