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Swift's 'entry' in the US election

भाद्र २८, २०८१
Swift's 'entry' in the US election
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  • In the US presidential election, 41 million Genji votes were decisive for entering the White House

Two of the new words added to the English dictionary in recent times are 'Swiftonomics' and 'Swifty'. The origin of both these words is due to the American singer Taylor Swift.

The term 'Swiftonomics' refers to the economic activity or impact caused by SWIFT. In 2023, she embarked on a worldwide musical tour, the 'Eraaz Tour'. This directly resulted in a turnover of more than two billion US dollars . Businesses including hotels and tourism, which were affected by the Covid epidemic, got revival.

Swift's major cities with shows saw a significant increase in revenue due to the tour . Not only in America, wherever she went, there was economic activity. Swift performed in 54 major cities around the world. America, Mexico, Brazil, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Portugal, Poland, Austria, Australia, Japan, Singapore all have the same effect .

The beautiful and sizzling Swift is very popular among the younger generation, be it in the US or in other countries of the world . In that way, the fans who liked her and were influenced by her started to be called ``Swifty''. 'Swifty' was not interested in Swift's personal life following her own fashion style. That's why some 'Swifties' followed him from America to Europe to watch his program. There is no one in the world who earns as much as he does through

music. According to Forbes magazine, 34-year-old Swift has a fortune of one billion 30 million US dollars. Swift, who is always in the news, has supported Democratic Party candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming November presidential election in the United States only on Wednesday. To break the story, Swift stood against the Republican Party candidate and former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. But his latest decision has brought a new wave in American politics. The reason for that is Swift's 'entry' in what is expected to be a very competitive election. His support is considered to be very important for Harris to win the election.

Harris and Trump had their first presidential election debate on Wednesday. Shortly after the debate ended, Swift supported Harris. "I think he is a self-controlled, talented leader." I believe we can achieve much more in this country if we have peaceful leadership instead of chaos," Swift wrote on the social network Instagram.

Swift posted a photo of herself holding a cat and wrote, "Childless cat lady." This post of his is Donald Trump's vice presidential candidate JD Bhansakshit . Vance said in an interview in 2021 that America is being run by some childless sad women and they want to make the country miserable.

Former President Trump has also mentioned that he stands in support of Harris because he posted pictures made with the use of AI (artificial intelligence). On August 19, Trump posted photos of Swift and her fans on the social media platform X, conveying a message of support for him.

Trump wrote in the caption of the photo created using AI, "I accept." After such photos from Trump's "x handle" were published, Swifties accused him of spreading false information .

In one of the photos posted by former President Trump, Swifty is wearing a t-shirt with the words, 'Swifties for Trump.' Three of Swift's concerts scheduled to take place in Vienna, Austria last August were canceled due to potential security threats.

Similarly, another photo read, 'Taylor wants to see you vote for Donald Trump.' After supporting Harris, Trump responded that he was not a fan of Taylor Swift.

Swift strongly criticized Donald Trump when he was president. She strongly criticized Trump during the nationwide protests after the police shooting of George Floyd. In the 2020 election, Swift supported Joe Biden of the Democratic Party.

'Do you have the courage to show moral superiority before threatening violence during the presidency?', she wrote on social media, 'We will defeat you in the November election.' If .

Swift's post has been 'liked' by over 16 million people. 1.5 million have shared his post. He has 284 million followers on Instagram .

Swift was silent on political matters until 6 years ago. For the first time, she criticized Republican candidate Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee in 2018 and stood up for Democrat Phil Bredesen. But Blackburn won the election. In 2018, she even urged her supporters to vote.

In 2019, she criticized President Donald Trump and Tennessee Republican Senator Lamar Alexander on the rights of gender minorities. In August 2019, Swift said in an interview with the Guardian that she regretted her silence during the 2016 presidential election. He said that he would have stood for Hillary Clinton if it had been open at that time.

In the 2020 election, she called Trump's candidacy a 'dictatorship'. "I will proudly vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in this year's presidential election," she said He registered his name in the electoral roll.

According to a survey conducted by Newsweek, 18 percent of US voters said they would vote for the candidate supported by Swift. 17 percent said they were unlikely to vote for a candidate endorsed by Swift . 55 percent said that a decision has not been taken about it.

45 percent said they were fans of Swift and 54 percent said they were not fans of Swift . Only 6 percent said they did not know Swift . According to Newsweek, one-third of respondents under the age of 35 said they would vote for the same candidate as Swift.

In this year's US presidential election, about 8 million out of 160,400,000 total voters are voting for the first time. The number of Genji (born since 1997) voters is only 41.1 million . On this basis, it seems that Genji's vote will be decisive for the candidate's trip to the White House. Swift is sure to influence the votes of this generation due to the distinct craze among the youth.

Harris has previously been endorsed by celebrities including singers John Legend and Olivia Rodrigo, actor George Clooney and director Spike Lee. Similarly, former wrestler Hulk Hogan, TV star Amber Rose and billionaire Elon Musk have supported Trump.

Celebrities have long been an important part of US presidential elections. This process has been going on for a century . In 1920, for the first time, some celebrities openly supported the candidate. Film stars including Lillian Russell expressed their support for Republican Party candidate Warren G. Harding.

In 1960, Rat Pack members Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin sided with John F. Kennedy of the Democratic Party. Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, William, Brad Pitt and Samuel L. Jackson supported Barack Obama in the 2008 election . That sequence increased significantly in 2016. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were endorsed by a large number of celebrities.

LeBron James, Amy Summer, Katy Perry, Meryl Streep, Jamie Lee Kurtis, Lady Gaga, Ellen DeGeneres, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Khloe Kardashian, Kerry Washington, Viola Davis, Britney Spears, John Legend, Richard Gere, Salma Hayek, Lena Dunham, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé and Snoop Dogg supported Clinton.

Azalia Banks, Sarah Palin, Christie Alley, Tom Brady, Charlie Sean, Dennis Rodman, Kid Rock, Mike Tyson, Donnie Wahlberg, Gary Bassey, Hulk Hogan, Tim Allen and Chuck Norris stood for Donald Trump. ;

DeGeneres, Spears, James, Lopez and Beyoncé from the Clinton camp alone had 195.6 million followers on Twitter (currently X). Among those supporting Trump were Sean, Tyson, Palin, Hogan and Eli with 21 million followers . Why is it important to get celebrity support in the

election race? Clearly, celebrities attract and influence voters . Ordinary people are more likely to think positively about their decisions. Interestingly, people consider celebrities to be more trustworthy and reliable than politicians .

Various studies show that young people rely more on family and friends than celebrities for political information. But they seem convinced that celebrities influence the way people think more than politicians, scientists or academics.

For example, African-American and Caucasian-American voters are more likely to rely on family and friends. But Asian-American, Polynesian and Hispanic voters are more likely to trust politicians or interest groups . Also, men are more likely to be influenced by celebrities than women. There is no doubt that

celebrities motivate the youth to seek more information and participate in the electoral process . First-time voters or those with little political knowledge are more likely to vote for a celebrity-endorsed candidate .

This means, there is no doubt that any candidate's election campaign will be very effective with the endorsement of a famous and influential celebrity . A study by Craig Garthwaite and Tim Moore of the University of Maryland found that Oprah Winfrey's 2008 endorsement of Barack Obama increased overall voter turnout and Obama received an estimated 1 million more votes.

Obama won the election easily. But by winning the next election, Harris could set the record of America's first female president? It will be decided from the election of November 5.

(with help from agencies)

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