Durante os últimos anos de atribulada tensão política nos Estados Unidos, Taylor Swift manteve-se à parte de questões políticas, o que levou até a que sugerissem que era apoiante de Donald Trump. Afinal de contas, não é esse o caso.

No passado domingo, a cantora pop fez uma publicação na sua conta de Instagram - onde tem mais de cem milhões de seguidores - a apelar aos fãs para que se registassem para votar no site Vote.org e endereçando ainda o seu apoio a dois candidatos democratas às eleições intercalares norte- americanas.

Entre domingo e terça-feira, o site tinha registado um aumento de 166 mil novos eleitores. A maioria (42%) dos registos foram feitos por jovens entre os 28 e os 29 anos de idade.

O site, criado em 2016, nunca tinha tido uma adesão a este nível. Em declarações ao New York Times, Kamari Guthrie, porta-voz da plataforma, foi perentória a descrever este pico recorde de registos: "Nunca vimos um período de 24, 36 ou 48 horas assim", realçou.

Os dois candidatos a quem Taylor Swift deu o seu apoio são do Tennessee, o mesmo estado onde a cantora vive atualmente e onde o período de registo para votar termina já amanhã, quinta-feira.

Mais de 6.200 dos novos registos de eleitores feitos no site desde domingo são precisamente do Tennessee. Para termos uma noção do impacto, o site registou o mesmo número de 6.200 novos eleitores naquele estado entre maio e setembro deste ano.

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I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now. I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent. I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values. I will be voting for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives. Please, please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on every issue, but we have to vote anyway. So many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. But first you need to register, which is quick and easy to do. October 9th is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the state of TN. Go to vote.org and you can find all the info. Happy Voting! 

Uma publicação partilhada por Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) a 7 de Out, 2018 às 4:33 PDT