The Political Power of Taylor Swift

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein

Matt Bernstein

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture

4.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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0:00.0	Welcome back tonight and meet the midterms.
0:02.5	Are you ready for it?
0:04.0	Taylor Swift decided to speak now, breaking her silence on politics.
0:07.9	To Taylor Swift, she is the latest celebrity to jump into the nation's heated political debate.
0:12.8	Taylor Swift broke her silence on politics over the weekend,
0:15.8	publicly backing two Democrats in Tennessee.
0:19.2	Well, Marsha Blackburn is doing a very good job in Tennessee. I'm sure Taylor Swift has nothing
0:24.4	or doesn't know anything about her and let's say that I like Taylor's music
0:30.1	about 25% less now. Taylor Swift seems to have an effect on nearly everything and now she's making an impact on young voters.
0:37.0	The spirit was incredible and when that came out it went to the number one song.
0:42.0	It was beating everybody. It beat Taylor Swift.
0:45.4	Taylor Swift was named Times 2023 person of the year.
0:50.1	And for those of us normal people on Earth One, a mega star with a billion dollars in ticket
0:55.5	sales for a single tour could be given this title for the impact she has had.
1:00.1	But on Earth Two, right-wing commentator Jack Pissobich said,
1:04.4	quote, the Taylor Swift girl boss, Saiop,
1:06.8	has been fully activated to her upcoming 2024
1:10.5	voter operation for Democrats on abortion rights.
1:13.3	The Pentagon Psychological Operations Unit floated turning Taylor Swift into an asset.
1:19.4	There are those who miss the ongoing, quite obvious impact of culture on democracy and politics.
1:27.0	Great artists and great politicians do the same thing.
1:31.0	They engage with the culture.
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