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I would like to know the precise definition of a Swiftie, since all of this is apparently bound for a peer-reviewed journal. Is it someone who goes to a show? Buys or downloads all the albums? Picked up a random shirt online? Binges her songs occasionally on Spotify? (Hey, c’est moi) Doesn’t do that but sings along when she comes on the radio? Where exactly is the line?

 

I really don't know... the race tightened at the end, as a lot of them do. Maybe she helped keep it from tightening more? I have absolutely no idea.

I think what could be different this time is the end of Roe. That's an issue that affects her fans a great deal. I have no clue if it will matter. But Roe is certainly an X factor with young women (and the men who love the young women and are also fans) that we didn't have in 2020.

 

I think I’ll look to someone else other than Alma for analysis of Taylor Swift’s followers (and basically his analysis of anything)

 

Oh well. Her fucking up somehow was his only hope. I wonder if his plan is to drop out of site as often as possible between now and November.

 

I don't think changing minds is the point. Turnout is the point.

 

To be clear, abortion is absolutely a factor. The overturning of Roe is absolutely a factor.

 

His people don't want him to get destroyed again. Fine. Let that last one linger. It was a beatdown.

 

DON'T WANT NO REMATCH

 

You could have said the same thing 32 years ago. Gen X was probably the demo leaning hardest to the left. Whose minds was Clinton changing when he blew (pause for comedic effect) a sax on Arsenio and did an MTV town hall? It's one thing to be the most popular candidate amongst first-time/younger voters. It's another to engage them enough to ensure they come out and vote. Swift didn't change anyone's mind Tuesday night. But if she got a shitton of people to actually go out and vote over the next eight weeks instead of raging at Trump from afar, then she made a big difference.

 

It really is something how Trump's plan all along has seemed to be the Biden plan he mocked incessantly in 2020: Just stay out of view and hope the other guy fucks up enough so that people begrudgingly vote for you.