Taylor Swift ajuda no aumento do número de eleitores nos EUA

A cantora Taylor Swift provocou mudanças no registro de eleitores pela internet nos Estados Unidos. A americana postou neste domingo (7) em seu Instagram um texto para incentivar as pessoas a votarem.

De acordo com o G1, houve 240 mil novos registros no site ‘vote.org’ desde o acontecimento. Em comparação, o site nos meses de agosto e setembro registrou 57 mil e 190 mil registros, respectivamente.

Das 240 mil pessoas que se registraram nesses dois dias, 102 mil foram eleitores de 18 a 29 anos, o que mostra um maior engajamento de jovens. Além de incentivar o registro, a publicação da cantora também demonstrou apoio a dois candidatos democratas do estado do Tennessee.

Taylor Swift possui 112 milhões de seguidores no Instagram e 84 milhões no Twitter. Segundo declaração do site ‘Vote’, esse ‘fenômeno’ provocado pela cantora revela como celebridades podem impulsionar milhões de fãs através de suas mensagens.

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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! ???

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“No passado, estive relutante em expressar publicamente minhas opiniões políticas, mas por conta de diversos eventos em minha vida e no mundo nos últimos dois anos, me sinto muito diferente sobre isto agora”, revela a cantora em seu Instagram.

Ela também demonstrou apoio a candidatos que incluam mulheres, homossexuais e negros em seus discursos.

O site declarou que não é possível saber o tamanho do impacto que Taylor realizou com sua publicação, mas confirma que houve “aumento enorme” entre os eleitores de 18 a 24 anos e de 25 a 29.