HOUSTON, Texas – Some members of Taylor Swift’s massive fan base are organizing and taking action for their preferred presidential candidate — even without the pop star’s public support.
“Swifties for Kamala,” which has no official affiliation with Swift or Vice President Kamala Harris, had raised $142,000 for Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, as of Wednesday afternoon, said Irene Kim, a co-founder of the organization and its executive director.
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Most of it — $122,000 — was collected during a Zoom event the group hosted Tuesday. About 34,000 people joined the roughly two-hour call, which featured appearances from singer-songwriter Carole King and Sens. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Ed Markey, of Massachusetts; and Reps. Chris Deluzio, of Pennsylvania, and Becca Balint, of Vermont.
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