CELEBS/ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Taylor Swift’s decision to break her silence on politics triggered a storm on Monday [10-8-18], with even U.S. President Donald Trump weighing in on the pop music star’s remarks in support of Democrats. Swift, 28, has notably stayed out of the U.S. political fray in contrast to her more vocal peers, like Democratic supporters Katy Perry and Beyonce and Republican backer Kid Rock. But Swift on Sunday told her 112 million Instagram followers that she would vote for two Democrats running in Tennessee in the U.S. congressional midterm elections on Nov. 6…Bredesen, a former Tennessee governor, is facing Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn in what has become an extremely close race for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Bob Corker. Swift said that while she typically tries to support women running for office, Blackburn’s voting record ‘appalls and terrifies me.’ Swift’s comments got 1.5 million likes on her Instagram page. But they enraged many conservatives, especially those in the country music community where Swift got her start as a teenager and went on to win 10 Grammys.”
–Jill Serjeant, “Trump likes Taylor Swift ‘about 25 percent less’ as singer gets political,” Reuters, October 8, 2018 12:17 pm