Shake It Off was a becoming selection for Rhode Island, given Taylor Swift’s ties to the state.
Taylor Swift might have been absent from the Democratic Nationwide Conference (DNC), however her presence was nonetheless felt by means of her music. On the second evening of the conference, her chart-topping hit Shake It Off took centre stage in the course of the roll name vote.
The occasion featured a novel musical twist, with DJ Cassidy curating a playlist of 62 songs to symbolize every state and territory. From Lil Jon’s Flip Down for What for Georgia to Michael Jackson’s Do not Cease ’til You Get Sufficient for Indiana, the music choices introduced a full of life spirit to the proceedings.
Shake It Off was a becoming selection for Rhode Island, given Taylor Swift’s ties to the state. She owns a house in Watch Hill on the island. The house has change into a cultural landmark, celebrated in her music and well-known for its star-studded Fourth of July events.
for everybody who nonetheless someway thinks taylor is a republican, she accredited shake it off for the dnc pic.twitter.com/36jSZFAMCy
— E M I L Y (@mleshep) August 21, 2024
However that wasn’t the one Taylor Swift reference of the evening.
Home Democratic Chief Hakeem Jeffries mentioned, “Donald Trump is like an outdated boyfriend who you broke up with, however he simply will not go away. He spent the final 4 years attempting to get again right into a relationship with the American individuals. Bro, we broke up with you for a cause!” There isn’t any cause for us to “get again collectively,” he mentioned, quoting Swift’s hit track We Are By no means Ever Getting Again Collectively.
“Bro, we broke up with you for a cause!”
Home Democratic Chief Hakeem Jeffries goes after Donald Trump on the DNC stage and drops a Taylor Swift lyric within the course of. pic.twitter.com/FtVgugWKxl
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 22, 2024
Colorado Governor and ‘Swiftie’ Jared Polis additionally referenced the track throughout his deal with on the DNC. “As a Redditor, gamer, entrepreneur and Swiftie from the free state of Colorado, I am excited by Kamala Harris’ imaginative and prescient of defending and increasing our private freedom, web freedom and financial freedom,” he mentioned, including the Democratic social gathering doesn’t include “weirdos who can inform individuals who can and may’t have children.”
“We’re by no means going again like by no means ever ever ever,” he acknowledged.
Jared Polis on the DNC: “As a Redditor, gamer, entrepreneur and Swiftie from the free state of Colorado, I am excited by Kamala Harris’ imaginative and prescient of defending and increasing our private freedom, web freedom and financial freedom.” pic.twitter.com/dEL9uHVPNH
— jordan (@JordanUhl) August 21, 2024
This comes as Swift has but to formally endorse a candidate within the 2024 race, regardless of polls suggesting her assist might considerably enhance the possibilities of each Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Earlier, Mississippi delegate Kelly Jacobs handed out hundreds of Taylor Swift-themed bracelets on the occasion. Jacobs additionally made an announcement on the primary day of the conference, carrying a body-length signal that learn “Storm the poll field like they stormed the Capitol on Jan 6” and distributing home made “Swifty Voter” friendship bracelets.
Kelly Jacobs (political fashionista) has been turning heads on the @DNC – She places Taylor Swift’s face on her outfits to draw new voters. When you see her on the conference – she’ll hand you a friendship bracelet. She gave out 250 of them yesterday. @WGNNewspic.twitter.com/KzV8IkjO83
— Lourdes Duarte (@LourdesWGN) August 20, 2024
Taylor Swift lately completed the UK leg of her wildly profitable The Eras Tour and is heading to Nashville subsequent.
