Taylor Swift “is managing to mobilize young people and restore their faith in politics,” according to a specialist journalist

The American superstar called on her nearly 300 million followers to vote for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris the day after her debate against Donald Trump.

“Where she is really very strong is that she manages to mobilize young people, to get them to register on the electoral lists, and to give them back, in a certain way, faith in politics, to tell them that their voice counts”analysis on franceinfo Morgane Giuliani, journalist and author of Taylor Swift: the rebel who became an icon. After the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for the American presidential election, American megastar Taylor Swift gave her support to the Democratic candidate, in a message posted on Instagram.

“I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice. I’m voting for Kamala Harris because she stands up for the rights and causes that I believe it takes a warrior to carry forward.”the singer writes to her more than 280 million followers on Instagram. And she adds, “I think she’s a gifted, stable leader, and I think we can accomplish a lot more in this country if we’re led by calm and not by chaos.”.

She signed her message, posted with a photo of herself hugging her cat, “Taylor Swift, Childless cat lady”, a swipe at the comments of Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio congressman JD Vance, who had criticized childless women, calling them “old women who live with cats”.

“She is really seen as a role model for her fans, and now, by posting this message, it’s sure that she will succeed in motivating swifties [surnom des fans de la chanteuse]” to go and vote, says the journalist. “She has a real influence, even if in France, we still have a little trouble realizing it, but she is currently the most powerful pop star in the world, she is way ahead of everyone else”recalling that she has sold more than 120 million albums and has embarked on a tour, the Eras Tour, which has already generated more than a billion dollars in revenue.

Compared to other stars like George Clooney or Bruce Springsteen, historical supporters of the Democratic Party, “She has this ‘girl next door’ quality that has stayed with her, even though she’s become a superstar, and her fans really see her as an ally, as a friend and as someone they look up to, so she has this firepower that most stars don’t have.”

“It’s still a big tackle” that Taylor Swift has just put to Donald Trump, analyzes the journalist. Especially since the singer recalls that images generated using artificial intelligence had been posted on social networks, showing the star inviting voters to vote for Donald Trump, and that the candidate had relayed it anyway. She therefore wanted “clarify” his position.