Kamala Harris’ Brat Summer has found the “Swiftie VP” to match its freak. On Tuesday, after Harris announced Tim Walz as her choice for VP, music stans did a deep dive on the Minnesota governor and found out that Walz has not only honored Prince, Taylor Swift , Beyoncé , and Bruce Springsteen, but he’s also helped protect ticket buyers from exploitative fees. Walz earned the nickname of “ Swiftie VP ” after Swifties found out he signed House File 1989 — named after Swift’s album and birthyear — to ban hidden fees and call for “ transparency around pricing when buying tickets online.
” “Kamala’s VP pick being a swiftie might just have a bigger impact on this election than you’d think and in the best way, like the amount of other swifties I’ve already seen posting in support of them,” read one fan post . “We finally have a Swiftie VP to take down Ticketmaster,” wrote another , referencing the company investigated for imposing hefty fees on tickets. Many stans also shared a photo Walz posted of his cat “after being online all day and not getting Taylor Swift tickets” in late 2022.
Two years later, upon Swift’s arrival to the state for the Eras Tour , Walz proclaimed two days in June 2023 as “Taylor Swift Days.” “Long story short, Taylor Swift has enchanted and inspired Minnesotans and people all over the world,” read his lyric-referencing proclamation, describing the Eras Tour show as “a concert fans will remember evermore.”.