The pop star Taylor Swift told her fans Tuesday morning to participate in the Super Tuesday Republican and Democratic primaries across the country, though she refrained from endorsing any candidates or political party.
“I wanted to remind you guys to vote the people who most represent YOU into power,” Swift wrote in an Instagram story to her 282 million followers. “If you haven’t already, make a plan to vote today.”
Politicians and political pundits have taken an interest in Swift in recent months, with some even espousing conspiracy theories about the singer, alleging she’s a part of a government psyop.
The electoral discourse surrounding Swift peaked last month on the day of the Super Bowl after former President Donald Trump pressured her in a social-media post to support him. “There’s no way she could endorse Crooked Joe Biden, the worst and most corrupt President in the History of our Country, and be disloyal to the man who made her so much money,” he wrote.
Trump and his supporters aren’t the only ones who’ve been interested in Swift’s endorsement: In January, The New York Times reported that many within Biden’s campaign had internally pushed to partner with the star.
Swift chose not to endorse either Trump’s or Biden’s campaign on Tuesday, instead mirroring her social-media post in November that urged her fans to register to vote. Vote.org’s CEO later told Business Insider the singer’s call to action led to the largest National Voter Registration Day since 2020.
Swift has endorsed political candidates in previous elections. In 2018, she endorsed two Democratic congressional candidates in Tennessee — her first political endorsements. She backed Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Though she’s typically not a political figure, Swift’s call to action carries unique weight: 6% of respondents in a recent survey said that calling on her fans to participate in the election would change their likelihood of voting. Just under one in 20 respondents said her endorsement of a candidate would also force them to “consider changing” their vote.
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