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Sherri Shepherd: The View Ignited My Political Passion

9/25/2025

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Sherri Shepherd says she was initially uninterested in politics.
She didn’t vote until joining The View, inspired by Barbara Walters.
Walters urged her to learn about politics and meet diverse people to curb prejudice.
The View ran from 1997 to 2014, during which Shepherd joined in 2007.
Her full interview is on The Jamie Kern Lima Show.

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Story summary

Sherri Shepherd says she was initially uninterested in politics.
She didn’t vote until joining The View, inspired by Barbara Walters.
Walters urged her to learn about politics and meet diverse people to curb prejudice.
The View ran from 1997 to 2014, during which Shepherd joined in 2007.
Her full interview is on The Jamie Kern Lima Show.