I've never watched Raymond either....lol
As for celebrities making political ads - I really don't mind if they would keep it civil. The problem is, civility is a foreign word to Babs, Springsteen, Dixie Chicks, Affleck, and so on. Several democrat celebrities don't shove it in your face and insult folks.
But I don't let it influence me, either. That's what FR is for. Haha.