June 12, 2008
Posted: June 12th, 2008 10:48 AM ET
(CNN) - Is famed actor Jack Nicholson's support a kiss of death for Democratic presidential hopefuls? According to The Washington Post, the Hollywood star picks presidential candidates who have repeatedly gone down in defeat. Consider his track record this year: The newspaper reports Nicholson made his first foray into the 2008 presidential race by writing a $500 check to Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich's campaign on January 10, two weeks before he ended his presidential bid Nicholson later wrote checks to help both Delaware Sen. Joe Biden and Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd pay off their campaign debts – both candidates ended their bids in early January. In late February, Nicholson donated the maximum $2,300 to Hillary Clinton's White House bid. She went on to win the Ohio and Texas primaries days later, though her presidential hopes ultimately came up short. According to the Post, Nicholson had yet to give to Barack Obama through the end of April. Nicholson has a history of showing reluctance to the Democratic party's eventual nominee. In 2000, he backed former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley over Al Gore, and in 2004 he didn't support a candidate at all until Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry had already wrapped up the nomination. Filed under: Barack Obama |
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