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‘Mastermind’ Taylor Swift drives hoards of fans to voter registration site (www.independent.co.uk)

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Taylor Swift managed to drive record-breaking numbers to voter registration website Vote.org after urging her 232 million followers on Instagram to take action.

On Tuesday (19 September), hours after the pop star, 32, called on her US fanbase to register to vote in honour of National Voter Registration Day, Vote.org’s communication director, Nick Morrow, announced that “our site was averaging 13,000 users every 30 minutes”.

“Fun fact: after @taylorswift13 posted on Instagram today directing her followers to register to vote on @votedotorg, our site was averaging 13,0000 users every 30 minutes,” Morrow wrote on X/Twitter.

“13! Let’s just say her reputation for being a mastermind is very well-earned.”

Earlier that day, the “Anti-Hero” singer had posted to her Story, asking followers: “Are you registered to vote yet?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

One thing I never tolerate hearing: "I couldnt vote because I had to work"

Fuck that goddamn job, and sue the fuck out of them if they interfere

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's rarely that the job won't let you vote, it's that people can't afford to take the time off needed to vote.

Remember, the GOP has spent decades working to disenfranchise voters, and one of the many tactics they use is closing polling stations in areas likely to vote against them, making in-person voting an ardious, hours-long process.

Who do you sue when the lines at the polling stations are 8 hours long?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Which is all why early voting is so important.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks like it should be a three day voting event everywhere that polling stations were closed then. Also, time for election functions to be taken away from states of they cant let everyone vote

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

We have an election coming up here in Canada, in Manitoba specifically.

The early vote window opens Saturday for a week, followed by the voting day. You get 3 hours off to vote, I've instructed everyone working on my projects to coordinate so we're not all gone at once. Polls open 8-8.

Even our piece of shit conservatives push for early voting. It's just a better way.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

Marianne Williamson should try to spend some time with Taylor Swift, getting Taylor fans to see her policy positions would maybe pressure the DNC to have a debate with Biden going against her and that idiot RK jr