Can a LeBron James endorsement help the Ohio Democratic Party?

[Suburbia]

LeBron James endorsed former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016, did a campaign rally with her in Cleveland two days before the election. She lost the 2016 presidential election however, and she lost Ohio due to Trump's white working class appeal and a low turnout with black voters. In 2018, Ohio Democrats will look to win the Ohio governorship for the first time since 2006, and to reelect Sherrod Brown in a tough campaign in a Republican-leaning state. Can James' endorsement of OH Democrats help them?

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/10/lebron_james_endorses_hillary.html

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/10/how_could_lebron_james_endorse.html

[BuckeyeNut]

Not really. NEOH is already the base for the Democratic Party and NEOH is where James carries the most weight. He's not going to flip any undecided voters -- or not any significant number of them, anyway. His endorsement might increase turnout in Cleveland and Akron slightly.

[Suburbia]

Not really. NEOH is already the base for the Democratic Party and NEOH is where James carries the most weight. He's not going to flip any undecided voters -- or not any significant number of them, anyway. His endorsement might increase turnout in Cleveland and Akron slightly.

Aren't the Cavs popular in southeast Ohio and rural areas..these are areas with lots of sports fans.

[BuckeyeNut]

Not really. NEOH is already the base for the Democratic Party and NEOH is where James carries the most weight. He's not going to flip any undecided voters -- or not any significant number of them, anyway. His endorsement might increase turnout in Cleveland and Akron slightly.

Aren't the Cavs popular in southeast Ohio and rural areas..these are areas with lots of sports fans.

They're much more into football, and to a lesser degree, baseball.

[Rjjr77]

no.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

2016 showed how overrated celebrity endorsements are.

[Strudelcutie4427]

No. Even less so in November of 2018 after he leaves town to play in LA

[MAINEiac4434]

He campaigned for Hillary and Strickland and it clearly didn't help.

[BuckeyeNut]

No. Even less so in November of 2018 after he leaves town to play in LA

Now, this is just silly. LeBron will finish his career playing for the Cavs.

[BlueDogDemocrat]

He campaigned for Hillary and Strickland and it clearly didn't help.

[SNJ1985]

2016 showed how overrated celebrity endorsements are.

[TheSaint250]

No. Even less so in November of 2018 after he leaves town to play in LA

Now, this is just silly. LeBron will finish his career playing for the Cavs.

If he did go to Golden State, the NBA would turn into a one-party dictatorship, so to speak.

[Maxwell]

well what if Lebron just ran for Governor?

[Strudelcutie4427]

well what if Lebron just ran for Governor?

No chance after he takes his talents to Hollywood

[BuckeyeNut]

well what if Lebron just ran for Governor?

No chance after he takes his talents to Hollywood

Not. Happening. (To both.)

[OSR stands with Israel]

No. Even less so in November of 2018 after he leaves town to play in LA

Now, this is just silly. LeBron will finish his career playing for the Cavs.

In my opinion Lebron should stay but he's likely going to go to Boston or the Spurs

[BuckeyeNut]

No. Even less so in November of 2018 after he leaves town to play in LA

Now, this is just silly. LeBron will finish his career playing for the Cavs.

In my opinion Lebron should stay but he's likely going to go to Boston or the Spurs

I'll take Kevin Durant's word on LeBron staying over the guts of people who have never met the man. If LeBron was staying, Kyrie would have stayed. The only reason he's leaving is to get out of LeBron's shadow, and if LeBron were leaving, Kyrie wouldn't need to leave.

[Tekken_Guy]

It could increase black turnout (especially in Cleveland), but it won't do anything to flip the state.

[Strudelcutie4427]

No. Even less so in November of 2018 after he leaves town to play in LA

Now, this is just silly. LeBron will finish his career playing for the Cavs.

In my opinion Lebron should stay but he's likely going to go to Boston or the Spurs

No way he's coming here after we picked up Kyrie. They hated eachother in Cleveland last year hahaha

[UncleSam]

Lebron staying with the Cavs is 50/50 imo

Also his impact on politics is minimal

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Celebrity endorsements can help in primaries (indeed Trump was very much helped from some American football coach man in Indiana iirc) but are largely irrelevant in generals.

[Gass3268]

Celebrity endorsements can help in primaries (indeed Trump was very much helped from some American football coach man in Indiana iirc) but are largely irrelevant in generals.

Basketball, but point taken