Taylor Swift, who I’ve always respected for keeping her politics to herself, chose this weekend to announce her left-wing politics to the world and her opposition to Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee. Even though she doesn’t mention Kavanaugh, I can’t help but think that’s why she’s chosen to come out of the political closet:
I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now. I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.
I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. 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 voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values. I will be voting for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives. 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.
So many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. But first you need to register, which is quick and easy to do. October 9th is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the state of TN. Go to vote.org and you can find all the info. Happy Voting!
Ridiculous nonsense. Equal pay for women is already built into the law. It’s illegal to pay a woman less than a man for the same job. But then what would someone know who thinks that Christians should be forced to violate their faith in order to bake gay wedding cakes.
Swift’s post has 1,383,974 likes at the time of this writing. I’m not surprised. She’s hugely popular – but I feel sure that given this post she’s got less fans now than she did, at least on the right.
But what I can say about her is that despite our stark difference of opinion, she at least chose a civil outlet for her activism. That’s more than I can for Democrats in the Senate right now.