Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark declared the “most important thing you can do” is to register to vote after she “liked” Taylor Swifts social media post endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this week.
Swift, who has more than 284 million followersapparently caused a spike in visits to federal government voter information page following a post that both supported Harris and called on Swifties to do their ‘research’ ahead of the election.
When asked by a reporter on Wednesday if the “like” meant she would also be supporting Harris, the WNBA rookie declined to directly answer who she was supporting, but reflected on what she called a “great platform.”
“I think for myself, the second time I can vote in an election at the age of 22, I was able to vote when I was 18. So, I guess, do that,” said Clark, who also has a apparent Swiftie.
“That’s the biggest thing I can do with the platform I have, and that’s the same thing Taylor did.”
Clark, a favorite to win this year’s WNBA Rookie of the Year award, called on powerful voters to continue to “educate” themselves about the candidates and policies they support.
“I think that’s the greatest thing you can do and that’s what I would recommend to anyone who gets the opportunity in our country,” she said.
Clark has not revealed many of her political affiliations, although the WNBA and its players are known to be actively involved in political and social affairs.
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Ahead of the Paris Olympics, members of the Team USA women’s basketball team weighed in on the state of the election and looked for a way to support Harris “as much” as possible. after she launched her campaign in July.
“Because everything we worked for this year … was about voting rights, reproductive rights,” said New York Liberty star Breanna Stewartmember of the eventual gold medal-winning team at the time.
“What she stands for, we stand for too. So we’re making sure that we can definitely stay united and continue to spread the message of registering to vote, knowing where to vote and all the tools behind that.”
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