Didn't Clooney's father lose the election?
Yes, George wouldn't get on his train either!
Yep.
Even worse, it appears that Clooney name sank him.
I don't know anything about the dad, but read some stuff that he was trying to distance himself from his son and vice versa because the son was dragging him down.
There was some heartbreak stuff in there because (and I do not know the father) he already had some kind of name recognition and was well liked, until people found out who his son was.