There is still time before the US presidential election on November 5, but the world’s most famous singer, pop star Taylor Swift, is keeping quiet for now. Variety dedicated a long and impressive read to this event, literally forcing the celebrity to express her support for Kamala Harris.
“Swift does almost nothing without strong intention and forethought. This also applies to her involvement in political activities.” – noted in the publication.
Thus, she supported the Democratic candidate for the Tennessee Senate in the 2018 midterm elections; in 2019, she based the promotion of her album Lover on the growing power and trending agenda of LGBT sentiments.*; and then supported Joe Biden for the presidency in 2020.
She also spoke directly about electoral politics for the first time in 2018. In the 2020 Netflix documentary Miss Americana, she explains her position to her father.
“I need to be on the right side of history” – said Swift.
The publication notes that Taylor Swift, even by celebrity standards, is overly protective of her looks, but suddenly allows herself to do so. Donald Trump Use neural network-generated images that imply your support for the Republican candidate.
The portal explains the long silence, caution and some inconsistency by the fact that Taylor Swift now has many more risks than at the beginning of her career. Her world tour, The Eras Tour, will end a month after the December election, and the current presidential race is controversial, especially given the unprecedented change of candidate, which was a response to Joe Biden’s age and perceived opportunities.
“It remains an open question to what extent celebrity endorsements help; few campaigns have been as star-studded as Hillary Clinton’s in 2016, and it has been, if anything, counterproductive.” – recalls the publication.
But Taylor Swift’s words, perhaps because all her statements are so carefully weighed, move culture in surprising and profound ways.
“Given how much criticism Swift has received in the past for her decision to speak out on politics, the idea that she will remain silent seems to make her past speeches, at a more opportune time, seem cynical.” — the authors of the publication draw the line.
As reported EADailyformer political scientist Malek Dudakov He noted that Kamala Harris will have to accompany Joe Biden to the end, because she has no one else to rely on. “It is true that Biden is unlikely to help Harris that much. He is probably terribly offended by the party’s coup. Therefore, he will most likely cause harm. Well, there is no one else. Clinton also unpopular. obama distanced herself from Kamala’s campaign. Even Taylor Swift and Beyoncé “I didn’t want to support Harris. I’ll have to embrace Biden until the end,” says the political scientist.
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