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Left: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift attends the Men's Singles Final match between Taylor Fritz of the United States and Jannik Sinner of Italy on Day Fourteen of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 08, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Right: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, debates Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. president Donald Trump, for the first time during the presidential election campaign at The National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After earning the Democratic Party nomination following President Joe Biden’s decision to leave the race, Harris faced off with Trump in what may be the only debate of the 2024 race for the White House.
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‘Swifties gonna do some real damage to Trump!’: Don’t tell Donald, but here’s how many people Taylor Swift drove to Vote.gov after endorsing Kamala

The war dogs have been unleashed.

The first United States presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris took place two days ago… well, as much as that hour-and-a-half political faceplant can be called a debate. Indeed, it would be more apt to refer to it as an alleged debate, as the political machine continues to churn out some of the least-productive dynamics to ever burden the world’s attention.

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Such is the plight of a population that puts their stock in a person rather than the ideas (or lack thereof) that they champion, and while that night’s showing is hardly going to change the minds of those who are entrenched in their loyalty to Donald Trump, there was still some remarkable sway that took place not terribly long after the “debate” concluded. The spark? Taylor Swift.

Per CNBC, following Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz following the debate (which doubled as a response to the AI-generated images of Swift endorsing Trump), Vote.gov — a website that informs citizens of their area’s voting parameters — experienced a rapid-fire influx of 337,826 new visitors following Swift’s decision to link the website on her Instagram story.

That, of course, wasn’t the only response to Swift’s best foot forward in the political conversation. Trump wasn’t terribly happy with the news, suggesting that Swift would “pay the price” for her endorsement of Harris and Walz. Exactly what he means by such a disturbing statement is anyone’s guess, probably including Trump himself.

Elon Musk came along shortly after, somehow managing to spot the so-inopportune-its-perfect moment to double down on the juvenile, edgy, and grossly misogynistic image that he insists on performing (and make no mistake, it’s absolutely a performance) by offering to “give [Taylor Swift] a child and guard your cats with my life.” Like Trump, Musk’s behavior is likely rooted in being entirely disconnected from oneself, and the aforementioned performance is likely driven by a need to distract from that, as Trump’s performance seeks to distract from the failings of the political system.

JD Vance, Trump’s ever-controversial running mate, chimed in as well, suggesting that very few people are going to be “influenced by a billionaire celebrity.” This comment, coming as though Trump’s entire platform doesn’t hinge on his blunt-force celebrity status that was shoved down his throat ever since he was a young adult, and as though hearing what Vance (or Trump or Musk, for that matter) has to say is a good use of anybody’s time whatsoever.

Because even if Kamala does win (and at this rate, it will be surprising if she doesn’t), we’re all still going to find ways to hate each other. And if Trump wins, we’re all still going to find ways to hate each other, albeit with a bit more encouragement. Stop listening to these pseudo-gurus and focus on doing your best in your own sphere. That’s how we’ll get things done.


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Charlotte is a freelance writer for We Got This Covered, a graduate of St. Thomas University's English program, a fountain of film opinions, and probably the single biggest fan of Peter Jackson's 'King Kong.' She has written professionally since 2018, and will tackle an idiosyncratic TikTok story with just as much gumption as she does a film review.