https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiarosenbaum/taylor-swift-voter-registration-spike
Taylor Swift's Instagram Post Has Caused A Massive Spike In Voter Registration
The singer waded into politics on Sunday with a social media post encouraging her fans to register to vote before it was too late.
Since Taylor Swift flexed her star power Sunday with an Instagram post that encouraged her 112 million followers to register to vote, Vote.org has experienced an unprecedented flood of new voter registrations nationwide.
"We are up to 65,000 registrations in a single 24-hour period since T. Swift's post," said Kamari Guthrie, director of communications for Vote.org.
For context, 190,178 new voters were registered nationwide in the entire month of September, while 56,669 were registered in August.
In Swift?s home state of Tennessee, where she voiced support for two Democratic candidates running in this year's midterms, voter registrations have also jumped.
"Vote.org saw [Tennessee] registrations spike specifically since Taylor's post," Guthrie said. The organization has received 5,183 in the state so far this month ? at least 2,144 of which were in the last 36 hours, she said, up from 2,811 new Tennessee voter registrations for the entire month of September and just 951 in August.
Guthrie said the site had also seen a big jump in the number of visitors since Swift's post, with 155,940 unique visitors in the last 24 hours ? second only to the number of people who visited on National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 25 when there were 304,942 unique visitors. (The average daily user count for the site is 14,078 in 2018.)
"Thank God for Taylor Swift," said Guthrie.
In her post Sunday, Swift broke a long and conspicuous silence on political issues, writing that she felt compelled to speak out "due to several events in my life and in the world the past two years."
The pop star went on to say that though she prefers to support women candidates, she could not bring herself to vote for Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee's US Senate race because "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," Swift continued. "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."
Swift instead threw her support behind Blackburn's Democratic opponent, Phil Bredesen, as well as Tennessee Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper. And she encouraged her followers to make sure they registered to vote before Tennessee's Oct. 9 deadline. "Go to vote.org and you can find all the info," she wrote.
Vote.org is a nonpartisan website that doesn't track people's political parties when they register.
Mary Mancini, chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party, told BuzzFeed News that she found it exciting that Swift had chosen this moment to wade into politics.
"To have someone of her stature and with such a large microphone to step up and actually reinforce what we already know here is definitely going to boost the morale of people who have been told Tennesseans are divisive," Mancini said. "Having her come out and say this so publicly will make people sit up and say, ya know what, I?m not alone here."
"It's just confirming of what the state is really like," she added.
Swift's message drew criticism from President Donald Trump, a Republican, who told reporters that Blackburn is "doing a good job."
"I'm sure Taylor Swift doesn't know anything about her," he said, adding, "Let's say that I like Taylor's music about 25 percent less now."
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This is why as much as we hate this cracker demon, we can't negate the fact that her support means a lot in the larger fight. I'm glad she did this.
I don't like her but Im glad she did it.
This is a start
now let?s see if they really vote and for the right candidates
Quote from: LOONA. on October 09, 2018, 12:18:17 PM
Quote from: Kurama on October 09, 2018, 10:47:43 AM
I don't like her but Im glad she did it.
Are you registered to vote Drais? Today is the last day for registration in BUMPKINhio :sevynstreeter:
This Queen!!! Ughhhhh I love her!!!
I dont trust black people that go up for Taylor
Well get them to vote then
Quote from: LOONA. on October 09, 2018, 12:50:21 PM
Quote from: ShujiFinity Wars on October 09, 2018, 12:36:07 PM
Quote from: LOONA. on October 09, 2018, 12:18:17 PM
Quote from: Kurama on October 09, 2018, 10:47:43 AM
I don't like her but Im glad she did it.
Are you registered to vote Drais? Today is the last day for registration in BUMPKINhio :sevynstreeter:
No
:udontlookok:
You better don't play that shit :sevynstreeter:
https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/voters/
Sign up online and get your halfbreed ass out to vote :everythingok:
Okay Tay Tay!
How do we know that people registered just because of her post?
Quote from: Kalifornia on October 09, 2018, 01:16:17 PM
How do we know that people registered just because of her post?
"Vote.org saw [Tennessee] registrations spike specifically since Taylor's post," Guthrie said. The organization has received 5,183 in the state so far this month ? at least 2,144 of which were in the last 36 hours, she said, up from 2,811 new Tennessee voter registrations for the entire month of September and just 951 in August.
Guthrie said the site had also seen a big jump in the number of visitors since Swift's post, with 155,940 unique visitors in the last 24 hours ? second only to the number of people who visited on National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 25 when there were 304,942 unique visitors. (The average daily user count for the site is 14,078 in 2018.)Guess Californians can't read :usuresis:
Quote from: ShujiFinity Wars on October 09, 2018, 01:58:53 PM
Quote from: Kalifornia on October 09, 2018, 01:16:17 PM
How do we know that people registered just because of her post?
