Pop star Taylor Swift has yet to endorse a candidate for president this election season, but some of her fans are entering their political era by organizing for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Pop star Taylor Swift has yet to endorse a candidate for president this election season, but some of her fans are entering their political era by organizing for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand, both Democrats, joined singer-songwriter Carole King and about 15,000 others on a video conference Tuesday to kickstart Swifties for Kamala’s organizing efforts. All of the speakers mentioned their favorite Swift song on the call, including Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts, who said “Snow on the Beach” was his.
The call on Zoom raked in more than $113,000, organizers said. Swift said in July that 113 was her “favorite number” at an Eras Tour concert in Zurich. Donations continued to roll in after the call concluded.
The Swifties for Kamala call is the latest example of affinity and identity-based groups organizing online for the vice president in what has turned out to be a truncated campaign period after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race late last month.
The Harris campaign and allies have embraced virtual gatherings to quickly mobilize volunteers and raise money.
