The addition of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the Democratic ticket may have sweetened the deal for pop star Taylor Swift.
Walz, 60, is a true Swiftie and publicly admitted as much in a 2022 tweet.
The governor posted a photo of the family cat, Afton, with his mouth open and fangs protruding.
‘Afton after being online all day and not getting tickets to Taylor Swift,’ Walz wrote.
Swift, who endorsed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, has yet to make an endorsement this election cycle.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (R) made it even easier for pop star Taylor Swift to endorse the Democratic nomination. He’s a true Swift fan
Walz made his love for the pop star known in 2022 by sharing a photo of the family cat, Afton, baring his fangs after the governor was unable to secure concert tickets.
As a singer, it took her years to get politically involved, but she finally dipped her toes into Democratic waters in 2018, publicly endorsing Senate candidate Phil Bredesen over Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn in her home state of Tennessee.
He also endorsed Democrat Jim Cooper for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Swift’s endorsement came late in the campaign and was not enough to get Bredesen over the hump. Cooper, who represented a more liberal district in Tennessee, went on to win re-election.
In 2020, Swift also waited until early October to publicly endorse Biden and Harris.
She made her statement of support while eating a plate of blue Biden-Harris cookies.
Swift made it clear that she was particularly happy that Biden chose Harris as his running mate.
“I spoke to VMagazine about why I’m voting for Joe Biden for President. It’s so spot on it came out on the night of the VP debate,” she wrote in a tweet on Oct. 7, 2020. “I’m going to be watching and rooting for Kamala Harris by yelling at the TV a lot.”
In October 2020, Taylor Swift posted a photo of herself with Biden-Harris cookies, officially endorsing the Democratic ticket. She is expected to endorse Harris again, but Governor Tim Walz may have made the endorsement a sweeter deal.
“And I also have personalized cookies,” she added, attaching the photo of the cookie to the post.
Swift’s endorsement this cycle will be one of the most coveted and likely to infuriate former President Donald Trump, who has complained about the pop star’s liberal leanings, according to Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh’s book about The Apprentice.
Another large-scale sponsorship deal in the works is with Beyoncé, DailyMail.com reported Sunday.
Beyoncé has already given Harris permission to use her song Freedom in campaign ads and at rallies.
Walz is also a fan of his.
Last summer, when Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour passed through Minnesota, Walz issued a proclamation labeling July 20, 2023, as Beyoncé Day.