Kamala Harris with Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Eminem, Donald Trump with billionaire Elon Musk. As the US presidential election on November 5 approaches, many artists, comedians and celebrities are mobilizing in favor of the candidate they defend.
An important support that the two candidates count on more than ever to hope to make a difference at the polls less than a week before the elections.
Beyoncé, Eminem and Taylor Swift for Harris
Since current President Joe Biden abandoned the race for the White House at the end of July, replaced by his Vice President Kamala Harris, the support of personalities has multiplied on social networks in favor of the Democratic candidate.
Among the best known, Taylor Swift announced in early September your intention to vote for Kamala Harris in a post on Instagram. Important support for the Democratic field since, according to the vote.org site, the singer’s message attracted nearly 400,000 visitors in less than 24 hours on the electoral registration platform.
Kamala Harris will also be able to count on the vote of another superstar on November 5: Beyoncé. The artist spoke at a candidate meeting in Houston, Texas, on October 26 to denounce attacks on women’s rights and in particular their right to abortion in twenty American states. Beyoncé also gave the rights to your title Freedom to Kamala Harris so she can use it as a campaign anthem.
Other big names in the music industry have also sent their support to Kamala Harris, such as Ariana Grande, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish and his brother Finneas, Cher, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, PinkLizzo, Usher, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny. These last two artists, of Puerto Rican origin, denounced the racist excesses against Puerto Rico, during Trump’s last meeting at Madison Square Garden.
the rapper eminem He also spoke at a Kamala Harris rally in the presence of Barack Obama in Detroit on October 22 to give him his support, while Bruce Springsteen performed in Atlanta, Georgia, during a rally for the Democratic candidate.
Hollywood also came out to support Kamala Harris. Leonardo DiCaprio published on October 25 a video calling to vote for the candidate, criticizing Trump’s environmental policy in passing. Last July, George Clooney He also assured that he would do “everything in his power to support Vice President Harris” in her campaign.
Tom Hanks declared on BFMTV that he had donated money to Kamala Harris’ campaign. “Nothing is more important than what we do today and what we are going to do on Tuesday (editor’s note, November 5),” he insisted.
Mark Hamill, Eva Longoria and Michael Keaton have also spoken out in favor of Kamala Harris by attending the Democratic candidate’s rallies. The vice president will also be able to count on the support of Sarah Jessica Parker, Ben Stiller, Jennifer Lawrence, Samuel L. Jackson, Julia Roberts, Spike Lee, Jamie Lee Curtis or Anne Hathaway in the race for the White House.
Elon Musk, Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock for Trump
If Kamala Harris surrounded herself with numerous renowned artists and comedians during her campaign, on the part of Donald Trump, the celebrities who support her candidacy are increasingly scarce. The only important figure who shows his support: Elon Musk. The head of SpaceX and Tesla injected at least $75 million into Donald Trump’s campaign.
Several country singers also showed their support for the Republican candidate such as Kid Rock, Lee Greenwood and Jason Aldean, author of the hit. Try that in a small town.. The artist was present with the former US president during the Republican convention last July.
Donald Trump also has the support of numerous hip-hop artists such as Kanye West, who had already supported him in 2020, Kodak Black, Azealia Banks and Lil Pump, who appeared at the former president’s meetings, but also DaBaby, Azealia Banks or Sexy red.
Singer Billy Ray Cyrus, father of Miley Cyrus, also sang at the funeral of Corey Comperatore, a bystander killed this summer in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler.
As for cinema, the actor Zachary Levi, star of Shazam! The fury of the godsannounced on Instagram that he would vote for Donald Trump on November 5, while Dennis Quaid, Russell Brand and Mel Gibson also spoke out in favor of the Republican candidate. Other celebrities such as former wrestler Hulk Hogan, who came to perform at Madison Square Garden on October 27, or model Amber Rose have also given their support to Donald Trump.
An influence that is difficult to measure
With less than two weeks until the elections, the “real objective” of each of the candidates must be “to ensure that their public, their voters, move,” Megan Duncan, a communications professor at Virginia Tech University, explains to AFP. .
According to the latest surveys on voting intentions For Americans, the gap appears to be narrowing between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump nationally. However, in this electoral system, it is the “swing states”, those where the results are most uncertain, that can influence the November 5 elections.
If Donald Trump and Kamala Harris count on this support to widen the gap in the race for the White House, experts consider it difficult to measure the true influence of these celebrities on voting intentions. And only a small portion of the American electorate is still undecided.
And furthermore, the investment of artists in the campaign does not guarantee access to the White House: in 2016, Hillary Clinton, supported by all of Hollywood, lost to Donald Trump.
Source: BFM TV
