Ok, drop Hillary, at least for guys -- she's got tremendous pull among women, even many who don't subscribe to
her politics. It's odd what moves people, not always who you'd think. People respond to a certain amount of
authority or experience as much, or sometimes more than, a jazzy young hip person. Like, Oprah would move
a lot of women. Maya Angelou would rock a lot of academics and intellectual folks. Drew Barrymore might now
have the seniority to move some younger women. Any of the living former first ladies. Maggie Smith. Judy
Dench.
For guys maybe Leno, Letterman, John Stewart or Colbert, more out of familiarity (for their audiences) than respect
per se. Any of the various generations of Saturday Night Live castes. Jerry Seinfeld. The Big Bang Theory actors,
for the nerd-hip-nonconformity folks. The Apple, Microsoft, and other silicon CEO's could pull people into piping
and play down their image as billionaire sharks (although that has a certain illusive charm, the shark image, among
many who aspire).
Lots of possibilities here, people. Probably none of these click with many of you, but there's room to explore.
