Taylor Swift’s Post Sees Over 35,000 People Register To Vote
Taylor Swift’s new Instagram post caused over 35,000 people to register to vote. Swift took to her Instagram Stories on Sept. 19 to encourage people to register to vote, and as 'The Hill' reports, it's not the first time!
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00:00 Taylor Swift's Instagram post causes over 35,000 people to register to vote.
00:08 Swift took to her Instagram stories on September 19th to encourage people to register to vote
00:12 as the hill reports.
00:14 "Are you registered to vote yet?
00:16 I've been so lucky to see so many of you at my US shows recently.
00:19 I've heard you raise your voices and I know how powerful they are," she said on Instagram.
00:25 "Make sure you're ready to use them in our elections this year.
00:29 Register to vote in less than 2 minutes at vote.org/NVRD."
00:35 After Swift posted on Instagram, over 35,000 people registered to vote, according to Andrea
00:39 Haley, CEO of Vote.org.
00:45 Vote.org saw record-breaking traffic to our site this week as we have celebrated National
00:48 Voter Registration Day, a highly encouraging sign of voter enthusiasm, especially among
00:53 newly eligible voters, she said.
00:56 Time and time again, young people are showing up and demonstrating they care about their
00:58 rights and access to the ballot box.
01:02 This isn't the first time that Swift has gotten involved in politics, as the hill reports.
01:09 During the 2018 midterms, she publicly endorsed the Democratic Party.
01:15 In July, Swift revealed that she supports early voting.
01:21 In 2021, she voiced her support for the Equality Act.
01:24 "Who you love and how you identify shouldn't put you in danger, leave you vulnerable, or
01:30 hold you back in life," she said via a 2021 Twitter post.
01:33 the Equality Act.
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