Celebrity endorsements in the 2012 presidential campaign

Vince Vaughn 

The actor introduced Ron Paul at the Liberty Political Action Conference in Reno in September. “I was just impressed with his talking points” on the Federal Reserve, Vaughn said in his introduction. “His philosophies are consistent; they do not waver based on polls or public opinion." Paul’s spokesman, Jesse Benton, explained in a statement at the time: “Ron and Vince are friends, with Vince not merely interested in Dr. Paul’s philosophy, but he also graciously invited Dr. and Mrs. Paul to the premiere of his film ‘Couples Retreat.’ ” Vaughn also supported Paul’s 2008 presidential campaign. 

Backing the GOP:

Stephen Baldwin | Pat Boone | Dean Cain | Russell Crowe | Jon Cryer
Clint Eastwood | Kelsey Grammer | Producer Craig Haffner | Vanilla Ice 
Retired speed skater Dan Jansen | Author Dean Koontz | Barry Manilow 
Dennis Miller | Chuck Norris | Wayne Newton | Nick Searcy | Gene Simmons 
Gary Sinise | Doug Stanhope | Ben Stein | Janine Turner | Vince Vaughn 
Jon Voight | Hank Williams Jr.

Backing Democrats:
George Clooney | Ari Emanuel | Will Ferrell | Jamie Foxx | Morgan Freeman 
Lady Gaga | Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas | Tom Hanks 
Scarlett Johansson | Rashida Jones | Jeffrey Katzenberg | Eva Longoria 
Gwyneth Paltrow | Sarah Jessica Parker | Julia Roberts | Will Smith 
Steven Spielberg | Harvey Weinstein | Oprah Winfrey | Anna Wintour