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Kamala Harris campaign staffers warned not to reach out to Taylor Swift: ‘Doug Emhoff was handling it’

July 8, 2025
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Kamala Harris campaign staffers warned not to reach out to Taylor Swift: ‘Doug Emhoff was handling it’
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Doug Emhoff was tasked with getting Taylor Swift to stump for his wife, Kamala Harris, on her ill-fated 2024 presidential campaign — but failed to seal the deal, according to a new book. 

Rumors swirled on Election Day eve that the chart-topping pop star would perform, or at least make an appearance, at the then-vice president’s final rally in Philadelphia, near Swift’s hometown of West Redding, Pa.

The “Love Story” singer, however, had apparently already rebuffed the former second gentleman’s efforts to get her to do anything more than endorse the failed Democratic presidential nominee, journalists Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf explain in their forthcoming book, “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America.” 

Taylor Swift performing on stage, playing a pink guitar.
Swift endorsed Harris after her only debate with Trump last September, but never appeared on the campaign trail for the Democratic presidential nominee. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

“Swift proved to be a special challenge,” the authors of the new book, due out Tuesday, explained. “Staffers who worked on celebrity appearances were instructed not to make any outreach to her universe; Doug Emhoff was handling it.”

Emhoff, a former Los Angeles entertainment lawyer, had a prior relationship with Swift’s attorney, Doug Baldridge, and had reached out to him “to convey that the campaign would appreciate any efforts the pop star could make to help Harris” before Swift’s surprise post-debate endorsement, the book claimed. 

Baldridge’s devastating response to the Harris camp was: “Swift would do what Swift thought was best.” 

“Nothing more than the endorsement ever materialized,” the authors noted. 

Philadelphia rally-goers were instead treated to speeches and performances by Fat Joe, Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, The Roots, will.i.am, and Oprah Winfrey. 

The Harris campaign put on several star-studded concerts in the days leading up to the former vice president’s Election Day defeat. 

Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Megan Thee Stallion, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, 2 Chainz and ​​Mumford & Sons were among other artists and musical acts that lent their talents to the Harris campaign in an apparent effort to get low-propensity voters out to the polls. 

Grammy Award-winning artists Beyonce, Cardi B and Jennifer Lopez also appeared on the stump for Harris, but didn’t perform — upsetting some Harris supporters.

VP Kamala Harris giving a speech.
The Harris campaign reportedly spent tens of millions of dollars on concerts in the run up to Election Day. Tamara Beckwith/NY Post
Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff backstage at a Broadway show.
Harris campaign staffers working on celebrity outreach were instructed not to make overtures to Swift’s camp because Emhoff was working on roping her in, according to a new book. Bruce Glikas/WireImage

The series of election eve concerts alone reportedly set the campaign back $20 million.  

The performances were held in swing states that all went for President Trump the following day. 

“Privately, some campaign staff raised concerns that the major rallies may not be worth the millions of dollars they cost to stage or the staff investment,” the authors stated, noting that “There was scant evidence that the rallies were persuading voters or necessarily boosting turnout.”

The post Kamala Harris campaign staffers warned not to reach out to Taylor Swift: ‘Doug Emhoff was handling it’ appeared first on New York Post.

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