Clinton asks Poehler: What kind of president would Leslie Knope be?

By Julia Manchester, CNN
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Published 2:50 PM EDT, Tue May 3, 2016
Actor Scott Baio told Fox News host Jeanine Pirro that he's joined the Trump train because he likes Donald Trump's message and toughness. "It's very simple, because when he speaks I understand him," Baio explained. "He speaks like I speak. He communicates with people very well."
Actor Scott Baio told Fox News host Jeanine Pirro that he's joined the Trump train because he likes Donald Trump's message and toughness. "It's very simple, because when he speaks I understand him," Baio explained. "He speaks like I speak. He communicates with people very well."
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Phil Robertson, best known for his role on the A&E reality television show "Duck Dynasty," has endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for the Republican nomination.<br /><br />"Ted Cruz is my man," <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/13/politics/duck-dynasty-ted-cruz-phil-robertson-endorsement/" target="_blank">he said.</a>
Phil Robertson, best known for his role on the A&E reality television show "Duck Dynasty," has endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for the Republican nomination.

"Ted Cruz is my man," he said.
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Comedian Tommy Chong loves Bernie Sanders and <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/29/politics/tommy-chong-bernie-sanders-marijuana/" target="_blank">has endorsed</a> the Vermont senator for president.<br /><br />"Bernie's like a kush, like the best kind of weed you can get, because he's the answer to all our problems," Chong told CNN.
Comedian Tommy Chong loves Bernie Sanders and has endorsed the Vermont senator for president.

"Bernie's like a kush, like the best kind of weed you can get, because he's the answer to all our problems," Chong told CNN.
Around 200 people crowded into a New Hampshire restaurant in January to see retired soccer star Abby Wambach (arms outstretched) and actress Lena Dunham (wearing the hat). Both <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/08/politics/hillary-clinton-lena-dunham-abby-wambach/" target="_blank">endorsed Hillary Clinton.</a> <br /><br />"I'm embarrassed to say this, but it took me far too long to start voting," Dunham told the crowd. "I had been of legal age for more than four years before I cast my first vote in the 2008 presidential election. It's not that I didn't care, but I didn't believe that me caring mattered. It was impossible for me to comprehend that one young woman checking a box after waiting in a long line could matter on a national level."
Around 200 people crowded into a New Hampshire restaurant in January to see retired soccer star Abby Wambach (arms outstretched) and actress Lena Dunham (wearing the hat). Both endorsed Hillary Clinton.

"I'm embarrassed to say this, but it took me far too long to start voting," Dunham told the crowd. "I had been of legal age for more than four years before I cast my first vote in the 2008 presidential election. It's not that I didn't care, but I didn't believe that me caring mattered. It was impossible for me to comprehend that one young woman checking a box after waiting in a long line could matter on a national level."
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Clinton turned to a new celebrity surrogate -- singer Demi Lovato -- in an effort to win over young women in Iowa, a state where Sanders' strength depends largely on his ability to turn out the youth vote.<br /><br />In January, Clinton and Lovato drew a crowd of largely young women to the University of Iowa campus, where Lovato vouched for Clinton. After performing her hit song "Confident," <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/21/politics/hillary-clinton-demi-lovato-young-women-voters/" target="_blank">Lovato said:</a> "I don't think there's a woman more confident than Hillary Clinton."
Clinton turned to a new celebrity surrogate -- singer Demi Lovato -- in an effort to win over young women in Iowa, a state where Sanders' strength depends largely on his ability to turn out the youth vote.

In January, Clinton and Lovato drew a crowd of largely young women to the University of Iowa campus, where Lovato vouched for Clinton. After performing her hit song "Confident," Lovato said: "I don't think there's a woman more confident than Hillary Clinton."
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UFC champion Ronda Rousey endorsed Sanders for president.<br /><br />"I'm voting for Bernie Sanders, because he doesn't take any corporate money," <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/10/politics/bernie-sanders-ronda-rousey-endorsement/" target="_blank">Rousey told Maxim magazine.</a> "I don't think politicians should be allowed to take money for their campaigns from outside interests."
UFC champion Ronda Rousey endorsed Sanders for president.

"I'm voting for Bernie Sanders, because he doesn't take any corporate money," Rousey told Maxim magazine. "I don't think politicians should be allowed to take money for their campaigns from outside interests."
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Actress Eva Longoria has been an outspoken Clinton supporter since Clinton's 2008 campaign.<br /><br />She told <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/19/eva-longoria-hillary-clinton-support/" target="_blank" target="_blank">TMZ</a> in 2013 that if Clinton ran for President, she'd "absolutely" support her.
Actress Eva Longoria has been an outspoken Clinton supporter since Clinton's 2008 campaign.

She told TMZ in 2013 that if Clinton ran for President, she'd "absolutely" support her.
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Katy Perry, wearing Clinton's famous H logo on her white dress, rallies Clinton supporters outside a dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, in October.<br /><br />Perry has been <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/26/politics/hillary-clinton-birthday-celebrities/" target="_blank">outspoken on social media</a> about her support for Clinton.
Katy Perry, wearing Clinton's famous H logo on her white dress, rallies Clinton supporters outside a dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, in October.

