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Taylor Swift may not have commented on the presidential election yet, but thousands of her fans hosted their own Zoom call that featured some prominent names and plenty of information on how to vote in November.
Swifties for Kamala held a kickoff call on Tuesday with around 34,000 participants, including the music icon Carole Koenig and Democratic Senators. Elizabeth Warren And Ed MarkeyBy Wednesday afternoon, rally organizers reported that a total of about $142,000 had been raised for the vice president. Kamala Harris$122,000 from the night of the call. The call also contained information for a Swiftie floor game, including how to register voters, knock on doors and make campaign calls. According to The Washington Postthe organization’s campaign manager Annie Wu-Henry also called for “keeping everything very political and civic-minded, but still keeping it all kind of Swiftie vibe,” adding, “You can… take the excitement and community that we have and make it into something bigger.”
Swifties for Kamala is not directly affiliated with Swift, and representatives of the pop star did not respond to The Washington PostPlease leave a comment.
But King, a friend of Swift’s who she describes as “kind of her granddaughter of music and songwriting,” was present and played a snippet of Swift’s hit “Shake It Off” during the call. There were several references to Swift’s musical work, including fans wearing T-shirts that read “In My Voting Era,” a nod to the hugely successful and financially stirring Eras tour.
Although Swift has not officially expressed her support for a specific candidate in this year’s election, The Washington Post noted that in supporting President Joe Biden In 2020, she didn’t make her announcement until October. In the same social media post, she also mentioned, “I will be watching and supporting @KamalaHarris by screaming a lot on TV.”
Swift’s influence on elections has had a huge impact before; when she released a bipartisan call for voter registration in September, more than 35,000 new voters signed up. Axios reported at the time: “On Tuesday, 35,252 people newly registered to vote – a 23% increase from National Voter Registration Day (2022) and the largest since the 2020 general election year, according to Vote.org.” There was also “a 115% increase in registration among 18-year-olds compared to (2022).”
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