Es war ein Statement mit Nachhall: Der US-Popstar Taylor Swift (28, „reputation“) äußerte sich am gestrigen Montag zum allerersten Mal politisch. In einem langen Statement auf Instagram machte sie klar, dass sie bei der bevorstehenden US-Halbzeitwahl Anfang November die demokratischen Kandidaten unterstützen wird.

Vor allem die Republikanerin Marsha Blackburn (66) käme für sie nicht in Frage. Das konnte nun offensichtlich auch Donald Trump (72) nicht auf sich sitzen lassen. Darauf angesprochen entgegnete der US-Präsident in einem Interview mit „Live On-Air News“, dass er die Musik von Swift nun „25 Prozent weniger“ möge.

So erklärt Taylor Swift ihren Sinneswandel

Swift kenne Blackburn überhaupt nicht und könne das deswegen überhaupt nicht beurteilen: „Sie [Blackburn, Anm. d. Red.] macht einen großartigen Job und ist eine tolle Frau.“ Swift wurde zuvor lange Zeit heftig kritisiert, sich nicht politisch zu positionieren.

In ihrem Post erklärte sie nun ihre einstige Zurückhaltung mit einem Sinneswandel: „Wegen verschiedener Vorkommnisse in meinem Leben und der Welt in den letzten zwei Jahren, sehe ich das nun völlig anders.“ Sie glaube, dass jede Form der Diskriminierung falsch sei. In der Vergangenheit habe sie immer für die Kandidaten gestimmt, die sich für Menschenrechte einsetzen.

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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! 🗳😃🌈

A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Oct 7, 2018 at 4:33pm PDT

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