Most Valuable Celebrity Political Endorsements: Jay-Z & More (PHOTOS)
The Daily Beast crunched the numbers to find out which celebrities generate the most political publicity.
Colckwise from top left: Kevin Winter / Getty Images; Pete Souza / The White House; Stan Honda / AFP-Getty Images; Andy Martin Jr. / ZUMA Press
It’s been another big campaign season for celebrity endorsements. From Lady Gaga to Donald Trump, The Daily Beast crunched the numbers to find out which stars generate the most political publicity.
Colckwise from top left: Kevin Winter / Getty Images; Pete Souza / The White House; Stan Honda / AFP-Getty Images; Andy Martin Jr. / ZUMA Press
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 14
Television news rank: 16
Online news rank: 29
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 26
Total funds contributed to campaign: $1,000,250
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable
Alexis C. Glenn / Getty Images-pool
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 23
Television news rank: 22
Online news rank: 19
Twitter exposure rank: 21
Google rank: 27
Total funds contributed to campaign: $75,800, plus bundled $500,000+
Total funds raised for campaign: at least $1.75 million
Kevin Winter / Getty Images
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 18
Television news rank: 12
Online news rank: 44
Twitter exposure rank: 11
Google rank: 1
Total funds contributed to campaign: $66,600
Total funds raised for campaign: not available
Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 20
Television news rank: 20
Online news rank: 8
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 8
Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable
Brian Baer / Sacramento Bee-MCT-Landov
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 16
Television news rank: 18
Online news rank: 12
Twitter exposure rank: 9
Google rank: 16
Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: at least $2.5 million
Andy Martin Jr. / ZUMA Press
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 13
Television news rank: 13
Online news rank: 24
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 12
Total funds contributed to campaign: $50,000
Total funds raised for campaign: estimated $2 million
Ron Sachs / Getty Images-pool
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 17
Television news rank: 14
Online news rank: 27
Twitter exposure rank: 25
Google rank: 22
Total funds contributed to campaign: $71,600, plus bundled $500,000+
Total funds raised for campaign: at least $2 million
Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 9
Television news rank: 17
Online news rank: 5
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 3
Total funds contributed to campaign: $5,000
Total funds raised for campaign: at least hundreds of thousands
Michele Eve Photography-Corbis
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 12
Television news rank: 10
Online news rank: 22
Twitter exposure rank: 17
Google rank: 13
Total funds contributed to campaign: $71,600
Total funds raised for campaign: at least $2.5 million
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 15
Television news rank: 15
Online news rank: 9
Twitter exposure rank: 8
Google rank: 5
Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable
Kevin Winter / Getty Images
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 11
Television news rank: 11
Online news rank: 1
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 4
Total funds contributed to campaign: $5,000
Total funds raised for campaign: at least $1 million
Odd Andersen / AP
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 7
Television news rank: 6
Online news rank: 14
Twitter exposure rank: 7
Google rank: 9
Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: estimated $4 million
Terry Gilliam / AP
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 5
Television news rank: 5
Online news rank: 6
Twitter exposure rank: 16
Google rank: 10
Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: estimated $4 million
Elise Amendola / AP
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 6
Television news rank: 9
Online news rank: 17
Twitter exposure rank: 12
Google rank: 11
Total funds contributed to campaign: $71,600
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable
Mike Rozman / Warner Bros.-AP
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 4
Television news rank: 4
Online news rank: 10
Twitter exposure rank: 27
Google rank: 15
Total funds contributed to campaign: $71,600
Total funds raised for campaign: more than $15 million
Pete Souza / The White House via Getty Images
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 8
Television news rank: 7
Online news rank: 2
Twitter exposure rank: 4
Google rank: 7
Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: not available
Julie Jacobson / AP
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 2
Television news rank: 2
Online news rank: 23
Twitter exposure rank: 6
Google rank: 21
Total funds contributed to campaign: $111,600
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable
Mandel Ngan AFP-Getty Images
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 3
Television news rank: 3
Online news rank: 3
Twitter exposure rank: 5
Google rank: 2
Total funds contributed to campaign: $0
Total funds raised for campaign: not applicable
Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP
Candidate: Obama
Newspaper coverage rank: 10
Television news rank: 8
Online news rank: 7
Twitter exposure rank: 3
Google rank: 14
Total funds contributed to campaign: $71,600, plus bundled $500,000+
Total funds raised for campaign: at least hundreds of thousands
Tom Pennington / Getty Images
Candidate: Romney
Newspaper coverage rank: 1
Television news rank: 1
Online news rank: 4
Twitter exposure rank: 1
Google rank: 6
Total funds contributed to campaign: $10,000
Total funds raised for campaign: more than $2.5 million
Stan Honda / AFP-Getty Images
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