The 10 most important celebrity endorsements for the 2018 midterms

Rihanna's endorsement of Democratic candidate of Florida governor Andrew Gillum came just before a withering tweet/cease-and-desist for President Trump to stop playing her music at his rallies.

Taylor Swift was once venerated by the far-right and white supremacists as a secret Trump supporter, but she sent them into spasms of internet grief when she came out in support of Democrats running for office in Tennessee. The endorsements came just as her nemesis Kanye West started appearing everywhere in a Make America Great Again hat, which is suspicious but also fine.

Stacey Abrams is running for Governor as a Democrat in Georgia, and has the chance to emerge from the hotly-contested race as the first African-American woman governor in history. She's running against Republican Brian Kemp, who is also the Georgia Secretary of State, meaning he oversees the election he's running in. While that sounds totally fine and not banana republic type shit, Abrams needs massive turnout to put her over the top. Enter: Diddy.

"Stop worshipping celebrities," Chappelle implored on his 2004 stand-up special Killing Them Softly before launching into his famous "Where is Ja Rule" bit. However, Chappelle has been so impressed by 2018 candidate for Maryland Governor Ben Jealous that he's appeared in interviews and done campaign events for the candidate all cycle.

Here's Oprah doing some canvassing for Stacey Abrams. She's knocking at your metaphorical door, right now. Will you answer?

Beto O'Rourke's bid to be Texas's first Democratic senator in decades may be a long shot, but he's attracted national attention for his race to unseat Ted Cruz, whose politics are as toxic as the soiled diaper dumpster outside a MAGA rally. Celebrities like Travis Scott have latched on to the cause, and let's hope it translates into something more than just a photo op.

If Gillum wins, I promise to buy a whole box of Kandy Pens or whatever Asahd Khaled is shilling in the next dozen music videos I watch.

Meek Mill's harrowing experiences with the criminal justice system have made him a national voice for reform that transcends his formidable position in hip-hop. His support for incumbent Democratic Governor Tom Wolf is likely a show of gratitude after Wolf called for a new trial in the rapper's 2007 gun and drugs conviction.

T.I. gave a gift to everyone who is sick of Kanye West's Trump-boosting bullshit when he called their Oval Office meeting “next level, futuristic Sambo, Hopping Bob, Stephen off Django ass shit.” He's been keeping that same energy all year, and the above endorsements are just a few of the posts he's made to motivate voters.

Perhaps my favorite of the bunch. Totally unpretentious, positive, and most of all, helpful for the residents of Georgia who needs a governor like Abrams the most. Go Yachty.