政治的影響力を発揮したテイラー・スウィフトに保守派が反撃

＜中間選挙で民主党候補への支持を表明した人気歌手テイラー・スウィフトの投稿以来、有権者登録は急増。トランプをはじめ共和党陣営は、ポップスターの突然の政治参入に困惑している＞

11月6日の中間選挙で投票してほしい――シンガー・ソングライターのテイラー・スウィフト（28）が熱を込めて訴えて以来、有権者登録が急増している。

スウィフトは10月7日、インスタグラムに長いメッセージを投稿。テネシー州の民主党候補2名を支持する理由を説明し、人々に投票に行くよう呼びかけた。彼女の投稿はたちまち大きなうねりを引き起こした。

View this post on Instagram 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! Taylor Swiftさん(@taylorswift)がシェアした投稿 - 2018年10月月7日午後4時33分PDT
民主党への投票を呼び掛けたスウィフトの投稿。これまでは政治的な発言はしないようにしていたが、人生に起こったいくつかの出来事と、過去2年の世界のありように、今は正反対に感じるようになった、と書いている