On January 30, local time, the US "New York Times" recently disclosed that at a time when poll data are at a disadvantage, US President Biden is seeking Taylor Swift to "endorse" him before the November election this year.
Foreign media mentioned that former U.S. President Trump’s strong performance in the current Republican Party primaries shows that the most likely scenario for this year’s U.S. election is to recreate the showdown between him and Biden in the 2020 election. Against this background, a report in the New York Times on the 29th revealed that Biden’s aides plan to re-adopt the strategies that were successful in the fierce confrontation with Trump four years ago, including portraying Trump as the leader of American democracy. Threats etc.
At the same time, foreign media revealed that an influential voice that the Democratic Party wants to use again is Taylor Swift - she is arguably one of the most famous pop stars on the planet. "Reports state that, more specifically, her 280 million followers on Instagram are extremely important." Foreign media described the New York Times article as saying.
“The biggest and most influential target of her endorsement is Swift, a 34-year-old pop star and NFL enthusiast who can mobilize millions of supporters with an Instagram post or a concert. .” The New York Times stated that Biden’s main agent, California Governor Gavin Newsom, spoke to reporters after the Republican primary debate in September last year, almost imploring Swift to participate more in Biden. campaign. "Taylor Swift stands tall and in a league of her own," Gavin Newsom said. "What she does is just wake up young people and make them think they have a voice and a choice in the next election, and I think that The force will be very powerful."
Foreign media mentioned that Taylor Swift publicly supported Biden and his vice presidential candidate Harris in 2020, saying that she would "proudly vote" for the Democratic candidate. One of Taylor Swift's social media posts last year led to 35,000 new voter registrations in the U.S., and Democrats are eager to garner her support and expand that electoral fervor nationwide, The New York Times reports . It's predicted the singer's fundraising appeal could bring in millions of dollars for Biden's campaign.
"Perhaps in order to seek the support of 'Taylor Swift' (Taylor Swift's Chinese nickname), the White House last week condemned the false indecent photos of her that were circulated on social media in recent days." White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre Publicly expressed "concern" about this and called on Congress to legislate against such behavior.
However, in what seems to be tit-for-tat, Trump's staunch supporter and Fox News anchor Jeanine Pirro warned Taylor Swift not to "get involved in politics." Foreign media mentioned that Trump also has the experience of relying on pop culture to gain support. He has boasted that he has received support from American rappers Kanye West and Kid Rock. The latest poll data shows that Trump is 1-5 percentage points higher than Biden.