{"id":2340544,"date":"2024-09-13T07:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-hope-swift-voter-registration-plea-can-turbocharge-partys-efforts-after-biden-drag-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T07:24:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:24:28","slug":"democrats-hope-swift-voter-registration-plea-can-turbocharge-partys-efforts-after-biden-drag-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-hope-swift-voter-registration-plea-can-turbocharge-partys-efforts-after-biden-drag-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats hope Swift voter registration plea can turbocharge party&#8217;s efforts after Biden drag &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fdemocrats-hope-swift-voter-registration-plea-can-turbocharge-partys-efforts-after-biden-drag-washington-examiner%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=2340544&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>The article\u200b discusses the Democratic Party&#8217;s\u200b hope that Taylor Swift&#8217;s \u200drecent voter registration encouragement will boost voter \u200cturnout \u200dfor Vice President Kamala\u200b Harris \u200cin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-state-republicans-lead-democrats-by-six-points-on-generic-ballot\/\" title=\"Poll: State Republicans Lead Democrats by Six Points on Generic Ballot\">crucial battleground states<\/a>. Swift&#8217;s advocacy through social media and her appearance at \u200cthe 2024 MTV Video\u200b Music\u200d Awards has coincided with a notable deficit in voter registrations for Democrats,\u2062 particularly during President\u2063 Joe \u200dBiden&#8217;s\u2064 tenure. <\/p>\n<p>After Swift shared a\u2064 link to vote.gov, the site saw a \u2064significant increase in \u2064visitors, suggesting a potential uptick in voter interest. The Harris campaign is leveraging this moment by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-else-is-biden-hiding-in-his-plan-to-use-bidenbucks-to-get-out-the-likely-democrat-vote\/\" title=\"What other secrets lie in Biden&#039;s &#039;Bidenbucks&#039; plan to secure the Democratic vote\">promoting \u200dvoter registration<\/a> and enhancing its merchandise\u2062 with Swift-themed items. Despite \u200bthe momentum,\u2062 experts caution that\u200c the \u200binfluence of celebrity endorsements on voter behavior is historically\u200b limited.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u200dthere is an ongoing concern \u2062about registration disparities between Democrats and Republicans \u200din key states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina. While some trends indicate \u200dan \u200bincrease in Democratic registrations, \u200dparticularly among young voters since Harris was named as a candidate, the broader dynamics of voter \u2064affiliation and registration remain complex. the \u200deffectiveness of Swift&#8217;s influence on voter \u2064turnout and \u200bthe Democrats&#8217; strategy in upcoming elections is still uncertain.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats hope Taylor Swift voter registration plea can turbocharge party&rsquo;s efforts after Biden drag<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1758508\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats are hoping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Taylor Swift<\/a> encouraging people to register to vote will give Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> an edge in critical battleground states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Swift&rsquo;s encouragement, in a <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 post<\/a> and during her appearance at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, is opportune for Harris after Democrats experienced a &ldquo;big deficit&rdquo; in voter registration under President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, according to election experts.<\/p>\n<p>In the 24 hours after Swift shared a personal hyperlink to vote.gov, a website that provides people with information about how to register to vote, in her post-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> social media post endorsing Harris, the page received 405,999 visits, the General Services Administration, the federal agency that oversees the site, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The GSA also said that vote.gov received roughly 30,000 visitors a day during the week before the debate, but 726,523 the day after it.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign seized on the unexpected endorsement, adding Swift-style friendship bracelets to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s merchandise store. But now the Harris campaign and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Committee<\/a> are amplifying the importance of registering to vote, and the DNC&rsquo;s $25 million investment in its &ldquo;I Will Vote&rdquo; initiative, as Republican registration rates improve across the country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats aren&rsquo;t leaving any votes on the table,&rdquo; DNC spokeswoman Hannah Muldavin told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Democrats are building a broad coalition, from Americans who turn out every cycle to those who may be voting for the first time in 2024, and with Harris-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Walz<\/a> at the top of the ticket, we&rsquo;re ready to mobilize a record number of voters to turnout Democratic victories up and down the ballot in November.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In states that have party registration, &ldquo;we&rsquo;ve seen a big deficit in Democratic registrations&rdquo; so far this season, according to Charles Stewart, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology&rsquo;s Election Data and Science Lab. In particular, Stewart cited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>, the state whose 19 electoral votes could decide this year&rsquo;s contest, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a>, the state former President Donald Trump won in 2020 by his narrowest margin of victory.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of this is long-term,&rdquo; Stewart told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;For instance, in Pennsylvania, Republican registrations vs. Democratic registrations have been growing for two decades.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Stewart did advise caution when comparing registration numbers, especially since Pennsylvania has been &ldquo;a 50\/50 state all this time.&rdquo; But the professor added that a short-term consideration is that the Republican presidential primary was &ldquo;somewhat competitive&rdquo; in the spring whereas &ldquo;it was crickets&rdquo; on the Democratic side, so Republicans had &ldquo;more reason to register anew than Democrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re beginning to see an uptick in registrations among Democrats,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Part of this is likely to be part of a Kamala bounce, but it is also probably a reflection of pent-up demand among Democrats we might have seen registering in the spring if there had been a competitive primary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/en\/agencies\/dos\/resources\/voting-and-elections-resources\/voting-and-election-statistics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Department of State<\/a>, there are currently 3,496,467 active Democratic voters in contrast to 3,327,617 active Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in North Carolina, Tar Heel State Republican Party spokesman Matt Mercer underscored how there was now a 128,000 voter registration difference between Democrats and Republicans in his jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2016, that difference stood at 645,000,&rdquo; Mercer told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Simply put, there has been a historic rejection of being labeled a Democrat in North Carolina.