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Kamala Harris has seen a number of important endorsements since President Joe Biden stepped down from the presidential race, and those now include an unlikely one from a British popstar who has a huge following among Gen Z.
Charli XCX, who has 3.6 million followers on X, formerly Twitter, has thrown her support behind the current vice president as the Democratic Party's candidate.
She referenced her album Brat when she posted on X: "Kamala IS brat."
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The idea of a "brat summer" has gone viral on the internet, seen as a rejection of "clean girl" culture and an embracement of hedonism, fun and rebelliousness.
In July, Charli XCX told the BBC's Nick Grimshaw that the essentials of a brat summer is a "pack of cigs, a Bic lighter and a strappy white top with no bra."
When speaking on the TikTok series Off the Record, Charli XCX said: "You're just like that girl who is a little messy and likes to party and maybe says some dumb things sometimes.
"Who feels like herself but maybe also has a breakdown. But kind of like parties through it, is very honest, very blunt. A little bit volatile. Like, does dumb things. But it's brat. You're brat. That's brat."
TikTok, the social media app used the most by Generation Z, is certainly enjoying the unlikely pairing.
Content creators have edited some of Harris' most viral quotes, such as, "Do you think you just fell out of a coconut three?" to the backing of Charli XCX's music.
Some clips have changed the lyrics of Charli XCX's song "360" from "I'm everywhere, I'm so Julia" to "I'm so Kamala."
A number of people on X have posted about it too, with New Yorker staff writer Naomi Fry writing, in typical Gen Z style with no capital letters: "would a kamala presidency be 'brat coded?'"
Kamala HQ, the "official rapid response page of Vice President Harris' presidential campaign," even has its cover photo in the style of the Brat album.
Harris has less than 100 days to run a campaign to defeat Donald Trump if she is officially chosen as the candidate.
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Biden endorsed Harris as soon as he dropped out, followed by Bill and Hillary Clinton and other high-profile Democrats, including California Governor Gavin Newsom.
However, while former President Barack Obama praised Biden when he stepped down, his statement stopped short of endorsing Harris.
He said on Sunday: "We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead. But I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges.
"I believe that Joe Biden's vision of a generous, prosperous, and united America that provides opportunity for everyone will be on full display at the Democratic convention in August. And I expect that every single one of us are prepared to carry that message of hope and progress forward into November and beyond."
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