Connie Britton on Team Obama

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Connie Britton says y’all better not vote for Mitt Romney.

In a USA Today column -- co-written with “Friday Night Lights” executive producer Sarah Aubrey -- Britton calls out the GOP candidate for using their TV show's motto.

“‘Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose,’ was the battle cry for the high school football teams of Dillon, Texas, on the TV show 'Friday Night Lights' for five seasons. But the show wasn't just about football. And ‘Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose’ wasn't just about winning games,” they write. “Rather, it was a rallying cry of hope and optimism in a community where everyone had a fair shot -- no matter their background, no matter their parents, no matter their gender. And no matter their politics. So it has been surprising that the phrase has been usurped and co-opted by Mitt Romney and his campaign for their gain."

Using examples from the show, they argue that President Barack Obama – not Romney – deserves the motto, especially when it comes to women’s issues.

“…the women we represented on the show -- the women we are in real life -- are like the millions of women across the nation” they write. “Women who want to make our own health care decisions. Women who want to earn equal pay for the work we do. Women who want affordable health care.”