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Michael Hanmer, director of the University of Maryland&rsquo;s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement, agreed with Stewart in that his &ldquo;sense&rdquo; is that registration among young people has been &ldquo;going up&rdquo; since Biden suspended his campaign in July and was replaced by Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That suggests a boost for the Democrats, but young people are still in the process of finding their political identity and are more diverse in their thinking than most assume,&rdquo; Hanmer told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Newhouse director of Tufts University&rsquo;s Center for Information &amp; Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, or CIRCLE,&nbsp;there are about 12.2 million&nbsp;voters&nbsp;under the age of 30 who are&nbsp;registered with a party, based on publicly available information.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of those, 6.4 million are&nbsp;registered&nbsp;Democrats and 4.2 million are&nbsp;registered&nbsp;Republicans,&rdquo; Kawashima-Ginsberg told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;That said, it is important to remember that&nbsp;in&nbsp;voter&nbsp;registration, almost two-thirds, 62%, of youth do not identify with any party. So when we say 52% are &lsquo;Democrats,&rsquo; we are saying that of the 38% of young&nbsp;registered&nbsp;voters&nbsp;who are&nbsp;registered&nbsp;with a specific party, 52% are affiliated with Democrats.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The effect of Swift on voter registration and her endorsement of Harris more broadly remains to be seen, at least according to Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The academic evidence seems to indicate that celebrities don&rsquo;t have an influence on voter behavior, with the possible exception of athletes,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Unless Taylor and Travis [Kelce, Swift&rsquo;s Kansas City Chiefs boyfriend] trade uniforms, I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s going to make a difference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, Rice University political science professor Robert Stein noted Democrats need to be more organized since their voters tend to live in urban areas and are &ldquo;highly mobile,&rdquo; for example, if they rent and &ldquo;move around.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2021-nfl-draft-round-one-recap\/\" title=\"2021 NFL Draft Round One Recap\">big question mark<\/a> about whether new registrants are likely to vote,&rdquo; Stein told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s evidence, research that shows that the closer you register to Election Day, the more likely you are to vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Will they all vote? I don&rsquo;t think so. Will half of them vote? I&rsquo;d be surprised. Will a third of them vote? That third could be what it was in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a>,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;President Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 by 15,000 votes and lost it in 2020 by 21,000 votes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Days after signing off her Instagram post as a &ldquo;childless cat lady,&rdquo; a dig at Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance <\/a>(R-OH), Swift implored people to register to vote during her acceptance speech for best video of the year in New York.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you are over 18, please register to vote for something else that&rsquo;s very important coming up,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1758508\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1758508\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats are optimistic that Taylor Swift&#8217;s call for voter registration will boost Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s chances in key battleground states. Following a significant decline in voter registration under President Joe Biden, Swift&#8217;s appeal\u2014made through social media and her appearance at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards\u2014comes at a crucial time for Harris. After Swift shared a personal link to vote.gov, which offers information on how to register, the site saw an impressive surge of 405,999 visits within 24 hours. Prior to this endorsement, vote.gov averaged about 30,000 daily visitors but spiked to over 726,000 the day after her post.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign quickly capitalized on this unexpected support by introducing friendship bracelets inspired by Swift into their merchandise line. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is now emphasizing the importance of voter registration as they invest $25 million into their &#8220;I Will Vote&#8221; initiative amidst rising Republican registration rates nationwide. DNC spokesperson Hannah Muldavin stated that Democrats are committed to mobilizing a diverse coalition of voters ahead of November elections.<\/p>\n<p>Election experts have noted a concerning trend: Democrats have been lagging in party registrations compared to Republicans in several states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Charles Stewart from MIT highlighted that while there has been long-term growth in Republican registrations over two decades, recent dynamics may be shifting with increased Democratic interest following Biden\u2019s suspension of his campaign and Harris\u2019s rise.<\/p>\n<p>In Pennsylvania alone, there are currently about 3.5 million active Democratic voters compared to around 3.3 million Republicans; however, North Carolina shows a notable gap with only a difference of approximately 128,000 registered voters between parties\u2014a significant decrease from previous years.<\/p>\n<p>Experts also suggest that young people&#8217;s registrations may be increasing since Harris took center stage as the candidate; however, many young voters remain politically undecided or unaffiliated with any party. While some believe celebrity endorsements can influence voter behavior positively\u2014especially among younger demographics\u2014others caution against overestimating this impact.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, political analysts stress the need for organized efforts among Democrats due to their tendency toward urban living and mobility challenges when it comes to voting logistics close to Election Day. As Taylor Swift continues advocating for voter participation during public appearances\u2014including her recent acceptance speech where she urged those over eighteen to register\u2014the true effect of her influence on upcoming elections remains uncertain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2340545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Taylor-Swift.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,3685,6431],"class_list":["post-2340544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-democrats","tag-voter-registration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Taylor-Swift.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340544","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}