Perry has been outspoken on social media about her support for Clinton.
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"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane is a Sanders supporter. He introduced the Vermont senator at a rally in October, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiPf3dz6ljc" target="_blank" target="_blank">telling the crowd</a>, "He's the only candidate on either side who truly seems to grasp the magnitude of the catastrophe (of climate change)."
"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane is a Sanders supporter. He introduced the Vermont senator at a rally in October, telling the crowd, "He's the only candidate on either side who truly seems to grasp the magnitude of the catastrophe (of climate change)."
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Basketball superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote an op-ed in <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/09/02/kareem-abdul-jabbar-this-is-the-difference-between-donald-trump-and-bernie-sanders/" target="_blank" target="_blank">The Washington Post</a> slamming GOP candidate Donald Trump and praising Sanders for how they've handled their campaigns.<br /><br />He wrote that Sanders is "a mature, thoughtful and intelligent man."
Basketball superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post slamming GOP candidate Donald Trump and praising Sanders for how they've handled their campaigns.

He wrote that Sanders is "a mature, thoughtful and intelligent man."
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In an <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/magazine/kid-rock-theres-no-winning-that-battle.html?_r=0" target="_blank" target="_blank">interview</a> with The New York Times magazine, musician Kid Rock said that he was "very interested" in the things Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has to say.
In an interview with The New York Times magazine, musician Kid Rock said that he was "very interested" in the things Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has to say.
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Actor Chuck Norris has a very public bromance with former GOP candidate Mike Huckabee. When Huckabee announced his candidacy, Norris told <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/05/05/mike-huckabee-has-chuck-norris-in-his-corner-again/?_r=0" target="_blank" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> in a statement, "I still believe Mike Huckabee is the most qualified."<br /><br />Norris also endorsed Huckabee when he ran for President in 2008.
Actor Chuck Norris has a very public bromance with former GOP candidate Mike Huckabee. When Huckabee announced his candidacy, Norris told The New York Times in a statement, "I still believe Mike Huckabee is the most qualified."

Norris also endorsed Huckabee when he ran for President in 2008.
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Actor James Woods <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/politics/james-woods-bernie-sanders-twitter/" target="_blank">took to Twitter</a> to say how much he admired Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, saying he was "proud to support this remarkable woman and her historic campaign." Fiorina suspended her candidacy in February.
Actor James Woods took to Twitter to say how much he admired Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, saying he was "proud to support this remarkable woman and her historic campaign." Fiorina suspended her candidacy in February.
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Television personality Kim Kardashian <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/politics/hillary-clinton-kardashians-gop-debate/index.html" target="_blank">endorsed</a> Clinton in a Facebook post shortly after the first GOP debate wrapped in August.<br /><br />She took a selfie with Clinton, writing, "I got my selfie!!! I really loved hearing her speak & hearing her goals for our country! #HillaryForPresident."
Television personality Kim Kardashian endorsed Clinton in a Facebook post shortly after the first GOP debate wrapped in August.

She took a selfie with Clinton, writing, "I got my selfie!!! I really loved hearing her speak & hearing her goals for our country! #HillaryForPresident."
"Pawn Stars" star Rick Harrison told CNN's Chris Moody that he <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/30/politics/pawn-stars-rick-harrison-marco-rubio/index.html">endorsed</a> Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio, but the decision could cost him. He said he was "deeply impressed" with Rubio when he first met him, but that as a celebrity, getting political does worry him "to a degree."
"Pawn Stars" star Rick Harrison told CNN's Chris Moody that he endorsed Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio, but the decision could cost him. He said he was "deeply impressed" with Rubio when he first met him, but that as a celebrity, getting political does worry him "to a degree."
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Rapper 50 Cent announced his support for Clinton, telling <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/21/50-cent-backs-hillary-clinton-for-president-it-s-hillary-time.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a>, "It's Hillary time!"
Rapper 50 Cent announced his support for Clinton, telling The Daily Beast, "It's Hillary time!"
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Hillary Clinton asks Amy Poehler what kind of president she thought her "Parks and Recreation" character would be

"Oh my god, she would run out of gas really fast," Poehler responds in a video out Tuesday from Clinton's campaign

Washington CNN  — 

Hillary Clinton is invoking a well-known – if fictional – Indiana personality ahead of Tuesday’s primary.

The Democratic presidential front-runner and actress Amy Poehler are encouraging Indiana voters to get out and vote in a “Parks and Recreation”-themed video.

In the video, which the candidate posted on Twitter, Clinton asks Poehler, who starred on the show as eager Indiana politician Leslie Knope, what kind of president she thought her character would be.

“Oh my god, she would run out of gas really fast. I think she’d go full speed ahead,” said Poehler, who impersonated Clinton for years on “Saturday Night Live.” “She’d make a lot of change really fast, and then I think she’d have to take like a month nap.”

Clinton is bracing for a tight race – and a potential loss – to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Indiana. The Clinton campaign is already lowering expectations about its prospects in a state that won’t change the contours of the Democratic race.