Taylor Swift Encourages Fans to Vote in the Presidential Primary Election in New Statement
Taylor Swift is urging her followers in Tennessee — and in every single place else — to vote within the upcoming presidential main election amid Tremendous Tuesday. The worldwide pop icon, 34, took to her Instagram Tales on Tuesday, March 5, to pen a press release, encouraging all in her residence state to get out and vote.
“Right now, March 5, is the Presidential Main in Tennessee and 16 different states and territories,” Taylor wrote. “I needed to remind you guys to vote the individuals who most signify YOU into energy. In the event you haven’t already, make a plan to vote right now. Whether or not you’re in Tennesse or some place else within the U.S., examine your polling locations and occasions at Vote.org.”
Taylor is at the moment in Singapore, the place she is scheduled to carry out via Saturday, March 9, as a part of her world Eras Tour.
Whereas the Grammy Award winner didn’t level to a particular candidate she prefers — Democratic candidate, President Joe Biden, or potential Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump — Taylor has beforehand supported Democrats. Not too long ago, many broadcasters and journalists have speculated over the affect that the “Love Story” artist has on voters. In reality, final 12 months, many credited Taylor with the rise in voter registrations.
This isn’t the primary time that Taylor has publicly addressed politics. Beforehand, she endorsed Joe and made it clear in her Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, that she didn’t help Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn in 2018. On the time, Taylor defined the place she stood politically in a prolonged Instagram submit.
“Up to now, I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political beliefs, however attributable to a number of occasions in my life and on this planet prior to now two years, I really feel very in a different way about that now,” she started within the caption. “I all the time have and all the time will forged my vote based mostly on which candidate will shield and struggle for the human rights I imagine all of us deserve on this nation. I imagine within the struggle for LGBTQ rights, and that any type of discrimination based mostly on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I imagine that the systemic racism we nonetheless see on this nation in direction of individuals of colour is terrifying, sickening and prevalent. I can not vote for somebody who is not going to be keen to struggle for dignity for ALL People, irrespective of their pores and skin colour, gender or who they love.”
Taylor then defined why she couldn’t “help” Marsha, writing, “As a lot as I’ve prior to now and wish to proceed voting for girls in workplace, I can not help Marsha Blackburn. Her voting document in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted towards equal pay for girls. She voted towards the Reauthorization of the Violence In opposition to Ladies Act, which makes an attempt to guard girls from home violence, stalking and date rape. She believes companies have a proper to refuse service to homosexual {couples}. She additionally believes they need to not have the suitable to marry.”
Towards the tip of her submit, Taylor identified that Marsha’s beliefs will not be the singer’s private “Tennessee values.”