On Tuesday we may have seen the most important event in the 2024 election. Something even more earthshaking than President Biden dropping out of the race: Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris.

Oh, and there was also a debate.

Swift's endorsement, which included the meme-able line, “I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos,” featured a picture of her holding a cat and was signed “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady.”

The significance depends on how much she is willing to engage with the campaign. If she really gets involved, it could be a game-changer when it comes to motivating younger voters. But even just the bare endorsement is still gold, since she has 95 million Twitter followers, 80 million Facebook followers and 283 million Instagram followers. Perhaps childless cat ladies are the new soccer moms.

It’s a fair bet that Taylor Swift’s endorsement will earn a lot more votes for Kamala Harris than choosing JD Vance as his vice president did for Donald Trump.

And then there was the debate. Given the nature of American politics, it probably did not change a lot of minds, but it might have changed some important ones in swing states that will be won or lost by a few thousand votes. So, how did each candidate perform?

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