Go vote, Swift tells 280M followers in an Instagram post
Look what the election calendar made her do.
Taylor Swift urged members of her vast Instagram following to vote if they live in one of the 15 states holding primary elections for the presidency on Super Tuesday.
Swift did not endorse a candidate. She endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 general election that pitted him against Donald Trump. Biden and Trump seem to be marching toward a rematch in November, though both have nominal primary competition.
In an Instagram story, Swift instructed her more than 280 million followers on the platform to “make a plan to vote today.”
Swift, 34, was partially raised in Tennessee, which is one of the Super Tuesday states.
“I wanted to remind you guys to vote the people who most represent YOU into power,” Swift said in white script against a dark backdrop.
“Whether you’re in Tennessee or somewhere else in the US, check your polling places and times at Vote.org,” Swift added, including a link to the nonpartisan Vote.org site.
It is a matter of debate whether celebrity endorsements typically carry much weight. But much has been made of the Biden campaign’s focus on scoring another endorsement from Swift, who is seen as the most popular musician in the U.S. and one of the most popular in history.
Explaining her support for Biden in 2020, Swift told V Magazine the U.S. needed a president who understood that “people of color deserve to feel safe and represented, that women deserve the right to choose what happens to their bodies, and that the LGBTQIA+ community deserves to be acknowledged and included.”
Because Swift’s fandom skews young, Biden may especially crave her support right now. U.S. support for Israel’s devastating military campaign in Gaza has hurt his standing with many young voters.
Biden and Trump will need to clear their lopsided primary races to reach a rematch. At the moment, Biden trails Trump in the polls. Election Day for the general election is Nov. 5.
Swift, meanwhile, has an album due out April 19.