Who is your favorite author voting for today in New York?
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New Yorkers aren't known for being shy about sharing their opinions, and politics is no exception. Empire State voters go to the polls Tuesday to vote in the increasingly contentious Democratic and Republican primaries, and more than a few celebrities have weighed in on the races. Here's who some New York writers are backing:
Writer and actor John Hodgman is usually joking, but this time around, he's not kidding: He's for Hillary.
And in January, Emily Nussbaum, television critic for the New Yorker wasn't feeling the Bern either. Nussbaum won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for her television criticism.
Poet and essayist Katha Pollitt is with Hillary Clinton, via playwright Tony Kushner:
"Passages" author Gail Sheehy says Clinton is the candidate of love:
Toure, the essayist and novelist, also backs the former senator and secretary of State.
Bernie Sanders has his supporters:
Poet Spencer Madsen, who created the popular @berniethoughts Twitter feed, is himself a Bernie fan:
Journalist and author Matt Taibbi has been feeling the Bern this campaign season.
Cartoonist and author Ted Rall would even support an independent run by Sanders:
Prizewinning novelist Junot Diaz spoke to the Boston Globe last week about why he opposes Trump for his immigration policies. But when it comes to the Democratic candidates, he's undecided.
"Neither of them is an ideal candidate for me. Im part of the people who are more neutral. Im just waiting for the dust to settle so that we can turn our guns against the Republicans. For me, the battle isnt Hillary vs. Sanders. And I understand that for some people thats the battle. But for me, more than anything, its stopping a Republican president.
— Junot Diaz
But a couple of authors are supporting Donald Trump (or thinking about it), including conservative pundit Ann Coulter.
The Strand Bookstore doesn't care who its customers vote for: It just wants them to vote.
YA author Maureen Johnson did.
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