Taylor Swift Caused a Huge Surge in Voter Registration
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From Seventeen
We all know Taylor Swift is powerful, but after her Instagram post yesterday in which she (finally) spoke out about her politics, it emerges she may have even more clout than we thought. If you missed it, on Sunday night, Swift posted a political note to Instagram in which she endorsed Phil Bredesen for Tennessee Senator and Jim Cooper for Representative.
In the post, she talked to her 112 million Instagram followers and 83.6 million Twitter followers about Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn’s congressional voting record, which Swift said “appalls and terrifies me.” She went on:
“I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.”
She then sent her followers to vote.org to register, and urged them to get educated on the candidates running in their areas.
You can read more about the post and who she endorsed here -but suffice to say, this was a pretty big reversal from Taylor, who’s been notably mum on politics for a long time. Remember during the 2016 election when she told her followers to simply “vote” without endorsing any particular candidate? That was weak.
But better late than never for Swift, because she just made her voice really count. According to Vote.or g’s Director of Communications Kamari Guthrie, who was interviewed by Buzzfeed News , Taylor’s endorsement created a massive uptick in voter registration since it was posted. “We are up to 65,000 registrations in a single 24-hour period since T. Swift’s post,” Guthrie told BuzzFeed, and added, “Thank God for Taylor Swift.”
Not everyone was as thrilled about her sudden activist awakening. President Donald Trump told reporters he likes her “music about 25 percent less” since she endorsed Democratic candidates. Former Arkansas Governor and Republican TV host Mike Huckabee, who now presumably resides under a rock, tweeted that her endorsement “won’t impact the election unless we allow 13 year old girls to vote.”
Is it just me, or do those guys seem a little scared?
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Taylor Swift!! What an absolute sweetheart, so beautiful and talented, her parents must be so proud. And there is no bigger star on the planet. Taylor can motivate young people to vote like nobody else. Be afraid, Trumpists, be VERY afraid...
Taylor Swift Caused a Huge Surge in Voter Registration
That is a good thing, now if they actually turn out and vote it will become a very good thing.
For myself, a political endorsement of any type celebrity or not means little to nothing to me. But if that is what it takes to motivate others then by all means.
Remember the past when our politician actually compromised and tried to work with each other more ?
I bring that up because as young people and kids I and many others figured "let the adults and the people they hire to run the government deal with it."
Now the kids are seeing that the adults evidently need help. And lots of it !!!
Generally speaking, most kids don't know what they don't know yet. Heck, the same is true for many adults.
That's just the nature of such things
Ture, I'm actually talking about young adults that have a vote. 10 years ago I wouldn't have called em kids...lol
In fact back then at that age I was a kid, I didn't care about politics, but it seems times have changed. Some of the kids of today are much more mature in some ways. That's probably a good thing considering how childish many adults in politics are now acting.
Yeah i hear you but i'm not so sure. I was pretty politically active, starting in my late teens. That said, my politics have changed significantly since then. Lifes experiences have a way of doing that i guess.
That is not to say i think more young involvement is a bad thing. On the contrary, i think it is a good thing but there is a reason jobs like POTUS have a minimum age requirement. Experience is the best teacher and most younger folks still have a lot to learn. Just like all of us did at that age.
I have my doubts that Taylor Swift can influence many young people to vote, or who to vote for. It will be interesting to see how many people who registered on her urging actually vote. If they werent interested before she said something, they may lose interest a week or so after she said something.
Agreed and honestly, anyone who lets a pop star or some other such celebrity influence their vote like that probably needs some help anyway.
Wasted vote ....
im no big fan of the girl, but she has influence.
have a feeling, many more girls/women than u might think, have ben harassed by the Kavanaugh type, and they believe Ford, tuff to Dodge it
got a feeling , Repubs r gonna be shellacked in a few weeks,
we shell sea
Why, whoever would do such a thing to get votes?
Yep, i call that wishful thinking but only time will tell for sure .....
All i know is i won't be whining like a little baby like many on the left will if their blue wave doesn't come to fruition. And make no mistake. Anything less than a typical minority party midterm win in congress will be a loss for the left
don't expect a loss
Lol who is that Kanye? Who cares what he thinks? Not me at least.
Like Taylor, i doubt many votes will be swayed by what he thinks.
Certainly not the black vote.
For the left, i do but again ..... only time will tell
Who knows but i have three words of advise in such cases:
"Don't watch it"
Hmmmmm i haven't heard that refrain but regardless, that's not it.
It is however simple common sense.
True which is why it was already removed.
No surprise...Kanye is called a "token" Negro by some on the left, and on national tv, for expressing his political views.
It is my understanding that black people can call each other whatever they want, wherever they want, without my approval or disapproval.
btw, Setmayer is a conservative, an anti Trump Republican. Hardly a "leftist".
Oh I see...it was meant to be a compliment to Kanye.
Trump loves him some "Black Supporter"
Taylor Swift Caused a Huge Surge in Voter Registration
Then promptly reigned over the lowest ratings AMA in history.
Kinda tells you something, huh, libs?
Nah, voter registration always surges near the registration deadline. Which is October 9th in most states
It has little if anything to do with a 0.1 percenter like Swift.
Nope, wrong again but feel free to show me where i said that here already.
I haven't
And yet ..... you still feel a need to respond .....
My comment is factual and very appropriate to the discussion at hand. But i understand. Facts can be very inconvenient when they clearly contradict a false narrative like the one being pushed in this seed.
Of course it is.
I'm sure she did help increase registrations but saying she caused the surge?
Nope, that would be the deadline that caused that. Not little miss can't be wrong.
Quite possibly her showing her support for Democrats had nothing to do with the upsurge in voter registration, because the last day to register was the 9th in many states, so there is always an uptick when that date gets close.
However, most Americans see award shows for what hey truly are...Liberals Hollywood "performers" patting themselves on the back, giving awards to each other, and making these shows a platform for loony left ideals.
America has tuned them out for a reason, and that reason is not good for liberals of America. (Thank God there are not that many remaining).