AFP reported that in a post on her Instagram account on the evening of September 10 (local time), singer Taylor Swift said she watched the first live debate between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris on ABC News .
“I will be voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election. I will be voting for Kamala Harris because she fights for the rights and causes that I believe need a warrior to defend,” she declared.
Photos and posts by singer Taylor Swift on her personal Instagram account, September 10. Photo: AFP
“I think she’s a strong, capable leader, and I believe we can achieve so much more in this country if we’re led by calm and not chaos,” the singer shared.
In the article, Taylor Swift also posted a picture of herself holding a cat and signed the article “Childless Cat Lady” at the end, referring to the criticized comments of Mr. JD Vance – Donald Trump’s deputy.
According to Reuters , singer Taylor Swift’s endorsement and confirmation that she will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November shows that the Democratic candidate is receiving the greatest support from the entertainment industry. Many Hollywood actors, producers and filmmakers have said that they consider Ms. Harris their hometown candidate.
In the post, Taylor Swift also mentioned that Mr. Trump last month posted a fake photo on social media of her urging people to vote for him. The singer said that Trump’s move “evokes fear of AI and the dangers of spreading misinformation.”
“That led me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter,” she stressed.
Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris debate live on ABC News.
Within the first 2 hours after posting, the post on singer Taylor Swift’s Instagram page with 283 million followers received 4.3 million likes and 996,000 shares.
Immediately after the information was announced, Mr. Tim Walz – Kamala Harris’s running mate, expressed his gratitude for the singer’s support on MSNBC television .
Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s campaign has slammed Swift’s endorsement. “This is further evidence that the Democratic Party has unfortunately become the party of the wealthy elite,” campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. She also said that many Swifties (Taylor Swift’s supporters) support Trump.
Singer Taylor Swift is a prominent American figure who supports the Democratic Party. In 2020, she supported President Joe Biden in the 2020 election and cheered for Ms. Harris in the debate with then-Vice President Mike Pence.
An October 2023 Fox News poll found that 55% of voters overall, including 68% of Democrats, said they had a favorable view of Swift. Republicans were split, with 43% having a favorable view and 45% having an unfavorable view.
AP VoteCast said the partisan divide over singer Taylor Swift was clear at the beginning of 2018. This was the year the American pop star first voiced her support for Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen of Tennessee for the Senate over Republican candidate Marsha Blackburn.
VoteCast points out that among Tennessee voters that year, 55% of Democrats and just 19% of Republicans said they had a favorable opinion of Taylor Swift. However, candidate Marsha Blackburn won by a wide margin.
