[Northern Monkey]

Not a good idea for pop stars to get political.She could potentially alienate a portion of her fanbase.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Not a good idea for pop stars to get political.She could potentially alienate a portion of her fanbase.

The dems got a massive spike in new members and donations so she achieved her goal, and it won't affect her ability to sell songs one bit.

[Maru]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

The dems got a massive spike in new members and donations so she achieved her goal, and it won't affect her ability to sell songs one bit.

That's how it should be really. It's her right to support whomever she wants. She's not calling for violence, she's encouraging her fans to exercise their individual right to vote...

[LeatherTrumpet]

Oh she went for record sales and the kidz bought it

[Maru]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Oh she went for record sales and the kidz bought it

Well actually, no, their parents probably bought them... ... mmm, Capitalism...

[James]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

The dems got a massive spike in new members and donations so she achieved her goal, and it won't affect her ability to sell songs one bit.

I doubt pop star endorsements make much difference to voting.

I remember Ariana Grande asking fans on social media to vote for her brother in the Celebrity Big Brother final, and he promptly came sixth out of six with about 3% of the vote.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by James

I doubt pop star endorsements make much difference to voting.

I remember Ariana Grande asking fans on social media to vote for her brother in the Celebrity Big Brother final, and he promptly came sixth out of six with about 3% of the vote.

According to Vote.org, a non-partisan group that seeks to boost turnout in elections, there was a spike in voter registration after Swift’s post, which mentioned the website. By midday on Tuesday – less than 48 hours after Swift’s post – more than 169,000 new people had registered to vote, Kamari Guthrie, director of communications for Vote.org, told the Washington Post.

By comparison, Vote.org added only 56,669 new voters during the whole of August.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...l-endorsements

[DouglasS]

Looks like she has had a big impact then

[James]

https://slate.com/culture/2018/10/ta...act-check.html

I'm sceptical it translates into many more actual votes. Do people think that the Republicans and Trump are going to get more votes because of Kanye West?

There was some comment after the 2016 election that celebrity endorsements actually damaged Hillary's chances, because the celebrity backing just ended up highlighting the cultural divide.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by James

https://slate.com/culture/2018/10/ta...act-check.html

I'm sceptical it translates into many more actual votes. Do people think that the Republicans and Trump are going to get more votes because of Kanye West?

There was some comment after the 2016 election that celebrity endorsements actually damaged Hillary's chances, because the celebrity backing just ended up highlighting the cultural divide.

for all we know, 90% of the registrations could have been republican voters determined to go against her

However it turns out she has at least encouraged people to exercise their democratic rights

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

for all we know, 90% of the registrations could have been republican voters determined to go against her

However it turns out she has at least encouraged people to exercise their democratic rights

..yeah I think that’s the influence celebrities can have...to possibly reduce voting apathy in realising their vote does make a difference....enough otherwise non votes will make a difference...