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Springsteen supported the reelection of [[Barack Hussein Obama]] in 2012, though he did not expect to be on the campaign trail for Obama's reelection. Springsteen supported [[John Kerry]] in 2004 and Obama in 2008, campaigning for them though saying he wanted to promote his new album and that it was bit of an accident that he campaigned during the Bush years.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/bruce-springsteen-sitting-out-2012-but-backs-obama/</ref>

Springsteen supported the reelection of [[Barack Hussein Obama]] in 2012, though he did not expect to be on the campaign trail for Obama's reelection. Springsteen supported [[John Kerry]] in 2004 and Obama in 2008, campaigning for them though saying he wanted to promote his new album and that it was bit of an accident that he campaigned during the Bush years.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/bruce-springsteen-sitting-out-2012-but-backs-obama/</ref>

==Political Activities==

==Political activities==

To the thrill of the [[liberal media]], Springsteen was critical of the use of one his song "Born In The USA" by [[Ronald Reagan]]'s campaign in 1984. The song is actually a protest song against the Vietnam War; the Reagan campaign mistakenly assumed it was not a protest song. Springsteen campaigned for [[John Kerry]] in 2004 and [[Barack Obama]] in 2008, and criticized then-President [[George W. Bush]]<ref>Stephen M. Silverman, "Springsteen States His Case Against Bush," [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,677682,00.html ''People Magazine'' Aug. 06, 2004]</ref> He is now a high-profile advocate for [[same-sex "marriage"]] in New Jersey.<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/58306 Bruce Springsteen Voices Support for Same-Sex Marriage in NJ, CNSNews.com, December 09, 2009]</ref>

To the thrill of the [[liberal media]], Springsteen was critical of the use of one his song "[[Born in the USA]]" by [[Ronald Reagan]]'s campaign in 1984. The song is actually a protest song against the Vietnam War; the Reagan campaign mistakenly assumed it was not a protest song. Springsteen campaigned for [[John Kerry]] in 2004 and [[Barack Obama]] in 2008, and criticized then-President [[George W. Bush]]<ref>Stephen M. Silverman, "Springsteen States His Case Against Bush," [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,677682,00.html ''People Magazine'' Aug. 06, 2004]</ref> He is now a high-profile advocate for [[same-sex "marriage"]] in New Jersey.<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/58306 Bruce Springsteen Voices Support for Same-Sex Marriage in NJ, CNSNews.com, December 09, 2009]</ref>

His 2009 album ''Working on a Dream'' featured a title track that was about the coming of the Obama Administration and how the [[American Dream]] was being restored, consistent with Springsteen's support of Obama in 2008 and criticism of Bush in 2004.

His 2009 album ''Working on a Dream'' featured a title track that was about the coming of the Obama Administration and how the [[American Dream]] was being restored, consistent with Springsteen's support of Obama in 2008 and criticism of Bush in 2004.