Bill Maher is taking notice of the major impact Taylor Swift‘s endorsement of Kamala Harris has had on voters.
Last night on HBO‘s Real Time with Bill Maher, the comedian mentioned to his panel how Swift‘s political endorsement resulted in over 400,000 potential voters registering on the site.
“Let’s get to the big news this week,” said Maher. “Taylor Swift finally told people who to vote for. Of course, immediately the response from the other side was, ‘Celebrity endorsements don’t matter.’ People are always so behind on these things. That’s the conventional wisdom for a long time, many celebrity endorsements don’t work… not in this case — I mean, just the number of people who were immediately registered from that Tweet.”
He continued, “And I’m sorry, but we live in Starf—er, America. George Clooney is the one who got Biden to step down. I wrote the exact same editorial he did, and so many other people did too. Nobody cared. As soon as George Clooney said it, he’s gotta go.”
Maher then noted a somewhat “surprising” statistic about Swift’s fanbase based on the demographics in the data.
“This was the most surprising part of it, was who she influenced,” he said. “Swift, it says, would have more influence over male voters — 27% of male voters said they’d be more likely to vote for a candidate endorsed by Swift. I must have this phenomenon gauged all wrong. I thought it would be women.”
Just for laughs, he then threw a jab at Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce who has been seen making some interesting fashion choices as of late.
“Now that Taylor Swift has saved democracy by endorsing Kamala Harris, she has one more mission: stop making Travis Kelce dress like a douche,” said Maher during his “New Rule” segment. “I don’t own a cat but I know what it smells like when they mark their turf.”
You can watch Maher’s full “New Rule” segment on “Everlasting Elections” above.
Following this week’s ABC debate between Harris and Donald Trump, Swift shared her endorsement of Harris and running mate Tim Walz on Instagram. “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” she wrote.
“I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,” added Swift. “I think she is a steady-headed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.”
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