Media titan Oprah Winfrey made waves this week when she said she was reconsidering whether to run for president given Donald Trump’s success, but fame hasn’t always translated to political success, and there are plenty of examples of celebrities who took a shot at wooing voters and fell short at the polls.
Winfrey has money on the order of Trump, and Trump’s surprise victory against Hillary Clinton has her wondering if she could follow the same path.
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