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Washington:
For a moment there, it seemed that Hillary Clinton had lost the Kim Kardashian vote.
The reality television star and mogul backed Hillary as early as August 2015 and, in typical Kim Kardashian fashion, had declared her allegiance via selfie.
But last week, reports emerged that Kim was thinking of voting for Donald Trump after Caitlyn Jenner - a Republican who spoke during the party's convention this summer - encouraged her to reconsider her vote.
It all stemmed from a Kim quote attributed to an upcoming Wonderland magazine cover story. The quote doesn't appear in the online version of the magazine, but BuzzFeed reports that it did appear in an advance version sent to certain outlets, including to BuzzFeed UK.
The reported quote read: "At first I thought, 'Oh my god, I'm so Hillary (Clinton),' but I had a long political call with Caitlyn (Jenner) last night about why she's voting Trump. I'm on the fence."
Headlines declared "Kim Kardashian Is Suddenly (And Disappointingly) Considering Voting For Donald Trump;" "Caitlyn Jenner Convinces Kim Kardashian to Consider Trump" and "Hillary Clinton Supporter Kim Kardashian Might Vote for Donald Trump."
And, according to Kim, her phone blew up with messages from family, friends and both candidates' camps. So she took to her website Saturday night and explained why she was "'on the fence' about my vote," she wrote.
"There was a point when I wasn't 100% sure I was even going to vote in this election; I didn't want to vote blindly," she wrote. "But I also thought about how not voting would mean that I wasn't making my voice heard, so I decided to talk to my closest friends and family who I love and trust, to have an open conversation about politics."
She spoke with Caitlyn, who encouraged her "to do my research before making my decision and then vote for the candidate whose policies aligned with the things that matter most to me." For Kim, that included "gun control and protecting women's rights to safe and legal abortion."
Kim continued: "I found that without a doubt, I stand with Hillary. I'm with her. I believe Hillary will best represent our country and is the most qualified for the job. This year, I'm not just voting for myself, but also for my children, and I took that into careful consideration when I made my decision."
She also wrote that she believed both Hillary and Donald "have the intention of making the country a safer and stronger place for every American."
Caitlyn, for her part, has made varying statements about Donald and Hillary. In a March episode of her show, I Am Cait, she said she wasn't a Donald Trump fan because of "his macho attitude" but would "never ever ever vote for Hillary. We're done, if Hillary becomes president, the country is over."
But in August, Caitlyn told HBO's Bill Simmons, "I honestly have not outwardly supported anybody." (c) 2016, The Washington Post
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
The reality television star and mogul backed Hillary as early as August 2015 and, in typical Kim Kardashian fashion, had declared her allegiance via selfie.
But last week, reports emerged that Kim was thinking of voting for Donald Trump after Caitlyn Jenner - a Republican who spoke during the party's convention this summer - encouraged her to reconsider her vote.
It all stemmed from a Kim quote attributed to an upcoming Wonderland magazine cover story. The quote doesn't appear in the online version of the magazine, but BuzzFeed reports that it did appear in an advance version sent to certain outlets, including to BuzzFeed UK.
The reported quote read: "At first I thought, 'Oh my god, I'm so Hillary (Clinton),' but I had a long political call with Caitlyn (Jenner) last night about why she's voting Trump. I'm on the fence."
Headlines declared "Kim Kardashian Is Suddenly (And Disappointingly) Considering Voting For Donald Trump;" "Caitlyn Jenner Convinces Kim Kardashian to Consider Trump" and "Hillary Clinton Supporter Kim Kardashian Might Vote for Donald Trump."
And, according to Kim, her phone blew up with messages from family, friends and both candidates' camps. So she took to her website Saturday night and explained why she was "'on the fence' about my vote," she wrote.
"There was a point when I wasn't 100% sure I was even going to vote in this election; I didn't want to vote blindly," she wrote. "But I also thought about how not voting would mean that I wasn't making my voice heard, so I decided to talk to my closest friends and family who I love and trust, to have an open conversation about politics."
She spoke with Caitlyn, who encouraged her "to do my research before making my decision and then vote for the candidate whose policies aligned with the things that matter most to me." For Kim, that included "gun control and protecting women's rights to safe and legal abortion."
Kim continued: "I found that without a doubt, I stand with Hillary. I'm with her. I believe Hillary will best represent our country and is the most qualified for the job. This year, I'm not just voting for myself, but also for my children, and I took that into careful consideration when I made my decision."
She also wrote that she believed both Hillary and Donald "have the intention of making the country a safer and stronger place for every American."
Caitlyn, for her part, has made varying statements about Donald and Hillary. In a March episode of her show, I Am Cait, she said she wasn't a Donald Trump fan because of "his macho attitude" but would "never ever ever vote for Hillary. We're done, if Hillary becomes president, the country is over."
But in August, Caitlyn told HBO's Bill Simmons, "I honestly have not outwardly supported anybody." (c) 2016, The Washington Post
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
