How Trump overcame Caitlin Clark's perceived social media support of Kamala Harris

Despite some high profile stars seemingly mobilized against him, Donald Trump won the 2024 election to clinch a return to the White House.

Looking back, the 2024 United States presidential election was widely expected to be one of the closest in the nation's history.

One might say that the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris ratcheted up to a “Fever” pitch.

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Pun intended, that is, as WNBA and Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark seemed to indicate which way she was leaning in the election.

Taylor Swift released a thoughtful social media post on September 10 that has received over 11 million likes. In the lengthy post, she concluded by stating that she would endorse Kamala Harris for president. Swift signed the post as “childless cat lady”, which is a sarcastic nod to the comment made by Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance a few years ago. Caitlin Clark was part of the boatload of support Swift received, as the Fever star also liked the post.

Amidst the millions of likes, Clark’s was singled out, as it prompted questions from society about her opinions of the presidential election.

Clark told the Indianapolis Star, “I think for myself, I have this amazing platform, so I think the biggest thing would be just to encourage people to vote. I think for myself this is second time I can vote in an election,” the 22 year-old said.

Clark continued on by saying, “That’s the biggest thing I can do with the platform that I have, and that’s the same thing Taylor did. I think continue to educate yourself with the candidates we have, the policies that they’re supporting.”

Clark did not explicitly come out and say who she would vote for, but her support of Swift’s post, which backed Vice President Harris, was taken as a sign that the Indiana Fever star cast her ballot in favor of the democratic nominee.

Since Caitlin Clark was born in 2002, there have been five presidential elections. According to 270 To Win’s website, Iowa’s six electoral votes went to the Republicans three times, and the Democrats twice. In 2016, 2020 and 2024, Republicans won Iowa, which is where Clark was born and raised.

Clark’s boyfriend, former Iowa men’s basketball player Connor McCaffery, seems to have indicated his support for Harris in prior months. As Marca’s website noted, McCaffery posted a supportive image and message for the Harris campaign when she took over the nomination in July 2024.

Clark remained relatively silent about the presidential election with regard to vocal endorsement, but other basketball stars got more involved in the highly charged political race.

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Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry was vocal in his support for Kamala Harris, even speaking at the Democratic National Convention in August 2024. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was also present at the DNC.