April 26, 2004

RAW is Hillary

Remember that period of a year or two in the late ‘90s when everyone, it seemed, was watching pro wrestling? Apparently it went all the way up to the White House.

Hillary Clinton has admitted that between health care proposals and scandals, she and the former president watched wrestling “all the time.” Hillary, along with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, recently appeared together with several wrestlers at an event promoting WWE’s “Smackdown Your Vote” initiative.

For the second consecutive election both political parties are attempting to lure the wrestling fan demographic; you may remember The Rock appearing at both conventions in 2000. And while “Smackdown Your Vote” is likely a mere power play by Vince McMahon to convince both parties not to screw with his right to stay on the air, I think the fight over the wrestling audience goes hand in hand with that of the “Stern voter” battle.

Posted by Stephen Silver at April 26, 2004 07:19 PM
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