"Vote.org saw [Tennessee] registrations spike specifically since Taylor's post," Guthrie said. The organization has received 5,183 in the state so far this month ? at least 2,144 of which were in the last 36 hours, she said, up from 2,811 new Tennessee voter registrations for the entire month of September and just 951 in August.
Guthrie said the site had also seen a big jump in the number of visitors since Swift's post, with 155,940 unique visitors in the last 24 hours ? second only to the number of people who visited on National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 25 when there were 304,942 unique visitors. (The average daily user count for the site is 14,078 in 2018.)
Guess Californians can't read :usuresis:
I knew it
Quote from: ShujiFinity Wars on October 09, 2018, 01:58:53 PM
Quote from: Kalifornia on October 09, 2018, 01:16:17 PM
How do we know that people registered just because of her post?
"Vote.org saw [Tennessee] registrations spike specifically since Taylor's post," Guthrie said. The organization has received 5,183 in the state so far this month ? at least 2,144 of which were in the last 36 hours, she said, up from 2,811 new Tennessee voter registrations for the entire month of September and just 951 in August.
Guthrie said the site had also seen a big jump in the number of visitors since Swift's post, with 155,940 unique visitors in the last 24 hours ? second only to the number of people who visited on National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 25 when there were 304,942 unique visitors. (The average daily user count for the site is 14,078 in 2018.)
Guess Californians can't read :usuresis:
Isn't today the deadline to register in Tenn?
Of course they're gonna see a damn spike.
But
TAYLOR!You been takin too many tennis balls to the skull hon.
:nowgorl:
d
libs still gon lose
yall dnt see a pattern hyea?!
at this point im jus watchin tha show
its craz'
Quote from: MelMel on October 09, 2018, 02:01:11 PM
Quote from: ShujiFinity Wars on October 09, 2018, 01:58:53 PM
Quote from: Kalifornia on October 09, 2018, 01:16:17 PM
How do we know that people registered just because of her post?
"Vote.org saw [Tennessee] registrations spike specifically since Taylor's post," Guthrie said. The organization has received 5,183 in the state so far this month ? at least 2,144 of which were in the last 36 hours, she said, up from 2,811 new Tennessee voter registrations for the entire month of September and just 951 in August.
Guthrie said the site had also seen a big jump in the number of visitors since Swift's post, with 155,940 unique visitors in the last 24 hours ? second only to the number of people who visited on National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 25 when there were 304,942 unique visitors. (The average daily user count for the site is 14,078 in 2018.)
Guess Californians can't read :usuresis:
I knew it
Step outside BITCH
Quote from: my liddo top dolla ho on October 09, 2018, 02:04:06 PM
d
libs still gon lose
yall dnt see a pattern hyea?!
at this point im jus watchin tha show
its craz'
I kinda feel this way too.
These White folks are not gonna give up power that easily.
They've already done corrupt shit pertaining to the election right in our faces.
Quote from: Kalifornia on October 09, 2018, 02:07:12 PM
Quote from: my liddo top dolla ho on October 09, 2018, 02:04:06 PM
d
libs still gon lose
yall dnt see a pattern hyea?!
at this point im jus watchin tha show
its craz'
I kinda feel this way too.
These White folks are not gonna give up power that easily.
They've already done corrupt shit pertaining to the election right in our faces.
its jus too craz' at this point :dead:
trump still in office
kavanaugh actually makin supreme court justice
n both aftr a buncha hoopin' n hollerin' frm tha media
sumthin is goin on behind tha scenes...like a shift im feelin in my spirit...............
Quote from: Kalifornia on October 09, 2018, 02:04:14 PM
Quote from: MelMel on October 09, 2018, 02:01:11 PM
Quote from: ShujiFinity Wars on October 09, 2018, 01:58:53 PM
Quote from: Kalifornia on October 09, 2018, 01:16:17 PM
How do we know that people registered just because of her post?
"Vote.org saw [Tennessee] registrations spike specifically since Taylor's post," Guthrie said. The organization has received 5,183 in the state so far this month ? at least 2,144 of which were in the last 36 hours, she said, up from 2,811 new Tennessee voter registrations for the entire month of September and just 951 in August.
Guthrie said the site had also seen a big jump in the number of visitors since Swift's post, with 155,940 unique visitors in the last 24 hours ? second only to the number of people who visited on National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 25 when there were 304,942 unique visitors. (The average daily user count for the site is 14,078 in 2018.)
Guess Californians can't read :usuresis:
I knew it
Step outside BITCH
:guys:
The POWER that this woman holds is unmatched!