Taylor Swift gets credit for spike in voter registration

[bostonangler]

 

 

Look what Taylor Swift made people do.

Following the singer’s first political statement, voter registration nationwide and in her home state of Tennessee has seen a significant increase.

A spokesperson for Vote.org tells Yahoo Entertainment the site has seen more than 105,000 new registrations since Sunday evening, when Swift’s post went up and pointed to the site. For comparison, on average it has received about 1,000 new registrations a day in 2018.

Taylor Swift performs during her “Reputation” tour at Hard Rock Stadium on Aug. 18, 2018, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Photo: mpi04/MediaPunch /IPX/AP Images)

The highest number of new registrations came from people in the 18-24 age range, with 44,801. Here is the full breakdown by age group:

18-24: 44,801
25-29: 19,838
30-39: 18,119
40-49: 8,142
50-59: 6,723
60-69: 4,915
70+: 2,465

In Swift’s home state of Tennessee — where the singer hopes Democratic candidates Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for the House of Representatives win — Vote.org has 5,183 new registrations in October so far, with 2,144 from the last 36 hours. By comparison, there were 2,811 in all of September.

Swift’s political post, which cited the reasons she doesn’t want Marsha Blackburn to win the Senate seat, was criticized by President Trump on Monday. “Let’s say that I like Taylor’s music about 25 percent less now, okay?” was his response to reporters after he was told she wasn’t backing Blackburn. He added that Blackburn “is doing a very good job now in Tennessee,” and said she’s “leading now substantially” in the polls, “which she should.” Adding: “I’m sure Taylor Swift doesn’t know anything about her.”

 

 

 

Trump likes Taylor's music less after she gets political

Taylor Swift's decision to break her silence on politics triggered a storm on Monday, with even U.S. President Donald Trump weighing in on the pop music star's remarks in support of Democrats. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Another famous critic was Mike Huckabee, who took a dig at Swift by suggesting her fans were a bunch of 13-year-old girls, years away from the voting age. However, her Swifties, who helped her break attendance records on her current worldwide tour, quickly came to her defense.

On Tuesday night, Swift will open the American Music Awards. It will be her first performance at an awards show in three years.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/taylor-swift-gets-credit-spike-voter-registration-133332621.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't mess with The Swiftys… LOL

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[nstoolman1]

What that doesn't say is what affiliation all those people signed up under.

It could be people got so offended by the way that the Dems tried to skewer a man without Due Process and without the 

Presumption of Innocence.

[patrickgold]

Leave it to the media to insinuate that  Swift was responsible for the increase in voters registration, when in reality it was the Democrats treatment towards Kavanagh that turn the numbers.  America is tired of the Democratic party's tactics.

[Indraman]

1 hour ago, patrickgold said:

Leave it to the media to insinuate that  Swift was responsible for the increase in voters registration, when in reality it was the Democrats treatment towards Kavanagh that turn the numbers.  America is tired of the Democratic party's tactics.

 

Very astute observation! 

 

The LEFT continues to look outside of themselves as a reason for why people would oppose them and what they stand for. To say that there was only one contributing factor to increased voter registration and to ignore what has happened over the past three weeks (Kavanaugh) is wishing for an alternate reality that does not exist.

 

I feel like the Democrat Party and Liberal media and Academia are repeating the same mistakes of the 2016 election cycle. Wonder what they will do when things don't go according to plan?

 

Get ready for a bumpy ride, especially after the election. When the actual reality of what is before them finally sets in, the unhinged LEFT will only ratchet things up more, as doubling down on bad logic seems to be the status quo.

 

 

Indy

[bostonangler]

Are you guys kidding? Taylor has 86 million followers who have been there since they were 13 year olds. You really don't think she could move the needle? Does it matter if they signed up with an affiliation or as independents? No. What matters is young people just might get out and exercise their right to vote which is a good thing.

 

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[Indraman]

1 hour ago, bostonangler said:

Are you guys kidding? Taylor has 86 million followers who have been there since they were 13 year olds. You really don't think she could move the needle? Does it matter if they signed up with an affiliation or as independents? No. What matters is young people just might get out and exercise their right to vote which is a good thing.

 

B/A

 

B/A, you totally miss-understood my point. The article that you posted implies TS is the main contributing factor to the spike in voter registration. If you made this final conclusion in college on a political analysis paper you would get an "F" for at least considering any other factors.

 

This is akin to how the "Global Warming" argument is made. In all the so called models, none consider the warming/cooling effects of the sun.

 

Indy

[Indraman]

Just now, Indraman said:

 

B/A, you totally miss-understood my point. The article that you posted implies TS is the main contributing factor to the spike in voter registration. If you made this final conclusion in college on a political analysis paper you would get an "F" for not at least considering any of the other factors.

