Is the Kamala Harris campaign hurt by major celebrity endorsements from Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Oprah and others? Because in the end, star power couldn’t stop the former Vice President hopeful and current from losing the 2024 election to former President Donald Trump.
Over the past 24 hours, as the results came in and the electoral college numbers continued to be confirmed, many people were wondering about it. After all, a number of celebrities came out to support Harris – including Madonna, Billie Eilish, Arnold Schwarzenegger and a host of other celebrities. Avengers movie stars, just to name a few.
But really, even Bey and Tay can’t help but cross the line?
Beyoncé appeared at a rally for Harris last month in Texas, telling the crowd, “Are you ready to contribute to America’s new song? Because I am. So let’s do this.” Ladies and gentlemen, together, Texas welcomes the next president of the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris.”
Taylor endorsed Harris in an Instagram post in September, saying, “I’m voting for [her] because she fights for rights and ideals that I believe require a warrior to defend. I think she is a talented, steady leader and I believe we can achieve more in this country if led by calm and not chaos.”
But apparently, celebrity endorsements weren’t enough to give Harris the votes to become the next US president, and now some on social media are discussing why. So.
Taylor Swift’s endorsement is essentially meaningless. Let that sink in.
– Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) November 6, 2024
“Taylor Swift’s endorsement is basically meaningless,” ex View mode co-host Meghan McCain contributed to the conversation on X (formerly Twitter), adding, “Let that sink in.”
In the same vein, another person on the forum said: “The fact that four of our country’s greatest women – Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Oprah and Beyonce – cannot put Kamala first is a revelation.” message: a lot of bad things.” Voters are truly intimidated by great women.”
I could write about this at length, but the fact is that four of our country’s greatest women — Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Oprah and Beyonce — cannot put Kamala first is a message: a lot of voters are actually intimidated by great women.
– Chris Bohjalian (@ChrisBohjalian) November 6, 2024
Responding to McCain, another commentator commented: “Kamala Harris was endorsed by Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Oprah, Katy Perry, etc. Meanwhile, Trump won after being endorsed by Joe Rogan’s mother & Patrick Mahomes agrees.”
The person added: “Celebrities should stop giving testimonials. They don’t move the needle. They’re basically worthless.”
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president in September 2024. Taylor Swift/Instagram
Amid discussion on social media on Wednesday (November 6), Hollywood Reporter delves into the same phenomenon: “For all the Gen Z courtship and endorsements from celebrities with legions of young fans, the votes show that Harris has lost significant ground in 18 to 29 year olds compared to Biden,” THR writer James Hibberd reported.
He emphasized, “All of this seems to support a 2010 North Carolina State University study that found young voters are not influenced by celebrity endorsements of major candidates.” politicians, and sometimes even like the candidate less due to celebrity endorsements.”
Kamala Harris is endorsed by Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Oprah, Katy Perry, etc. Meanwhile, Trump won after being endorsed by Joe Rogan & Patrick Mahomes’ mother.
Celebrities should stop giving testimonials. They don’t move the needle. They are essentially worthless. https://t.co/FAjPdmpg0h
– Billy Binion (@billybinion) November 6, 2024
Perhaps it’s just the fact that celebrity endorsements in this day and age no longer hold the same amount of juice as they once did. “Celebrity endorsements don’t mean bullshit,” someone on X wrote on Wednesday. “Remember this from now on. Neither Beyonce nor Taylor Swift can save Kamala.”
“If celebrity endorsements carry as much weight as people think they do, then they do [Trump] there’s Waka Flocka, the NFL player […] and Caitlyn Jenner,” another chimed in. “And Kamala has LeBron, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Steph and the Avengers literally… I mean…”
Kamala Harris greets Beyonce during a campaign rally at Shell Energy Stadium on October 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
What else can be done to help Harris? People have also shared their ideas related to the campaign. That’s because, as one commenter put it, “The left is panicking while acting idiots like Kamala are running a perfect campaign because Taylor Swift and Beyonce supported her. “
Some even mentioned Swift’s new relationship with the NFL. One person said: “Taylor is absolutely crazy for going to a football match instead of stopping by the PA or even just making a specific voting post.” “I especially didn’t understand after she said she didn’t want to feel like she made the same mistakes in the future like what she did in 2016, etc.”
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