geosocoSep 22, 2023

Voting platform sees 35K new voter registrations following Taylor Swift’s call to action

The same day Taylor Swift posted a message encouraging her followers to register to vote, over 35,000 people reportedly made a “Run (Taylor’s Version)” to do so on Vote.org....

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4217562-voting-platform-sees-35k-new-voter-registrations-following-taylor-swifts-call-to-action/

Voting platform sees 35K new voter registrations following Taylor Swift’s call to action

The same day Taylor Swift posted a message encouraging her followers to register to vote, over 35,000 people reportedly made a “Run (Taylor’s Version)” to do so on Vote.org. “Vote.org saw record-breaking traffic to our site this week as we celebrated National Voter Registration Day, a highly encouraging sign of voter enthusiasm especially among newly…

The Hill
Show threadFlying SquidSep 22, 2023
Nice of her to do this, but I have to say, for someone who can break Ticketmaster’s website due to sales volume, 35k is kind of paltry.
Show threadHWK_290Sep 22, 2023
Tbf how many ticket buyers are already registered voters. Progress is progress!
Show threadFlying SquidSep 22, 2023
I’m not trying to let the perfect be the enemy of the good here, I’m more castigating her fans than her. They’ll go nuts to get tickets to a concert, but ask them to register to vote, not even vote, and do it online… too hard.
Show threadiron__giant
I think a lot of her fanbase doesn’t meet the age requirement to vote
Sep 22, 2023 at 3:33pmWeb