Taylor Swift Urges Tennessee Fans to Vote in Presidential Primary – Hollywood Life

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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 house state to get out and vote.

“Immediately, March 5, is the Presidential Main in Tennessee and 16 different states and territories,” Taylor wrote. “I wished to remind you guys to vote the individuals who most characterize YOU into energy. Should you haven’t already, make a plan to vote in the present day. 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 present in Singapore, the place she is scheduled to carry out by means of Saturday, March 9, as a part of her international Eras Tour.

Whereas the Grammy Award winner didn’t level to a selected candidate she prefers — Democratic candidate, President Joe Biden, or potential Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump — Taylor has beforehand supported Democrats. Just lately, many broadcasters and journalists have speculated over the affect that the “Love Story” artist has on voters. Actually, final yr, 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 assist Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn in 2018. On the time, Taylor defined the place she stood politically in a prolonged Instagram submit.

“Previously, I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political views, however as a result of a number of occasions in my life and on the planet up to now two years, I really feel very in another way about that now,” she started within the caption. “I at all times have and at all times will solid my vote primarily based 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 primarily based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I imagine that the systemic racism we nonetheless see on this nation in the direction of folks of colour is terrifying, sickening and prevalent. I can’t vote for somebody who is not going to be prepared to struggle for dignity for ALL Individuals, irrespective of their pores and skin colour, gender or who they love.”

Taylor then defined why she couldn’t “assist” Marsha, writing, “As a lot as I’ve up to now and wish to proceed voting for girls in workplace, I can’t assist Marsha Blackburn. Her voting report 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 precise to marry.”

Towards the tip of her submit, Taylor identified that Marsha’s beliefs are usually not the singer’s private “Tennessee values.”