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Celebrities: Sometimes they are like us.
The last example was Tuesday, when athletes, actors, the musicians and those who are famous for being famous joined ordinary Americans to vote on election day. They lined up, filled out ballots and shared pictures "I voted" – just like us.
In recent years, the mid-term elections have generally attracted far less interest from all voters, including celebrities, and voter turnout has decreased between presidential elections.
But this year is different. An energized and polarized electorate is excited – and celebrities play an important role, both during campaign rallies and on social media, to encourage people to engage. It is estimated that more than 31.5 million people voted early in the United States, with 22 states and the District of Columbia exceeding their total participation rate at the mid-point four years ago.
Tuesday morning, a celebrity group, including actresses Maggie Gyllenhaal and Zoe Kazan, encouraged their fans to vote and offered them an incentive to do so: share a photo of your "I Voted" sticker, she said, and they would share it with their subscribers.
A crowd of celebrities voted early. Axl Rose, the singer of Guns N 'Roses, tweeted a picture of his postal ballot and said "Vote Blue" – and was then listened to by fans who did not agree with his policy. Another music star, Taylor Swift, voted early after spending the last few weeks urging fans to sign up to vote. (The website Vote.org said its campaign had resulted in an increase in the number of registrations on its site.)
Ms. Swift, who had been silent for years on her political beliefs, said last month that she was supporting the Democratic candidates in Tennessee, whom she calls home. On October 30, she announced on Instagram that she and her mother, Andrea Swift, had voted early in Tennessee in favor of Phil Bredesen, the former Democratic governor of the state, a candidate for the Senate.
In an article published Tuesday on Instagram, Ms. Swift, who gave a concert in Australia on polling day, told her fans that they would feel better about themselves when they voted. "It's not enough to just want a change," said Swift. "You have to go and change money by voting. Today, you have the opportunity to do it. "
Actress Kerry Washington, who currently plays in New York for her role in Broadway's new play "American Son," and country music stars Faith Hill and her husband, Tim McGraw, live in Nashville.
In anticipation of election day, candidates from across the country, from governor to Senate races, attracted superstars who joined them in the campaign.
Last week, Oprah Winfrey Strike at the gates of Georgia with Stacey Abrams, Democratic candidate for governorship. Rudolph W. Giuliani, former mayor of New York City and now a lawyer for President Trump, has stopped in Indiana to campaign for Republican Mike Braun. Representative Beto O'Rourke, Democratic candidate for the Texas Senate, campaigned with Willie Nelson and even played with him on stage.
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