‘I’ve Made My Choice’ — Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris For President
After weeks of rumors and speculation regarding when—if ever—Taylor Swift would endorse vice president and 2024 Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president, the singer-songwriter finally did so with a bang on Tuesday night, signaling her support for the Democratic candidate on social media shortly after Harris’s debate with former president and 2024 Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Posting a photo of herself and her cat to Instagram (a pointed reference to J.D. Vance’s viral invocation of the specter of the “childless cat lady”), Swift wrote: “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.”
She went on: “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.” In addition to decrying Trump’s use of predatory AI to give the false impression that Swift had endorsed him, Swift also urged her followers to make sure they’re registered to vote in the 2024 election, linking to the Vote.gov website from her Instagram stories.
