Swifts opråb får folk til at registrere sig som vælgere

Den populære sangerinde udtalte sig forleden om sine politiske præferencer. Noget, som vakte harme hos den amerikanske højrefløj – men som samtidig, har fået flere tusinde amerikanere til at registere sig som vælgere. 

I går kunne vi skrive, at Taylor Swift for første gang havde udtalt sig om sit politiske ståsted. Dette medførte kritik fra den amerikanske højrefløj, herunder Donald Trump, som udtalte, at han nu kunne lide Swifts musik 25% mindre. De politisike præferencer kom til udtryk på Instagram, hvor den 28-årige sangerinde viste sin støtte til den demokratiske kandidat Phil Bredesen. Her skriver hun blandt andet: 

"Jeg vil støtte alle kandidater, der vil kæmpe for menneskerettigheder, som jeg mener, vi alle fortjener i dette land. Jeg tror på kampen for LGBTQ-rettigheder, og at enhver form for diskrimination baseret på seksuel orientering eller køn er FORKERT."

LÆS OGSÅ: Trump: "Jeg kan lide Swifts musik 25% mindre nu"

I alt har Taylor Swift 112 millioner følgere på det sociale medier. Flere af disse følgere har nu registeret sig som vælgere efter det politiske opslag. I løbet af blot 24 timer efter Swifts opslag fik den amerikanske organisation Vote.org 65.000 nye vælgerregisteringer. Kommunikationschefen Kamari Guthrie for Vote.org fortæller til Buzzfeed News:

"Vi kunne se, at over 65.000 landet over havde registreret sig som vælgere kun et døgn efter Taylor Swifts opslag." Til sammenligning var der 190.178 i hele september, og 56.669 i hele august, der registrerede sig, så der er således tale om et kæmpe opsving på blot et døgn. Videre fortæller Kamari Guthrie, at det især var i delstaten Tennessee, hjemstaten for Taylor Swift, at vælgerregisteringerne steg markant. 

Ud af 5.183 vælgerregistreringer i Tennessee i oktober måned er mindst 2.144 kommet inden for de første 36 timer efter Swifts opslag. Samtidig fortæller Kamari Guthrie, at den 9. oktober var sidste dag for at registrere sig som vælger i Tennessee, som også kan have haft en virkning på stigningen. Guthrie mener dog fortsat, at de kan takke Swift for den kolossale stigning af tallene og afslutter med "Thank God for Taylor Swift".

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I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now. I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent. I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values. I will be voting for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives. Please, please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on every issue, but we have to vote anyway. So many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. But first you need to register, which is quick and easy to do. October 9th is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the state of TN. Go to vote.org and you can find all the info. Happy Voting!

Et opslag delt af Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) den 7. Okt, 2018 kl. 4.33 PDT