Taylor Swift Finally Got Political. Why Now?

Daily Beast (10/08/2018)
  • Pop Star Taylor Swift recently broke her career-long silence on political issues by endorsing two Democrats running for US Congress (Phil Bredesen Jim Cooper) in Tennessee (where Taylor’s registered to vote).
  • Many have criticized Taylor for being apolitical in the wake of Trump’s rise and alt-right’s public adoration of her as an ‘Aryan Goddess’.
  • In a lengthy Instagram post (10/8/18), Taylor explained that she can only support candidates who fight against racial and sexual orientation discrimination.