"I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election," Swift posted on Instagram.
"I'm voting for Kamala Harris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them," Swift wrote. "I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos."
Until yesterday, Swift had been conspicuously quiet on the race.
But the 34-year-old said discovering AI-generated images of her falsely endorsing Trump "conjured up fears around AI and the dangers of spreading misinformation" and inspired her to speak up."It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be transparent as a voter," she said. "The simplest way to combat misinformation is with truth."
Swift balked at explicitly telling her fans to vote Harris, instead saying: "I've done my research and I've made my choice. Your research is all yours to do and the choice is yours to make."She also shared the post to her Instagram "stories" with a voter registration link.
The artist voiced special support for Harris' running mate Tim Walz, praising the Minnesota governor for "standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF and a woman's right to her own body for decades."Team Harris has been quick to latch on to any boost she can get from the pop world, which generally skews left, and a number of stars have publicly backed her. Beyonce has not outright endorsed the Democrat but she allowed the Harris camp to use her song Freedom. Charli XCX saw her smash album brat become core to the early online Harris campaign as Democrats vie to stay current.
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