Kamala Harris just won the grand prize in her debate with Donald Trump ... because the TV showdown netted the Vice President a crucial endorsement ... from the one and only Taylor Swift.
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00:00Maybe the most famous childless cat lady, Taylor Swift, who was the big surprise on the night of the only scheduled at this point presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, moments after it ended, Taylor dropped her endorsement of Kamala Harris, and yes, she used the photo with her cat.
00:21She said, I'm voting for Kamala Harris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.
00:29I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate Tim Walz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ plus rights, IVF, and a woman's right to her own body for decades.
00:39I've done my research and I've made my choice. Your research is all yours to do and the choice is yours to make.
00:46With love and hope, Taylor Swift, childless cat lady.
00:51I will say this, which is funny, I mean that's a jab. She said what motivated her, I mean look, it is undeniably hugely powerful that she's done this, but she said what motivated her was an image going around, an AI generated image, making it appear she was supporting Donald Trump.
01:14Right, which Donald Trump had reposted on Truth Social.
01:17And so she said she needed people to understand this and she needed the truth to come out.
01:26Right, she said she needed to combat, the only way to beat, to combat misinformation is to put the truth out there.
01:32And that part, I'm not buying. I mean that's not why she did this.
01:36Right, it's a rationalization. She was going to do it anyway.
01:39She was gonna do it.
01:40I mean, I'm sure it's a factor that, you know, with AI, it's scary how amazing the capabilities are of AI.
01:48And so she wants to make sure that people know the truth. And like you guys said, Donald Trump did share it himself.
01:53So people in his fan base, you know, they might actually think it's real.
01:58So she wants to clarify that. But I think you guys are right when saying that she was going to endorse Kamala regardless.
02:04It was just all about timing. And last night, a lot of people saw the debate, saw Kamala speak, maybe for the first time,
02:10and felt like she did a tremendous job. So you had all this momentum after the debate where that was the time for her to speak.
02:18So even if she had something like this prepared, she knew that this was the moment to say something.
02:24And her impact on young people is tremendous. So you know that it could make a huge difference.
02:30The key thing in her statement, we didn't put all of it there on the screen, but that she included a link for registering to vote.
02:41And that may be the most important thing that Taylor Swift is going to do here.
02:45And she did that in 2022.
02:46To actually mobilize people to vote.
02:49You know, it's interesting. I was watching one of the cable news shows early this morning,
02:54and they interviewed an official from the Harris campaign.
02:59And the anchor asked her, did Kamala speak with Taylor last night?
03:04Wouldn't answer the question.
03:06So you think that means she did or she didn't?
03:08Yeah, I think she did. Don't you?
03:11It didn't have to happen last night. It could have happened before.
03:17Look, we anticipated she was going to do this, but we all thought it would be later, closer to the election.
03:24But now the question is, did she do it too early?
03:27Because of early voting, people can, this is the time to do it.
03:32And that's interesting because she did mention, Taylor said in the statement, she said that I find that voting early is the best way to do it.
03:39That's why she did it. So we put a bunch of polls up on the website.
03:44I think they're really interesting.
03:46Yeah. Taylor's endorsement of Harris. So glad she did it or stay in your lane.
03:50I honestly don't know which way it's going to go.
03:53Wow. You don't, normally there's a bit more pushback on celebrity endorsements.
03:58I know. And a lot of people voted over 30,000.
04:01Taylor's endorsement will make a difference. No brainer. Harris will greatly benefit or won't move the needle.
04:09Hmm. Yeah.
04:10It's consistent.
04:11It is.
04:12Next one.
04:13Let's see if it stays consistent. Taylor's endorsement will alienate some fans.
04:17Yep. Her fan base is going to shrink. Ridiculous. She won't lose fans. Ridiculous.
04:21If we're following along, yes.
04:23All right.
04:24Even bigger. Even bigger margin.
04:25Okay. Last one. Taylor's political views influence me.
04:30This is the most important. For sure, she's super smart and informed.
04:34Sorry, I don't take advice from singers.
04:37The trend is it's got to be the first one, right?
04:39The trend is there. Look at that.
04:42Whoa.
04:43Is that interesting?
04:44That is interesting.
04:45That's fascinating.
04:46Because that goes against, because you would think, wow.
04:48That is fascinating.
04:50Hmm.