Oprah's Support Made the Difference for Obama

About - News & Issues - New York,NY,USA - Politicians curry favor with celebrities because the latter often possess both money and influence. And, sometimes, politicians makes friends with celebrities because... well, they're actually friends.

Chicagoans Oprah Winfrey and Barack and Michelle Obama have been genuine friends for many years, long before the Democratic presidential nominee held White House aspirations.

But there's no denying that Oprah possesses an abundance of both money and influence. In fact, Time magazine named Oprah as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, and her extraordinary influence continues unabated in the 21st century. And several publications claim that Oprah has been the world's only black billionaire for the last three years.