Writer Kashana suggested;
Someone should probably start a support group for those of us who originally picked the wrong side of the Kanye/Taylor Swift debate.
— Kashana (@kashanacauley) October 8, 2018
Swift on Sunday endorsed Tennessee Democrats Phil Bredesen and Jim Cooper. They are running for the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively.
“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,” Swift said. “I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. ”
@taylorswift13 So disappointed that you decided to play politics:(. I thought you were brilliant when you said, I am not going to tell people who to vote for, but I will encourage them to vote. With all the divide in this country, you were only place where politics didn’t matter.
— beatio (@beatio)October, 8, 2018
@taylorswift13 the one reason why I liked Taylor Swift as an artist was because I believed that she did not need to voice her political opinions. I am very disappointed as a black man whose daughter idolizes you. Why does everyone feel a need to voice their political opinion?
— Karl Haynes (@karlhaynes) October 8, 2018
@taylorswift13 Respectfully, be quiet and sing! I guess you’re more pop than country now anyway. You’re country fans are gonna be disappointed. Now you’re on the level of Katie Perry.
— janice (@theemporersnew) October 8, 2018
Conservative blogger Wayne Dupree took issue with the discussion being heard at all.
For conservatives to support & push Kanye West and then turn around & attack Taylor Swift for supporting Democrats is really hilarious
What has happened to the conservative movement? When I joined in 2007, caring about actors & musicians politics was joked #RealTalk #WDShow
— ?Wayne Dupree (@WayneDupreeShow) October 8, 2018
According to Vote.org, there was a significant increase in voter registration after Taylor Swift waded into politics.