Steve Granitz/WireImage.comDennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American U.S. president on Fox's 24 may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama.
"If anything, my portrayal of David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people," the actor told reporters while promoting a golf tournament.
No word yet from Geena Davis on whether or not her canceled TV series Commander in Chief, about the first female president, can be held responsible for the failure of the Hillary Clinton campaign.