Voter registration saw an unprecedented spike after Taylor Swift's Instagram post. A spokesperson said they saw "65,000 registrations in a single 24-hour period."
For context, 190,178 new voters were registered nationwide in ALL of September. buzzfeednews.com/article/claudi…
For context, 190,178 new voters were registered nationwide in ALL of September. buzzfeednews.com/article/claudi…
While we’re on the impact of Taylor’s political turn, it’s worth noting that her post seems to have landed particularly hard with the far-right folk who had taken Taylor as their queen.
“I would say 90% of r/The_Donald thought she was ‘our girl.’” washingtonpost.com/technology/201…
“I would say 90% of r/The_Donald thought she was ‘our girl.’” washingtonpost.com/technology/201…
Not that Taylor is a revolutionary — @Pier_Dominguez argues here that it was actually becoming more costly for her to be politically silent, an acknowledgement that she's a brand "in a changing pop landscape where you ignore politics at your peril." buzzfeednews.com/article/pdomin…
