Before the first 2016 presidential debate began, female celebrities had already picked their winner: Hillary Clinton. From Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian to Olivia Wilde, Hollywood declared “#ImWithHer.”
The debate airs Monday at 9pm with NBC anchor Lester Holt as moderator. In the morning, singer Katy Perry tweeted in anticipation, “Ready for #mudslingmonday #YOUGOTTHISHRC” along with a cartoon.
When a follower asked Perry about the “talking point you're most interested to hear about,” Perry responded, “national security, gun control, police reform, excess incarceration and woman's rights.” (In other words, abortion.)
After rumors that she was “on the fence,” reality TV personality Kim Kardashian tweeted her allegiance to Clinton: “#STRAIGHTUP I'M WITH HER.”
Actress Julianne Moore retweeted Kardashian. But not before tweeting herself, “#ImWithHer and I'm registered and ready to vote on Nov 8th.”
#ImWithHer and I'm registered and ready to vote on Nov 8th. If you're not @theSkimm can help. Do it here https://t.co/UGhKjDYXQn #NoExcuses
— Julianne Moore (@_juliannemoore) September 21, 2016
Scandal actress Kerry Washington showed her support by retweeting Hillary Clinton:
And actress Connie Britton simply tweeted out the New York Times editorial board's endorsement of Clinton:
— Connie Britton (@conniebritton) September 24, 2016
Tweeting out a Clinton ad, actress Jaime King commented, “All people, watch this- what kind of person do you want guiding our country when this is how they view our daughters, mothers, women, wives.”
All people, watch this- what kind of person do you want guiding our country when this is how they view our daughters, mothers, women, wives. https://t.co/9M1IT9c0xr
— Jaime King (@Jaime_King) September 25, 2016
Actress Olivia Wilde shared the same ad on Twitter:
As someone who is about to have a daughter, this hits me deep in my core. #NeverTrump https://t.co/BIG4J0mkM6
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) September 24, 2016
In the midst of registering new voters, actress America Ferrera hoped that “all” would vote for Clinton:
Not most of them, all of them! #makenomistake #imwithher https://t.co/qW6WfWeX1C
— America Ferrera (@AmericaFerrera) September 25, 2016
Clinton's celebrity fans combined boast hundreds of millions of Twitter followers themselves. Her popularity in the entertainment industry isn't surprising considering Hollywood has spent decades scripting a Hillary presidency.
