Washington, Dec 25(ANI): Media pundits are talking that
Ben Affleck may enter in to politics amid speculation over who will run
for John Kerry's US Senate seat if the Massachusetts senator moves over
to the State Department to serve as President Obama's foreign affairs
chief.
The actor-director, who seems to be reaching a new career peak behind
the camera, has not revealed weather he would have an interest in
trying for elected office or not.
Affleck if agrees on being involved in the govt, he would reportedly
face significant challenges: a lack of any previous political experience
running for office; the need to raise cash quickly (or use his own);
and a crowded Democratic field.
He grew up in Cambridge, Mass., and currently owns a home in the Bay
State, but under state law he also wouldn't need to establish legal
residency until Election Day, the Christian Science Monitor reported.
The filmmaker, who has long campaigned for Democratic candidates and
who majored in Middle Eastern studies at Occidental College in Los
Angeles, will not be the first actor to enter in politics.
Television actor Ronald Reagan is the most successful and well-known actor-turned-politician.
The 65-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger, has already finished two terms as California governor and has returned back to acting.
There's Sonny Bono, the musician and actor who was elected mayor of
Palm Springs, California, before twice being elected a US congressman.
The 'Law and Order' star Fred Thompson, who played a US president
three times in his acting career, served in the US Senate for eight
years and later ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008.
Others include Clint Eastwood, Jsse Ventura and Al Franken.
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