She was on either Letterman or Leno together as the two guests for the evening and they got into politics and Patrician said she was Republican and Hillary Swank said ya me too and that was about it except for I think it was Jay almost had a heart attach. It was before she won the oscar though. I can't remember exactly because I am sure I was drooling or something.
Perhaps a hasty cover-up by her publicist explains why she got involved in the "rock the vote" campaign. And how she managed to win the Oscar without politically approved views.