# Oprah Winfrey's Political Beliefs.

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**Created:** [May 19, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-winfreys-political-beliefs/582417 "2011-05-19T05:13:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-winfreys-political-beliefs/582417/21 "2011-05-22T17:44:53Z")

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> [@Jim\_B](#):
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> I am a little confused about talk show superstar Oprah Winfrey’s political beliefs. I don’t have a link. But as I understand it, she supported George W. Bush in 2000. In fact, his being on her talk show is credited with helping him win. Then in 2008, she supports Barack Obama! Now, I am not saying Pres. Obama is radical, or anything like that. But he certainly is about as far removed from W. as you can get!

Not really. Bush was Center Right and Obama is center, maybe center left. They are pretty close politically, and people in the center of the political spectrum easily could swing between the two depending on the priority of the times.

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