The Top 10 Celebrities Who Political Insiders Want on Their Campaigns

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By Julia Edwards and James A. Barnes

Updated: April 30, 2011 | 10:47 a.m.
April 29, 2011 | 12:10 p.m.

# 2 for Republicans: Gary Sinise

More than 15 years have passed since Sinise played the wheelchair-bound veteran "Lieutenant Dan" in Forrest Gump, but, says one Insider, "his care and concern for veterans is real and long lasting." Forty-three percent of Republican Insiders rank Sinise among their top three most effective celebrity campaigners.

Actor Gary Sinise shows his Presidential Citizens Medal outside the White House after receiving the medal from former President George W. Bush for his work supporting American soldiers on December 10, 2008. (CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP/Getty Images)


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