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   California polls will close at 8 p.m. PT, when Democrats are   
   expected to have a host of victories including the reelection of   
   Jerry Brown as governor. But before that, Hollywood progressives   
   are braced for a rough few hours which could see the Democrats   
   lose their Senate majority.   
      
   The most ominous sign was the early projection of Mitch   
   McConnell as winner in a hard fought reelection battle against   
   Alison Grimes. Jeffrey Katzenberg led the effort among industry   
   Democrats to unseat the Senate minority leader, and it showed in   
   stats: Grimes collected more money from showbiz than all other   
   congressional candidates, just over $700,000, according to the   
   Center for Responsive Politics.   
      
   Katzenberg hosted a number of events for the candidate, the most   
   recent in September, even as McConnell and Kentucky Republicans   
   tried to tar her as beholden to the Hollywood liberal elite,   
   pegging her in ads with Barbra Streisand and even Woody Allen.   
   The DreamWorks Animation CEO also gave $450,000 to the Senate   
   Majority PAC, which backed Grimes, and last month hosted an   
   event that raised $2.1 million for the Democratic Senatorial   
   Campaign Committee.   
      
   But it's unlikely that Grimes' embrace of Hollywood support   
   would prove to be much of a factor in voters' decisions, as   
   those attacks from McConnell paled compared to others aimed at   
   her and the unpopularity of President Obama in the state. One   
   prominent industry Democratic activist pointed to the leadership   
   of the Democratic National Committee and the lack of key   
   operatives working on midterm campaigns. "How we lost Kentucky,   
   with all the money that went into that race..." the activist   
   said. The irony is that Kentucky has actually embraced Obamacare   
   even though it is offered by another name and Democrats have   
   tried to avoid it as an issue.   
      
   "Twenty years from now, Republicans will accept Obamacare as a   
   success but they won't call it Obamacare," the activist said.   
   "They will call it something else. He won't get the credit."   
      
   Other races being watched were in Louisiana, North Carolina,   
   Arkansas, New Hampshire, Colorado and Georgia. A bright spot may   
   be in Minnesota, where Al Franken has maintained a lead in the   
   polls for a second term in the Senate.   
      
   Katzenberg issued a statement on grimes' campaign: "I'm   
   immensely proud to have supported Alison. She ran a strong   
   campaign. I'm certain she has a great future ahead of her in   
   Kentucky politics."   
      
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