Ben Affleck admits he stopped endorsing political candidates because he felt USED as a prop, and that the people running were putting on a MASK to hide who they really were.

Ben Affleck admits he stopped endorsing political candidates because he felt USED as a prop, and that the people running were putting on a MASK to hide who they really were. For years he was one of the biggest Democrat surrogates in Hollywood. Then he took a big step back. AFFLECK: "Unfortunately… I saw the disconnection between the masks they put on in front and who they really were." "I felt like a prop…” He also learned the hard way that being a Hollywood actor and putting your name behind a politician can blow up in your face and elect the other guy instead. In 2004, when Bush won, there was a famous billboard that mocked him and said "4 more years. Thank you Hollywood!" with his face and the faces of other celebrities front and center.

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