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Pop Stars Shouldn’t Mix with Politics

Morgan Kilger Student Contributor, St. Bonaventure University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SBU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Taylor Swift just endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris — and I think it’s too much. 

After the second presidential debate on Sept. 10, Swift announced her endorsement for Harris mere minutes after closing statements concluded. Swift’s endorsement stated: 

“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.”

In this portion of the endorsement, she’s making it clear that she believes Harris will be a better leader than President Donald Trump. She did a beautiful job with the endorsement, however I feel that she’s potentially ruining her career by announcing this statement. 

I enjoy Swift’s music. Not enough to call myself a Swiftie, but enough to always turn up the volume a little when a song comes on. I’m enough of a fan to where if her career was tarnished because of a political statement, I’d be upset. 

Making a political statement when your job doesn’t include politics can be detrimental. With musicians, people enjoy the artist because of their music and not their political views. I could honestly care less what Swift’s political views are as long as she continues to make absolute bangers like “Down Bad”. 

The other thing that kind of bothered me was how she signed off on the endorsement. This was her sign off: 

“With love and hope,

Taylor Swift

Childless Cat Lady” 

I don’t know if I’m just not in on the joke, but I don’t understand why it was relevant to what she had stated. I don’t know if it’s a knock to herself not having children in her mid-thirties or if she’s making a point about it. 

I just like her music, okay?

Swift has maintained her image as a popular musician for close to 20 years (if we’re not talking about her year-long hiatus from 2016-2017), making her a household name — especially if that household has at least one Gen Z daughter. She is globally known, so I see where she’s coming from with making a political statement in one of the closest elections in our lifetime. 

Swift’s endorsement was most likely targeted towards a specific group of voters, Gen Z. Most of Swift’s fan base is the older Gen Z-er’s that are old enough to vote. Swift’s fan base and her influence on these fans could help Harris in the long run with securing the young voters. 

Everyone wants the young voters when the election’s this close — right? 

Morgan Kilger

SBU '26

Morgan is a second-year writer and co-social media chair for St. Bonaventure University’s chapter of Her Campus, and is very excited to continue writing about what she is passionate about. This includes: mental health, pop culture, academic tips, and life experiences. She is also excited to be part of the executive board this year and help bring HCSBU to life on social media.

Outside of Her Campus, you can find Morgan as Communications Officer for SBU College Democrats, a student ambassador, and dancing with the SBU Dance Team. As for her studies, she is a senior history and women’s studies double major with a political science minor. Morgan aspires to work in a museum or university archive.

In her free time, Morgan enjoys being herself with her loved ones. Whether it’s watching Riverdale with her roommates or taking post-dinner trips to Wendy’s, she loves to spend time with her friends. She’s also working through her “to be read” list before she graduates, which is pages upon pages long (every pun intended).