Hillary Clinton has had her fair share of issues on the campaign trail. Many of which have been her repeated issues with Black voters who have approached her about her stances on key issues facing them. Even amidst all that, Kerry Washington, Viola Davis, and Shonda Rhimes (and Shondland veteran Ellen Pompeo) say they are standing with Hillary Clinton in this presidential campaign.

In the video, the actresses and Rhimes say that, even though they only play and produce complex characters on-screen, “the real world has Hillary Clinton.” Comparing the powerful and “overqualified” women they bring to life in Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How To Get Away With Murder to Clinton seems to be their way of saying that she is much like Olivia Pope, Annelise Keating or Dr. Meredith Grey. I’m not sure I agree but I get what they are trying to do there.

They go on and praise Clinton calling her “a bona fide, rolls up her sleeves, fights for what’s right, in it for you, won’t back down champion for all of us.”

Rhimes was so emphatic about her support that she took to Twitter to promote Clinton directly.

As far as celebrity endorsements go, this is a pretty big deal. Not to mention, these three Black women are highly admired both within Black communities and across racial and party lines. Yet, it remains to be seen how these endorsements will play out in the remaining primaries.

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  • Jenn M. Jackson was born and raised in East Oakland, California, a fact which motivates her writing and academic ambitions. She is a scholar, educator, and writer whose writing addresses Black Politics and civil and public life for young Black people with a focus on policing and surveillance. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Water Cooler Convos, a culture platform for Black millennials. Her writing has been featured in Washington Post, BITCH Magazine, Marie Claire, EBONY, The Root, Daily Dot, The Independent, and many others. Jackson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago studying American Politics with a focus on political participation and engagement, public opinion and social movements. For more about her, tweet her at @JennMJack or visit her website at jennmjackson.com.