Taylor Swift drives 400,000 people to voter registration site in less than 24 hours
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Taylor Swift's Instagram call for voter registration drove more than 400,000 visitors to the vote.gov website in 24 hours.
The pop superstar, 34, posted a custom URL on her Instagram Stories shortly after endorsing Kamala Harris in the upcoming November presidential election.
in a statement diversity The General Services Administration, which runs the vote.gov site, said it received 405,999 visitors referred directly from the link Singer posted.
In the previous week, the site averaged about 30,000 visitors per day.
It is not known how many of these viewers later registered to vote. However, the General Services Administration estimated that there were more than 27,000 new registrations through the website on September 11, as well as more than 80,000 people who checked their registration status.
Users cannot register on vote.gov, but instead, residents are redirected to their state election website where they must register directly with their state.
In support of Harris, Swift said the vice president is a “steady-handed, gifted leader.”
In a lengthy message posted shortly after the presidential debate between Harris and Trump, Swift said: “If you haven't already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the issues these candidates are about. Most important to you.
shared a photo of himself holding his cat Benjamin Button from last year the time Magazine Shoot When the publication announced her as their Person of the Year, she wrote: “Like many of you I watched the debate tonight.
“As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country.”
Referring to AI-generated images Mr Trump allegedly shared on his Truth social platform that previously suggested he was endorsing him for president, the singer spoke of the “dangers of spreading misinformation”.
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He wrote: “Recently I was made aware that an AI of 'I' falsely endorsing Donald Trump's presidential run was posted on his site.
“It really raised my fears about AI and the dangers of spreading misinformation.
“This brings me to the conclusion that as a voter I need to be very transparent about my real plans for this election. The easiest way to combat misinformation is with truth.”
He added: “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election.”
Swift also used her acceptance speech for Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards to urge viewers to register to vote.
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