Clint gets a pass he's old. He plays jazz. He is socially liberal.

I think its the Stephen Baldwins of the biz we have to look at. The lack of movie deals came before the Republicanism. That is the usual pattern.

Note that George Clooney is as big a star as he has ever been.

Some Hollywood "conservative" people claim they are afraid to express right wing views or else their movies won't get made. But there seems to be a relationship between right wing views and lack of acting talent. And don't say that Clint Eastwood was a good actor. He just wasn't.