Kelly Clarkson endorses Ron Paul, record sales go up 600%
6:18 p.m. CST, January 4, 2012
NASHVILLE, TN
You know, there's just no such thing as bad publicity. Case in point: Kelly Clarkson. Last week the singer announced her endorsement of republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on her Twitter page. This week, sales are booming.
According to Amazon.com, sales of Clarksons new album Stronger have gone up more than 600% since she made the tweet. In it she said: "I love Ron Paul. I liked him a lot during the last republican nomination and no one gave him a chance. If he wins the nomination for the Republican Party in 2012 he's got my vote. Too bad he probably won't."
There's been plenty of negative backlash for Clarkson since she posted the tweet - fans claiming that Ron Paul had made racist and homophobic statements dating back as far as 1984 and condemning the singer for supporting him.
She's apologized to fans that didn't agree with the statement, but stood her political ground nonetheless.
And all the while the new album has climbed more than thirty places on the charts in only a few short days.
What's that old saying? Put your money where your mouth is?