Hollywood Fears Backlash to Obama Celeb Fundraiser Barrage

Hollywood Fears Backlash to Obama Celeb Fundraiser Barrage: Some of the president's most ardent entertainment industry supporters tell THR they are concerned that his increasing reliance on stars and celebrity contests could backfire.



Barack Obama's recent barrage of Hollywood campaign fund-raisers is drawing backlash from an unlikely place: Hollywood.

Some of the president's most ardent entertainment industry supporters quietly tell The Hollywood Reporter that while they realize he needs to deploy all of his weapons to compete with deep-pocketed Republican super PACs, they fear the increasing reliance on stars and celebrity contests could backfire with swing voters and mobilize the right.

"We don't like what he's doing, but we understand it," says one Hollywood fund-raising insider. "He has to raise the money. It's a bad situation."

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