The right is so worried that numerous conspiracy theories about Swift’s romance with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce as a pro-Biden agenda have circulated on talk radios, Fox News, and all over social media. The most prominent of these theories alleges collusion between the “deep state” and the NFL that will culminate in Swift’s endorsement of the incumbent president at the Super Bowl.
But there’s another reason MAGA should fear Swift’s cultural power in this volatile political moment—one that has attracted very little attention amidst the almost non-stop media coverage of the musical sensation and pop icon. It has to do with Kelce, and the impact he could possibly have on young men.
Much of the political media’s coverage of the fairytale romance between the pop star and the football hero has focused, understandably, on Swift’s potential impact on the young women’s vote. It has been widely reported that the number of 18-year-olds who registered to vote on Voter Registration Day in 2023 doubled from the previous year, after Swift posted a link to vote.org on her Instagram story.
