The singer Taylor Swiftone of the most important figures in American pop culture with millions of followers around the world, announced on Tuesday that she would vote for vice president, Kamala Harrisduring the November 5 elections.
“I will vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential elections,” he said in an Instagram post just minutes after the election ended. debate between Harris and the former president and Republican candidate, Donald Trump.
On his Instagram account, where he has 283 million subscribersSwift posed with a photo of her cat Benjamin and signed her post “single lady with cats,” a reference to Trump’s running mate JD Vance, who criticized Harris and childless women by calling them that.
In the post, Swift began by saying that she watched the debate and decided to announce that she would vote for Harris because she fights for rights and causes that she believes need “a warrior to defend them.”
“I think she is a strong and talented leader and that we can accomplish so much more in this country. if calm guides us and not chaos. I was very encouraged and impressed by your choice of running mate @timwalz, who is championing the LGBTQ+ rights, in vitro fertilization and women’s rights over their own bodies for decades,” he said.
Swift supported the US president in 2020, Joe Bidenand has already endorsed other Democrats. In recent weeks, the debate has intensified over whether he would endorse Harris as the election draws ever closer.
In his message, he explained that he wanted to wait to see both candidates in the debate and revealed that the decision to take a stand came after learning that Trump had used in July images generated by artificial intelligence to falsely say that he had obtained the singer’s support.
The event, he explained, spoke of “his fears about artificial intelligence and the dangers of the spread of disinformation.”
“It made me realize that I need to be very transparent as a voter about my real plans for this election. The easiest way to combat misinformation is to tell the truth,” he said before announcing his support for Harris and Walz.
The singer urged her followers to read about topics that interest them and make their own decision. “I did my research and I made my decision. Your research and your decision are yours,” she said.
Finally, he recalled that in the United States, to vote citizens must register in a census proactively and added in their stories a link where they can carry out this procedure and where information is offered on the dates of vote in advance.
In some U.S. states, early voting dates begin September 20.
As news broke that Swift was endorsing Harris and Walz, the vice presidential candidate himself was giving an interview on MSNBC. The host read him the singer’s post, to which he placed his hand on his heart and thanked her.
Quick support might have a big impact on youth votingwhich could be key to Harris winning a race that polls show is particularly close.
