Whether you like him or not, Ben Affleck is a popular name in Hollywood. His career started when he landed his groundbreaking role in the Academy Award-winning movie Good Will Hunting and spiraled out of control with roles in movies such as Armageddon and Shakespeare in Love.
His career suffered a rapid decline after he starred in Daredevil but Ben returned to the spotlight when he co-produced and acted in the movie Argo, earning a Golden Globe for best director and the 2013 Oscar for best picture. The next Batman actor has long been the subject of speculation whether he should make a political run.
Affleck is an outspoken Democratic donor and activist and has made occasional trips to Washington to testify on Capitol Hill. Even his wife Jennifer Garner explained that Ben feels like he can do more good for people with the help of politics, albeit outside the system. However, she did add that she wouldn’t be surprised if he went into politics and there probably isn’t a person that knows him better than her.
Let’s be perfectly honest here, a good politician has to be a good spokesperson – it’s a battle of words most of the time, so if you don’t have advanced rhetorical skills, you’ve pretty much lost before you even began. Howard Stern is arguably one of the coolest people in the world and has successfully led the popular Howard Stern Show for 30 years.
The SiriusXM radio host shouldn’t be too surprised if voters decided to pick him in the future. Back in 1993, Stern ran as a Libertarian in New York’s gubernatorial race and added that he was “dead serious” about it at the time. However, he withdrew his candidacy overwhelmed by the vagueness of bureaucracy. Fortunately, that wasn’t the end of it. Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura said he would love to have Stern as a running mate in the 2016 presidential bid.
Back in the days when American Idol was a show so popular that its contestants often became huge celebrities, Clay Aiken was the runner-up of Season 2. Naturally, he enjoyed a moderately successful music career but afterward shifted his attention to politics and activism in the LGBT community.
The openly gay Aiken ran for Congress representing North Carolina in 2014 and actually managed to win the Democratic primary. Even though he lost the seat to Republican incumbent Renee Elmers in the general election later that year, there were many who agreed that Aiken managed to show an incredible amount of political aptitude for someone who has never dwelled in the political seas. Imagine what he would be able to do if someone were to give him a year in the office. Who knows?
Source: Celebrity Dirt
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