Taylor Swift has long avoided directly getting too political — until now.
Swift posted her endorsements for Tennessee Democrats Phil Bredesen and Jim Cooper Sunday night, choosing to break her long running preference to stay out of the politics of her home state.
In the post, Swift expressed disappointment in Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee’s Republican nominee for US Senate. “As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me,” she wrote. As the pop star detailed her criticisms of Blackburn, “She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act… She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couple,” the post continued.
Swift did not delve into her opinions of Bredesen or congressional nominee Jim Cooper, stating simply that she would be casting her vote in their favor.
“Please, please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on every issue, but we have to vote anyway,” the singer wrote.
During the 2016 election, Swift avoided making comments about whom she would support. She ended her recent political post encouraging young people to register to vote.
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