Taylor Swift's recent Instagram post has taken the voter registration scene by storm following vice president kamla Harris's performance in Tuesday night's debate Swift's endorsement sent over 405,000 visitors to vote.gov that's right one post from T Swift and boom over 45,000 people rushed to the site Swift's message was crystal clear I'm voting for at Kamala Harris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to Champion them she even shared a custom URL to make it super easy for her followers to get all the info they need to vote now let's put this into perspective before the debate vote.gov had about 30,000 visitors a day after Taylor's post over 400,000 visitors in just 24 hours that's a mind-blowing surge and it didn't stop there at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards where she secured her 30th VMA she took the stage to urge everyone to register to vote but what does this mean in the grand scheme of things vot vote.gov is not just a Registration site it's a gateway to State specific voting information while we don't know how many of those visitors actually registered the spike in traffic shows just how influential Taylor Swift is Google Trends data backs this up showing a huge surge in interest in voter registration following her post with over 10 million likes on Instagram her reach is undeniable Swift's political influence is nothing new she endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 leading to similar spikes in voter registration and despite some recent controversies like the backlash for hugging Britney momes Swift remains a powerful voice in the political landscape of course not everyone was thrilled former president Trump dismissed her endorsement claiming she's very liberal and suggesting she might face backlash but let's be real Taylor Swift's influence is only growing stronger so if you're over 18 and haven't registered to vote yet take a q from Taylor and get on it your voice matters please subscribe to the intellectualist new YouTube channel where we present insightful videos analyzing the current events shaping the world turn on notifications to receive the latest updates from the channel