Headline RoundupOctober 9th, 2018
Taylor Swift Breaks Apolitical Streak, Voices Support for Democrats
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Singer Taylor Swift, who has famously abstained from voicing her political opinions, announced that she will vote for Democrats in the November midterms. Supporters celebrated her foray into politics, while detractors derided the pop star for alienating her conservative fans.
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Taylor Swift sends her conservative fans a break-up note and the liberal media love itFox News (Opinion)
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Supporting all women lasted about a day. Pop star Taylor Swift decided to shake off years of political speculation and come out against a female candidate and back a liberal man. Even better, that man recently endorsed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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‘A betrayal beyond words’: The far right melts down over Taylor Swift’s endorsement of DemocratsWashington Post
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Taylor Swift’s declaration that she plans to vote for Democrats next month fell like a hammer across the Trump-worshiping subforums of the far-right Internet, where people had convinced themselves, for reasons it will take some time to explain, that the world-famous pop star was a secret #MAGA fan.
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Taylor Swift Endorses Democratic Candidates In TennesseeNPR (Online News)
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Taylor Swift is done being apolitical. On Sunday, the pop megastar took to Instagram and endorsed two Democratic candidates up for election in Tennessee.
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