Swifties for Kamala Rally Raises Over $100,000 in Donations With Carole King Rapping ‘Shake It Off’ and Elizabeth Warren Praising ‘Karma’
variety.comTaylor Swift has yet to endorse a presidential candidate, her fervent fanbase is already mobilizing for one. The Swifties for Kamala coalition officially launched Tuesday afternoon with a virtual rally that saw a lineup of guest speakers — including Carole King and senator Elizabeth Warren, among others — making Swift-related references and puns.
King was introduced as the self-proclaimed “original cat lady” and started her speech by praising Swift as “my musical and songwriting granddaughter.” Swift inducted King into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, performing a cover of “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” and calling her “the greatest songwriter of all time.” King returned the favor during the call by rapping the chorus of “Shake It Off.” “I’m excited about Kamala, because so many people are excited about Kamala,” King said. “I have admired her, the idea that this happened, and the stars lined up, and Joe Biden did a really gracious, hard thing to do, and I’m so proud of him… But this is about you.
This call is about you.” King provided the call with advice for volunteering, namely door knocking and phone banking, encouraging an estimated 27,000 viewers to support Harris and Tim Walz. “I’ve been a political activist for years.
I’ve been a volunteer, I’ve been a door knocker, even as a famous person,” she added. “I’m telling you all this because if any of you are thinking of volunteering to be door knockers or phone callers, but you’re a little nervous about what you might say, please believe me… there is nothing to lose and everything to gain.” Each guest speaker was instructed to share their favorite song from Swift before sharing their political messages.
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