 

This is akin to how the "Global Warming" argument is made. In all the so called models, none consider the warming/cooling effects of the sun.

 

Indy

 

[bostonangler]

Just now, Indraman said:

 

B/A, you totally miss-understood my point. The article that you posted implies TS is the main contributing factor to the spike in voter registration. If you made this final conclusion in college on a political analysis paper you would get an "F" for at least considering any other factors.

 

This is akin to how the "Global Warming" argument is made. In all the so called models, none consider the warming/cooling effects of the sun.

 

Indy

 

It does imply that she had an impact. Considering she commented for people to get out and register to vote and the next day there was a surge can been seen as a connection. What other factors contributed the day before the surge? 

 

B/A

[Indraman]

The registration deadline to vote?

 

Indy

[bostonangler]

5 minutes ago, Indraman said:

The registration deadline to vote?

 

Indy

 

Yup I'm sure that helped as well... I'm just glad to see young people stepping up... As a country our turn out is pretty bad on average. Hopefully more Americans will take advantage of the privilege afforded to all of us.

 

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Edited October 10, 2018 by bostonangler

[nstoolman1]

1 hour ago, bostonangler said:

What other factors contributed the day before the surge? 

 

B/A

 

 

The Kavenaugh fiasco??? 

[bostonangler]

1 minute ago, nstoolman1 said:

 

 

The Kavenaugh fiasco??? 

 

I think that was a huge distraction and most people I have talked to about the hearings didn't pay much attention. I don't think the average citizen sat in front of their TVs all day watching. I know I watched very little of the hearings. I was too busy working and there wasn't time. As for the average American, I don't think they tuned in for much of the coverage.

 

Now if it had been some entertainer or someone like a Kardashian then Americans could not have turned away. That's what most people care about, Reality TV stars, not what's real... JMHO

 

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[Texstorm]

 Good by taylor 

[Adam Montana]

1 hour ago, Indraman said:

The registration deadline to vote?

 

Indy

 

 

[MyLadiesDaddy]

44 minutes ago, bostonangler said:

t people I have talked to about the hearings didn't pay much attention.

We paid attention, Independents paid attention, millions of others paid attention and are quite upset at the Absurd reaction of the Democrats.

[Indraman]

Taylor Swift Goes Full Libtard | Mark Dice

 

 

Indy

[bostonangler]

2 minutes ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said:

We paid attention, Independents paid attention, millions of others paid attention and are quite upset at the Absurd reaction of the Democrats.

 

I don't know, with the new employment numbers I'd say most Americans were working and not tuned into that garbage coming out of D.C.

JMHO

 

B/A

[Sage449]

I'm amazed at how the entertainment industry has so much pull. You'd have to be among the village idiots to follow them or let their opinions matter. Think for yourself, dare to try it. It feels great. 

[MyLadiesDaddy]

11 minutes ago, bostonangler said:

 

I don't know, with the new employment numbers I'd say most Americans were working and not tuned into that garbage coming out of D.C.

JMHO

 

B/A

Keep telling yourself that.

[bostonangler]

6 minutes ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said:

Keep telling yourself that.

 

So are you saying you blew off work and watched the hearings for 10 a day? I know I couldn't afford to do that.

 

B/A

[MyLadiesDaddy]

1 minute ago, bostonangler said:

 

So are you saying you blew off work and watched the hearings for 10 a day? I know I couldn't afford to do that.

 

B/A

You have heard of the internet right. I multitask while I'm driving laugh out loud

[bostonangler]

13 minutes ago, Sage449 said:

I'm amazed at how the entertainment industry has so much pull. You'd have to be among the village idiots to follow them or let their opinions matter. Think for yourself, dare to try it. It feels great. 

 

I think people follower entertainers... Look at our president. A Reality TV star. Who would have ever imagined that? What's next Kim Kardashian and Kanye? It's like we live in The Twilight Zone... LOL

 

B/A

[bostonangler]

1 minute ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said:

You have heard of the internet right. I multitask while I'm driving laugh out loud

 

Really, you are watching the internet streaming video while you are driving? Now that I don't believe.

 

B/A

[MyLadiesDaddy]

22 minutes ago, bostonangler said:

 

Really, you are watching the internet streaming video while you are driving? Now that I don't believe.

 

B/A

More listening than watching, but yeah I am. What da problem is? You don't listen to the radio in yer car?

[bostonangler]

1 minute ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said:

More listening than watching, but yeah I am. What da problem is? You don't listen to the radio in yer car?

 

I knew as a professional driver you wouldn't watch... Glad to hear you take your job and responsibility serious. Kudos.

I know some there some so called professional drivers who shouldn't be given the responsibility...

 

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