Congressman Maxwell Frost Talks Kamala Harris’ VP Choice, Power Of Taylor Swift Endorsement On ElectionLine Podcast

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As this race turns into a bare-knuckles brawl, follow all the campaign news on the ElectionLine hub on Deadline. “I do believe in the value of the arts and culture in our politics,” Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-FL) says today on the Deadline ElectionLine podcast about the power of Kamala Harris getting an endorsement from Taylor Swift, or Beyoncé offering more support beyond use of her music and money. “If you look at movement history, the times where social movements have actually had the most change and sustain the most power, have been the movement has been blurred with culture,” the first-term Congressman notes.

As the tsunami of a possible Swift endorsement rose up following a posting the performer did on Instagram this week with a familiar looking silhouette, Frost now reveals he was taken aback at first. “It’s funny, because when a bunch of people sent me that, I got a little angry, and I was like, ‘Why the hell would you do it that way?’” the congressman says of Swift’s August 6 posting from her Warsaw shows. “I actually thought it was the Vice President, and I was just like, ‘Why would you do that?’” Frost added. “And then when I realized, when I heard it was a dancer, I actually had, I had a lot of relief, because I was like, thank God that wasn’t the actual rollout here on this very important election.” Elected in 2022 to represent.