Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker: ‘Everybody Needs To Be Voting’

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The punk-rock singer speaks on the enthusiasm she's seeing for Kamala Harris, and why abortion and climate change are key issues for her this November

Since Kamala Harris stepped up as the candidate to face off with Donald Trump in November, she’s sparked a wildly energetic response from the music world. Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, and Olivia Rodrigo have all performed at Harris rallies or offered their support, and they are far from alone.

Rolling Stone spoke with several artists about why they’re supporting Harris’ candidacy, and why the stakes this November couldn’t be higher. Here, in her own words, is Sleater-Kinney singer-guitarist Corin Tucker, speaking over Zoom from the band’s Little Rope tour.

We’re just all-in for Harris. Everybody just needs to be 100 percent voting, getting their friends to vote, getting people to where they need to be, driving people that need a ride, giving people water that are waiting in line to vote. Just everything that needs to happen for Harris to win. Everybody needs to be all hands on deck.

We just did a show in Portland, and I mentioned Harris. I said, “Hey! Everyone’s really excited about the election!” And the whole audience just lit up. There was yelling and screaming. I’ve been talking about voting for a long time, and that has not happened before. This was genuine enthusiasm. So I think people are feeling that, you know?

Women’s reproductive rights are top of mind for me. Harris is a really strong advocate, she’s outspoken on the issue, and she’ll do whatever she can to work with Congress to protect it on a federal level. If Trump gets reelected, I think we could quite possibly get a federal abortion ban.