Taylor Swift will vote for Kamala!
Washington, Sep 10 (EFE).-
Singer Taylor Swift, one of the most important figures in American pop culture with millions of followers around the world, announced Tuesday she would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November’s elections.
“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” she said in a post on Instagram just minutes after the debate between Harris and former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump ended.
On her Instagram account, where she has 283 million followers, Swift posed with a photo of her cat Benjamin and signed her post as “Childless Cat Lady,” a reference that Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance used to address Harris and women with no children.
In the post, Swift said she had watched the debate and decided to support Harris because she fights for rights and causes that need “a warrior to champion them.”
“I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos. I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate (Walz) who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades,” she wrote.
Swift endorsed United States President Joe Biden in 2020 and has previously supported other Democrats. In recent weeks, debate had grown over whether she would support Harris, given the date of the election is getting closer.
In her post, she said she wanted to wait to see the two candidates in the debate and added that her decision came after she learned Trump had used images generated by artificial intelligence in July to falsely say he had won the singer’s support.
That event, she said, “conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation.”
“It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth,” she said, and then spoke of her support for Harris and Walz.
The singer invited her followers to read about the issues that matter to them to make their own decision.
“I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice. Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make,” she said.
She said American citizens must register to vote and added a link to do so on her Instagram Story. In some US states, early voting dates begin on Sep. 20.
While the news broke that Swift was endorsing Harris and Walz, the vice presidential candidate himself was doing an interview on MSNBC. The presenter read him the singer’s post, to which he put his hand on his heart and thanked her.
Swift’s support could have a big impact on the youth vote, which could be key to Harris winning a race that the polls show to be particularly tight. EFE bpm/lds
