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Hollywood goes full blown Democrat Party in 1990...

Item # 728304 ·
Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 2, 1990 

* When Hollywood went "Far Left"
* Democrat Party stronghold initiated 

Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could simultaneously dictate global entertainment trends and govern the inner workings of show business. Today, physical copies are an absolute rarity, largely because they were printed on standard, ephemeral newsprint designed to be devoured and promptly discarded at the end of the week.
The front page has a nice headline: "The Rebirth Of Hollywood's Political Clout" and more. (see images) And starting on page 8 is the editorial by Ronald Brownstein which continues on multiple inside pages with a few related photos.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Los Angeles Times own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete Calendar section only with all 108 pages, tabloid size, very nice condition.

Background: The significance of this transition—the moment Hollywood evolved from a casual fundraising stop into a highly organized, ideologically rigid political powerhouse—lies in how it fundamentally redrew the American political map and accelerated the hyper-polarization of the modern culture wars. By demanding strict progressive litmus tests on reproductive rights, environmentalism, and free expression as a condition for its massive financial backing, Hollywood effectively pulled the national Democratic Party to the left, cementing a structural alliance that bankrolled the historic 1992 victories of Bill Clinton and California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. However, this aggressive consolidation of entertainment infrastructure behind a single party also triggered a profound backlash from conservative America; it allowed the Republican Party to weaponize the image of "coastal cultural elites" to mobilize working-class voters, transforming everyday entertainment and celebrity activism into permanent, fiercely contested battlegrounds in national politics.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$52
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.