Taylor Swift has unwaveringly supported Kamala Harris after the Democratic candidate’s electoral debate with Republican Donald Trump. The singer’s endorsement has been praised by some experts, who consider this move as a priceless electoral asset due to the influence of the Pennsylvania singer among her faithful, although it has also been criticised by others for what seems to just be a move purely against Trump than due to any of Harris’ policies.
Taylor Swift‘s impact, beyond political issues, is beyond doubt. Her concerts fill stadiums around the world and she is one of the richest people (81 billion dollars according to Forbes) and with more weight in social networks, as evidenced by her 284 million followers on Instagram or her 95.2 million on X, formerly Twitter.
Taylor Swift encourages youth voting
The New York Times noted that right after the publication of her message of support for Kamala Harris on Instagram, 405,999 visits to Vote.gov were counted through her link, registering to vote in the upcoming November general election. This website features an average of 30,000 per day, so its impact seems obvious.
The Taylor Swift effect may have a clear impact on the youth vote. Donald Trump predicted that the singer could pay a high price for publicly backing Kamala Harris and other names in this campaign, such as tycoon Elon Musk, also criticized the international artist. The electoral race is tight and everything adds up.
Negative reactions to Swift’s endorsement of Kamala
There are also negative reactions. A Taylor Swift follower went viral on social networks for burning all of the singer’s products upon learning of the artist’s support for Kamala Harris. “I don’t want to be a childless cat woman like her,” this girl explained in her publication, upset with the artist’s political positioning.
Taylor Swift‘s political positioning in favor of the Democrats, in any case, is not something new, despite the fact that it did surprise that she showed it right after the electoral debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The popular singer already supported Joe Biden in the 2020 elections and neither her fame nor her figures have suffered since then.
