r/Music 6d ago

Taylor Swift's Endorsement of Kamala Harris Has Resulted in a "400% to 500% Increase" in Voter Registration article

https://consequence.net/2024/09/taylor-swift-kamala-harris-endorsement-voter-registration/
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u/myrianthi 6d ago

If you head on over to the flavored users only subreddit, they're all saying "WHO CARES" regarding Swifts endorsement. Uh - They should care! Shes influencing millions of votes!

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u/Soulful-Sorrow 5d ago

They lack any and all self-awareness. I went to take a look after the debate and I saw people saying "Yeah, I can't believe millions of rubes are so brainless that they blindly follow whatever their favorite celebrity says. Sad. Celebrities should have no voice in politics."

And it's like, dude, who's your candidate again? It's like someone putting on a pair of sunglasses so you can't see them crying.

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u/Expensive-Ad-5032 5d ago

People definitely should care about this entire election, because it’s too important. But we also don’t need to overestimate or exaggerate how many will actually go to vote, especially for who. It’s not set in stone, so no need to jinx it.

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u/NickDanger3di 5d ago

I've never heard one of her songs, just not my genre. But after seeing all the buzz about her, I watched a couple of her late night appearances on youtube. I was impressed; she struck me as intelligent, poised, and well balanced as a person. Definitely a cut above the average celebrity.

Her endorsement may not be in the same league as the world's greatest political experts, but she's no vapid idiot, either.