USA Millions of likes for Taylor Swift's Harris support

US superstar Taylor Swift has received huge support from her fan base for her decision to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. The Instagram post in which the 34-year-old made her support public reached one million likes within fifteen minutes and almost eight million after 10 hours. This is a high figure compared to Swift's other posts. Among Swift's most prominent followers who have liked the post are actresses Jennifer Aniston and Selena Gomez as well as talk show host Oprah Winfrey.

Swift had written in the post immediately after the TV duel between Harris and Republican Donald Trump that she had watched the TV debate and that now was a good time to find out about the candidates' respective positions. She will be voting for Harris and her running mate Tim Walz in the upcoming presidential election, Swift announced. The singer has enormous influence with her fans. The extent to which she will ultimately influence the presidential election remains to be seen.