[ti:Hollywood Organizes to Resist Trump] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.00]Many people who work in the U.S. television and movie business [00:06.50]are known to resist President Donald Trump. [00:11.12]Award shows and social media make fun of Trump. [00:16.32]Celebrities such as Katy Perry, George Clooney [00:21.39]and LeBron James publicly supported Hillary Clinton [00:26.09]when she ran against Trump two years ago. [00:31.37]But Hollywood – as the business is called [00:36.38]– cannot oppose Trump in a presidential election until 2020. [00:44.09]So workers are using their power and creativity [00:48.01]to help opposition party candidates for state and local offices. [00:54.90]Elections for those positions will be held on November 6 of this year. [01:02.51]On a recent night in Los Angeles, more than 100 people [01:09.79]came together to talk politics at a popular piano bar. [01:15.51]It was lit by a sign that said "OMG WTF." [01:23.04]The sign is the name of a group that supports Democrats [01:28.65]in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas and Florida. [01:36.94]OMG WTF is from the first letter of each state. [01:44.20]Ben Sheehan started OMG WTF to call attention to these races. [01:54.12]At the piano bar, Sheehan explained his thinking. [01:58.90]State office holders can work against Trump, he said. [02:04.29]For example, attorneys general have the power to sue to block federal laws. [02:12.23]Secretaries of state can affect voting rules. [02:17.11]Many governors can reject voting areas that are created to support one party. [02:25.76]Also, he added, state leaders become the national leaders of the future. [02:32.37]OMG WTF said it raised more than $100,000 [02:41.14]in the first few weeks after it launched this summer. [02:45.95]The money is given directly to candidates. [02:49.66]It also helps pay for events and information at university campuses. [02:56.58]Most target voters under age 35 – a group that has low voting numbers. [03:05.83]The effect celebrities have on elections is not clear. [03:10.77]In 2016, many Hollywood stars urged voters to support Hillary Clinton. [03:18.32]When she lost, some wondered if voters became angry [03:23.20]that Hollywood stars told them to how to vote. [03:26.91]Now, strategists are directing celebrities to races in their home states, [03:34.93]where they know about important issues and have friends. [03:39.87]Hannah Linkenhoker is a senior political strategist [03:44.83]at talent agency ICM Partners and founder of ICM Politics. [03:52.30]She said, "(If celebrities) have a genuine connection [03:56.74]to the candidate or race, I don't think that hurts." [04:01.58]I'm Susan Shand. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM