Here’s something we learned in 2018: When Taylor Swift tweets about politics, people listen. When Taylor Swift posts or tweets about anything, people listen, but when she publicly endorsed two Democratic Congressional candidates before the 2018 midterms, she actually got people to the polls. Sixty-five thousand people registered to vote in the 24 hours following her post.
On Saturday, Swift tweeted her criticism of President Trump’s attack on the United States Postal Service ahead of the 2020 election.
“Trump’s calculated dismantling of USPS proves one thing clearly: He is WELL AWARE that we do not want him as our president. He’s chosen to blatantly cheat and put millions of Americans’ lives at risk in an effort to hold on to power. Donald Trump’s ineffective leadership gravely worsened the crisis that we are in and he is now taking advantage of it to subvert and destroy our right to vote and vote safely. Request a ballot early. Vote early.”
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Trump’s calculated dismantling of USPS proves one thing clearly: He is WELL AWARE that we do not want him as our president. He’s chosen to blatantly cheat and put millions of Americans’ lives at risk in an effort to hold on to power.
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) August 15, 2020
By 10 A.M. EDT on Sunday, Swift’s first tweet in this thread already had more than 650,000 likes, and that number was steadily climbing.
There’s no doubt that Swift knows the power of her words and actions. Early this month, Swift surprise-released her latest album, folklore, which instantly hit No. 1, despite the lack of marketing campaign that usually leads up to her new music.
“Most of the things I had planned this summer didn’t end up happening, but there is something I hadn’t planned on that DID happen,” Swift wrote in her announcement post. “And that thing is my 8th studio album, folklore. Surprise 🤗 Tonight at midnight I’ll be releasing my entire brand new album of songs I’ve poured all of my whims, dreams, fears, and musings into.”
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She probably didn’t plan on having to defend the USPS this year either, but such is life in 2020.
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