Following last Thursday’s presidential debate, Taylor Swift took to Instagram to tell her 284 million followers that she will be casting her presidential vote for Kamala Harris. I know— shocking.
Swift wrote, in part:
I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe 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 @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.
While there’s zero wrong with Swift announcing who she’ll support, the question is whether celebrity endorsements matter. Welp, according to the…