{"id":2339790,"date":"2024-09-11T14:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T18:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-backing-kamala-wnba-star-appears-to-react-to-taylor-swifts-endorsement-of-harris-after-debate\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T14:57:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T18:57:00","slug":"caitlin-clark-backing-kamala-wnba-star-appears-to-react-to-taylor-swifts-endorsement-of-harris-after-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-backing-kamala-wnba-star-appears-to-react-to-taylor-swifts-endorsement-of-harris-after-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Backing Kamala? WNBA Star Appears to React to Taylor Swift&#8217;s Endorsement of Harris After Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcaitlin-clark-backing-kamala-wnba-star-appears-to-react-to-taylor-swifts-endorsement-of-harris-after-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339790&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It looks like you&#8217;ve\u2063 pasted an\u200b XML\/HTML excerpt containing a mix of content, including JavaScript, Instagram embeds, and text discussing an \u2062endorsement involving\u2064 Caitlin\u2064 Clark and Taylor Swift in relation to Kamala Harris. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-illegals-arrested-in-missouri-for-kidnapping-14-year-old-girl\/\" title=\"5 illegals arrested in Missouri for kidnapping 14 year old girl.\">excerpt mentions<\/a> how Clark liked Swift&#8217;s Instagram post endorsing Harris,\u200d leading to discussions about whether this indicates Clark&#8217;s political stance or simply her admiration\u2064 for Swift.<\/p>\n<p>Here are\u200c the key takeaways from the content provided:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Context of the Endorsement**: Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala \u200dHarris and\u200b Tim Walz for the 2024 Presidential Election and made a significant post about it on Instagram shortly after \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">presidential debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Caitlin Clark&#8217;s Response**: Indiana Fever\u2063 rookie Caitlin Clark reportedly liked\u2063 Swift&#8217;s post, leading to questions about whether this action signifies her support for Harris.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Discussion Around the\u2062 Like**: While a &#8220;like&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> isn&#8217;t a formal endorsement, it raised speculation \u200cdue to the high-profile nature of\u200d both Clark\u200b and Swift. It appears Clark has been a declared fan of Swift for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>4. **Political \u2062Landscape of the WNBA**:\u2062 The WNBA is\u200c described as having a \u200bleft-leaning slant, with \u200cmany teams supporting Democratic candidates and causes, although Clark&#8217;s roots lie in traditionally Republican states.<\/p>\n<p>5. **Public Reactions**: Various public figures have commented on the situation, with some arguing that personal voting preferences should \u2062not affect opinions of \u200cindividuals, hinting at divided\u2062 reactions among fans and observers.<\/p>\n<p>If you need more \u200cspecific insights or\u200d a summary of particular elements, feel free to ask!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Is it an actual endorsement? Or is this just a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-issues-warning-as-sloth-fever-arrives-in-us-from-south-america\/\" title=\"CDC Issues Warning as &#039;Sloth Fever&#039; Arrives in US from South America\">fever&#038;rdquo<\/a>; dream?<\/p>\n<p>Those are the questions that fans of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-breaks-another-wnba-record-wild-fashion-shows-haters-beginning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">precocious<\/a> Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark are asking themselves after the WNBA superstar appeared to like a post backing Vice President Kamala Harris &mdash; the top of the Democratic presidential ticket.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-tries-put-finger-electoral-scale-picks-trump-kamala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsement<\/a> post came from pop superstar Taylor Swift via Instagram shortly after Tuesday night&rsquo;s contentious presidential debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_wtAOKOW1z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_wtAOKOW1z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post d by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,&rdquo; Swift posted. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Per IG&rsquo;s self-reported numbers, the post has garnered 8.8 million likes by Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>And, per multiple reports, it appears one of those 8.8 million likes came from Clark.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a like is obviously not a literal, honest-to-goodness endorsement, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/caitlin-clark-likes-taylor-swifts-endorsement-harris-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/fever\/2024\/09\/11\/caitlin-clark-taylor-swift-endorsement-kamala-harris\/75173889007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> noted, Clark has been a well-documented Swift fan (or &ldquo;Swiftie&rdquo;) for some time now. Even during Clark&rsquo;s stellar college career, it was well-established that the superstar Lady Hawkeye was a fan:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oh, my, what a marvelous tune &#127926;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hawkeyes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hawkeyes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XEO8MdEZte\">pic.twitter.com\/XEO8MdEZte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iowa Women&rsquo;s Basketball (@IowaWBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IowaWBB\/status\/1750577848065142793?