One of the world’s leading contemporary recording artists Taylor Swift has weighed in on politics in a major way, endorsing Tennessee Democrats Phil Bredesen and Jim Cooper, who are running for Senate and House of Representatives, respectively.
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Swift went after Bredesen’s senate race rival, Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn, in her post, saying the politician’s voting record “appalls and terrifies me.”
Bredesen served as governor of Tennessee from 2003 to 2011.
In a tweet, Bredesen thanked Swift for her “kind words.”
“I’m honored to have your support and that of so many Tennesseans who are ready to put aside the partisan shouting and get things done,” he wrote. “We’re ready for it.”
“The choice continues to be clear: voters can either have more of the same old partisan shouting that’s coming out of D.C, or they can hire someone who has a track record of getting things done for Tennessee,” Bredesen’s campaign added in a statement to CNN.