Photo: Drew Barrymore/Instagram; Olivia Wilde/Instagram
Themidterm electionsare more important than ever, and many celebrities are using their voices to encourage their fans to get out there and vote.
Numerous stars — including Drew Barrymore, Olivia Wilde,Rihanna, Mandy Moore,Kourtney Kardashianand many, many more — posted on Instagram on Tuesday, to reveal that they voted in the election, and to encourage their fans to do the same.
In addition to posting an Instagram story urging fans to vote on Tuesday, singerKaty Perrydocumented going to the polls while wearing a starred blue shirt, red pants and American flag earrings.
Holding herdog, Nugget, Perry said in one post, “For all of you that have gone out and voted today, Nugget and I thank you. For all of you that still haven’t, f—–g go!”
Here’s what other stars are saying on social media.
And there’s been many more speaking out in the lead-up.
“We call on the president to unequivocally denounce fascism, Neo-nazism and white nationalism,” theVeepactress remarked, urging her fans to “vote for unity” and “decency” on Nov. 6.
In addition to endorsing a number of Democratic candidates,Jake Gyllenhaalis also asking his followers to vote for compassionate leaders.
“Vote for Stacey Abrams and Beto O’Rourke and Andrew Gillum. Vote for Kyrsten Sinema and Jacky Rosen. Take your kids and friends and parents. Vote up and down the ballot — and if there’s no one on there that inspires now, vote anyway. And throw your own hat in the ring next time,” he continued. “But ABOVE ALL — VOTE TUESDAY NOV 6th! (And if you can’t vote, make sure your people do).”
And they’re not the only celebrities who have made political statements in the past few months.
Taylor Swift, who recentlybroke her silence on politicsto endorse two Democratic candidates running in Tennessee midterm elections, has continued to encourage fans to vote on social media.
In addition to reposting early voting photos from fans, last week she shared a photo of her and her mother, Andrea Swift, 60, after they cast their vote for Democratic Tennessee Senate candidate Phil Bredesen.
“These two Tennessee women voted for the candidate who has proven himself to be reasonable and trustworthy,” the Grammy winner, 28, captioned a photo of herself with mom, in which they hold American flags and pose with a Bredesen campaign sign. “We want leadership, not fear-based extremism.”
Swift’s decision to open up about politics is the perfect example of the positive impact celebrities can have on voting. Almost as soon as the singer first posted about why she wouldn’t be voting for the Republican incumbent, Marsha Blackburn, there was a massive spike in voter registration.
“We are up to 65,000 registrations in a single 24-hour period since T. Swift’s post,” Kamari Guthrie, Vote.org’s director of communications, toldBuzzFeed News.
Saying “Thank God forTaylor Swift,” Guthrie added that 155,940 people checked out the website — which gets an average of 14,078 hits per day — in a 24-hour period.
The list of celebrities encouraging their followers and fans to vote in the midterm election also includesOprah Winfrey— who actuallywent door-to-door to support Georgia’s Democratic candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams —Katy Perry,Kim Kardashian West, andRihanna.
In the video, DiCaprio, 43, and Pitt, 54, emphasize the implications that the election will have on the United States — and highlight some of the major ballot issues affecting the United States today.
“The future of our country will be decided this week. Elections don’t just matter when voting for president,” says theWolf of Wall Streetstar.
“Statehouse elections will determine the future of climate change, criminal justice reform, education funding, LGBT equality and even your ability to vote,” Pitt says in the video.
“All of these races and ballot measures are chances to decide on the direction of our country,” DiCaprio adds. “We, the voters, have the power to decide all of this.”
source: people.com
