JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a class="direct" href="http://www.test.com/?event=23" data-redirect="http://www.test.com">Länk</a>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    $("a.direct").live("mousedown", function(e){
        var oldurl = $(this).attr('href');
        var newurl = $(this).attr('data-redirect');
        $(this).attr('href', newurl);
    });
});