In a normal election, many people would likely discredit a celebrity's endorsement of a presidential candidate as a meaningless gesture. But when an election involves cruel insults hurled at Rosie O'Donnell during a debate, disgusting conversations backstage atAccess Hollywood, and a bright orange demagogue who has his own board game—things are inherently different. In fact, given one of the candidates once had his own reality show, appeared in Home Alone 2, and has done most of his policy talks with Howard Stern—it's logical to say that celebrity opinions matter after all.

A shockingly large number of Americans are prepared to make a reality TV star the ruler of the free world. Celebrities literally have the attention of millions of adoring fans at their fingertips, and it's hard to deny these people's influence. Yes, they've made a name for themselves doing, in most cases, everything other than politics, but so has Donald Trump!

Consider the efforts of Justin Timberlake, who has thrown fundraisers for Hillary Clinton and flew to Tennessee to vote early. Then there's Jay Z, who is putting on a concert for the Democratic candidate; or Katy Perry, who has appeared in numerous political action videos. Hell, even Scott Baio, who you could hardly consider a celebrity, attempts to articulate fully formed arguments in favor of Trump. These people (well maybe not Baio) are using their influence to contribute to the political process. Any action is better than no action, right?

Any celebrity who has ever championed a cause, written, or wrote, or performed any work of any actual substance relating to life in this country has something at stake here. Maybe these artists are protecting their brand? Fuck that! If their brand means to sacrifice the very values that make them human and a contributing member of this society, then they live a sad, hollow life. These are some of the highest paid and most influential celebrities on the planet who have yet to publicly and clearly declare allegiance to either candidate.

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Taylor Swift

Total social media followers: 156,147,879

Past affiliation? Unknown.

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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs

Total social media followers: 16,265,085

Past affiliation? Initially supported Trump (!?) then backtracked and said he was undecided.

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Garth Brooks

Total social media followers: 2,281,992

Past affiliation? Progressive, one would assume.

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Miranda Lambert

Total social media followers: 14,434,515

Past affiliation? Unknown.

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Ronda Rousey

Total social media followers: 14,308,9591

Past affiliation? Supported Sanders, and said she wouldn't vote for Hillary; current status unknown.

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Kenny Chesney

Total social media followers: 9,051,699

Past affiliation? He says he doesn't like to talk politics, which he kinda didn't do in his new political manifesto.

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Cam Newton

Total social media followers: 2,892,859

Past affiliation? Unknown, he wouldn't talk about politics.

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Danica Patrick

Total social media followers: 2,958,805

Past affiliation? Stays away from politics.

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Bruno Mars

Total social media followers: 84,661,423

Past affiliation? Unknown.

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Phil Mickelson

Total social media followers: 91,300

Past affiliation? Has donated to the Republican party.

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Carrie Underwood

Total social media followers: 17,366,107

Past affiliation? Probably Republican, but "I prefer to stay away from politics."

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Mark Wahlberg

Total social media followers: 20,601,245

Past affiliation? Doesn't like to talk politics, but has golfed with Trump.

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The Rock

Total social media followers: 67,447,579

Past affiliation? Leans Republican, but hasn't endorsed Trump. Might run for president.

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Chris Pratt

Total social media followers: 6,985,863

Past affiliation? Unknown.

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Tom Cruise

Total social media followers: 17,310,400

Past affiliation? Scientology. Just kidding I have no idea.

Matt Miller Culture Editor Matt is the Culture Editor at Esquire where he covers music, movies, books, and TV—with an emphasis on all things Star Wars, Marvel, and Game of Thrones.

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