\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;like&rdquo; could&rsquo;ve just been a Pavlovian response to Swift&rsquo;s immensely popular social media posts.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, it&rsquo;s also undeniable that the WNBA has a left-leaning slant to it.<\/p>\n<p>While Clark has generally stayed away from any culture war issues throughout her career, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-reporter-claims-cheap-shot-artists-fouling-caitlin-clark-actually-real-victims-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">race-based<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-player-loses-says-caitlin-clarks-name-used-racism-bigotry-deranged-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT-based<\/a> grievances are a dime a dozen in the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>That means the league &mdash; which seemingly always finds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/clark-effect-wnba-reportedly-set-get-massive-cash-boost-league-unhappy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">something to grouse about<\/a> &mdash; will generally align with Democrats, who often bring race and LGBT issues to the forefront.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, as Fox noted, teams like the Seattle Storm have full-throatedly supported Democrats, like when the organization endorsed President Joe Biden leading into the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s also worth noting, however, that Clark&rsquo;s roots are Republican red.<\/p>\n<p>Both Iowa and Indiana &mdash; the two states where Clark has plied her basketball trade &mdash; voted for Trump in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, noted Clark and Swift fan David Portnoy (the founder of Barstool Sports) offered a nuanced take on this all while specifically responding to the Swift endorsement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As the king of the Swifties people are asking me what I think of her Kamala endorsement. I don&rsquo;t care at all. People can vote for whoever they want in this country. How somebody votes will never change my opinion of a person. I&rsquo;m voting the other way but to each their own<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stoolpresidente\/status\/1833860521486868961?\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the king of the Swifties people are asking me what I think of her Kamala endorsement,&rdquo; Portnoy posted Wednesday. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t care at all. People can vote for whoever they want in this country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How somebody votes will never change my opinion of a person. 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These are the questions being pondered by fans of Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark after the WNBA star seemingly liked an Instagram post supporting Vice President Kamala Harris, who is at the forefront of the Democratic presidential campaign. The post was made by pop icon Taylor Swift shortly after a heated presidential debate on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Swift&#8217;s Instagram post stated, &#8220;I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I\u2019m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for rights and causes that need a champion. I believe she is a steady-handed, gifted leader, and we can achieve so much more if we are guided by calm rather than chaos.&#8221; As reported by Instagram, this post has received 8.8 million likes as of Monday morning, with reports indicating that one of those likes came from Clark.<\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s important to note that liking a post does not equate to an official endorsement, as highlighted by Fox News. USA Today also pointed out that Clark has been known as a fan (or &#8220;Swiftie&#8221;) of Swift for quite some time; her admiration was evident even during her impressive college career.<\/p>\n<p>The like could simply be an automatic reaction to Swift&#8217;s widely popular social media presence. Nonetheless, it\u2019s clear that the WNBA tends to lean left politically. While Clark has generally avoided engaging in cultural debates throughout her career, issues related to race and LGBTQ+ rights frequently arise within the league.<\/p>\n<p>This political alignment often sees teams like the Seattle Storm openly supporting Democratic candidates; they endorsed President Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 election. Interestingly enough though, both Iowa and Indiana\u2014where Clark has played basketball\u2014voted for Trump in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>David Portnoy (founder of Barstool Sports), who is both a fan of Clark and Swift, shared his thoughts on Swift&#8217;s endorsement: \u201cAs someone people refer to as &#8216;the king of Swifties,&#8217; I don\u2019t care at all about her support for Kamala Harris,\u201d he tweeted on Wednesday. \u201cPeople can vote however they wish in this country; how someone votes won\u2019t change my opinion about them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2339791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Clark-Election.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32078,32438,7188],"class_list":["post-2339790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-kamala-harris","tag-wnba"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Clark-Election.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}