That's a remarkably absurdist statement ... and yet (I'm rather old) I remember all those candidates' being presented as hip and cool.
That's because in the minds of all the Hollyweird celebs, any Dem is the hip candidate compared to the Pubbie. Look at how they attacked Sarah Palin, absolutely one of the most attractive, dynamic politicians this country has ever had. If the old witch Helen Thomas ran for president, they'd try to present her as hip. Looks have nothing to do with it. And since Obama is the hip-hop candidate (he even hangs out with the rap idiots) and Romney probably listens to Guy Lombardo, well there's no contest.