Poll: Americans Voters Not Influenced By Their Celebs

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It is raining polls. The race for political power is being played out through polls. The Clinton versus Obama tussle seems to be throwing up riches of socio-political topics for researchers and analysts. And they seem to be having a field day. In yet another "latest poll", it has been found that celebs have very little influence on the results of the ballot.

The nationwide online poll of 2,513 adults by Harris Interactive came out with this finding. This could be an ego dampener for the celebs, as nearly 50 per cent of Americans felt that celebrity endorsements of a political or a social cause did little to change their individual opinions. The poll also found that nearly half of Americans also think that celeb involvement in politics is not such a good thing, with only 33 per cent thinking it's a good thing.

Perhaps some of this perspective comes along with age and wisdom, as the poll found that younger the person, more likely is he or she is to think stars actually influence their pet cause. Here are some of the rankings pulled in by the stars - 50 per cent of the respondents thought Oprah was "very effective" at raising awareness of her causes. Bono trailed her at 33 per cent. Angelina Jolie pulled in 30 per cent, and her beau, Brad Pitt, 25 per cent. George Clooney followed at 22 per cent.

In the political ring it is Obama versus Clinton and a parallel drama is getting played out in the celeb circus with Oprah behind Obama, and Jack Nicholson voicing his support for Hillary. If the poll trends are truly representative of American mindsets then it’s safe to say, that the celebs are just filling out some free airtime. Each political protagonist has his favorite lineup of star cheerleaders. So is it just an exercise in media bantering with celebs and politicians feeding of each other and giving us something to talk about at the dinner tables? Who knows, as long as the best man (or woman) wins.