The number of voter registrations increases after Taylor Swift's political message

Taylor SwiftThe political declaration of had a major influence on the registration of the vote.

On Sunday night, the 28-year-old Grammy winner went on Instagram to share her thoughts on the current political climate in preparation for the mid-term elections, encouraging her fans to sign up to vote. . "I'm writing this article on the upcoming mid-term elections on November 6, during which I will be voting in the state of Tennessee," began his message on social networks. "In the past, I have been reluctant to publicly express my political views, but because of a number of events in my life and in the world in the last two years, I feel something else in this regard now. "

"I have always voted and will always vote according to the candidate who will protect and defend the human rights we all deserve in this country," she continued. "I believe in the struggle for LGBTQ rights and in the fact that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is FALSE I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, disgusting and widespread. "

"I can not vote for someone who will not want to fight for the dignity of ALL Americans, no matter what their skin color, sex or what they like," Swift continued. his disciples. "Running for the Senate in the State of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. Although in the past and I want to continue to vote for women in office, I can not support Marsha Blackburn. His voting record in Congress bothers me and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the law on the re-authorization of violence against women, which aims to protect women from domestic violence, criminal harassment and date rape. She believes that businesses have the right to refuse to serve gay couples. She also thinks that they should not have the right to get married. These are not my Tennessee values. "

"I will vote for Phil Bredesen for the Senate and Jim Cooper for the House of Representatives, "she said," Please, find out who is running in your country and vote according to the people who best represent your values. For many of us, it is possible that we never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on each issue, but we still have to vote. "

Swift concluded his message by writing, "So many intelligent, thoughtful, and possessed people are 18 years old in the last two years and now have the right and the privilege to make their vote count." But first you must register, which is quick and efficient, easy to do, October 9th is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the state of TN, go to vote.org and you will find all the information.

Within 24 hours of Swift's post, there were 65,000 registrations, according to Vote.org's director of communications. Kamari Guthrie.

"We have registered up to 65,000 registrations in a single 24-hour period since T. Swift's post," Guthrie told BuzzFeed. "Vote.org has seen [Tennessee] registrations are increasing especially since Taylor's message. "

And Vote.org received 155,940 unique visitors in the 24 hours that followed Swift's statement, in which Guthrie said, "Thank God for Taylor Swift."

An official declaration In Vote.org, published on Tuesday, it reads: "Since the publication of an Instagram article much publicized by Taylor Swift Sunday night, where she urged its 112 million members to register and vote, Vote. org has seen a sharp increase in numbers Several factors have contributed to this situation: a large majority of new listings since the Taylor post Sunday were recorded between 18 and 29 years – about 102,000 out of 240,000 new registrations recorded in less than 48 hours. "

Asked on Monday about Swift's statement, the president Donald Trump apparently, she had not seen her message, asking reporters, "What did she say?"

After learning that Swift had endorsed Democrat Bredesen on Republican Blackburn, Trump said Blackburn was doing a "very good job" in Tennessee and that he was "sure Swift" knew nothing of her. . "

He then added, "And let's say that I like Taylor's music about 25% less now."

The superstar singer will probably get rid of the president's commentary as she steps onto the stage at the 2018 American Music Awards tonight, where she will open the show with a performance of "I Did Something Bad".