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A few days after the singer announced her support for candidate Kamala Harris, her fans are mobilizing and intend to make a difference. In Georgia, in Forsyth County, activists are selling “friendship bracelets” to finance the local Democrats’ campaign.
Several people are wearing Democratic Party T-shirts. Tracy Ann Moore-Grant has opted for a “Swifties for Harris 24.” In front of her is a table covered in beads and threads. The 46-year-old lawyer is working tirelessly to make “friendship bracelets,” symbols of Taylor Swift fans, or “swifties.” She set up her workshop at this meeting of the Democratic Party of Forsyth County, Georgia, on Saturday, September 14. A jar with a few green bills fills up. Ten dollars (9 euros) per bracelet, the sum is donated to the local party to help Kamala Harris’ campaign and those of local candidates. “I was a little pissed that Joe Biden was running. I think Taylor Swift would have supported him [comme elle l’a fait en 2020, ndlr], explains Tracy Ann Moore-Grant, her eyes fixed on the beads she is threading. But the fact that a woman is running resonates with Swiftie women.”
Tuesday, September 10, a few minutes after the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump,
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