Taylor Swift is an American pop music star and some say internet, "influencer." She has over 78 million followers on social media accounts which is roughly five million more people than voted for Donald J. Trump in the 2020 presidential election. Her most avid fans and called Swifties.
According to Microsoft Stats,74% of Swift's fans are white. Wikipedia says, "Swifties are known for high levels of participation, creativity, community, and fanaticism. The site also notes her fan base is subject to wide spread coverage in the mainstream media.
Does any of that sound suspiciously like another group of devoted fans the media loves to follow these days? No wonder Don Trump is leery of her and her influence. He is also a tad delusional when it comes to Ms. Swift. (Trump has reportedly reassured aides he is more popular than she is) Well, what else can be expected from a man who has normalized delusions for a huge chunk of the electorate?
A month before the 2020 election Taylor Seift endorsed Joe Biden for the office of president. Since then she has spent some of her time telling her fans they need to register to vote. That hasn't gone over well with the MAGA crowd since they really don't like it when a whole lot of new voters cast their ballots--especially ones who are doing so at the behest of a known Biden supporter.
Lately it has become even darker for those in the red hats.
At the moment Taylor Swift is enjoying a relationship with pro football player, Travis Kelce. Kelce is the starting tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. He is also considered a sneaky leftist due to his high profile charity work, participation in an on field protest of deadly police violence, TV appearances, and, of course, an ad urging people to get vaccinated against the flu and Covid-19.
Can you spell conspiracy? According to the MAGA word online, Swift is a Pentagon psychological war, or as they say in the business, psy-op asset Others claim she is an operative of the deep state, working to sabotage Donald Trump's campaign. Some say her strings are being pulled by the devious puppet master, George Soros, that great bugaboo of all things right wing. There are also accusations the whole, Swift-Kelce affair, as it were, is fake, just part of the nefarious plot to lure voters into Biden's camp.
After Swift showed up at a Chief's game last month that politically and socially astute observer Vivek Ramaswamy posted, "I wonder who's going to win the Super Bowl next month? And I wonder if there's a major presidential endorsement coming from an artificially propped up couple this fall?"
That's right, if the Chiefs beat the 49ers this coming weekend it is proof the democrats can rig Super Bowls just as easily as they do elections. In some minds the fuckers apparently control everything.
Yes, yes and we can all expect Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to lead tens of thousands of Swifties and Chief's fans down Pennsylvania Ave. this October as she belts out her rendition of, "The Internationale."
For those interested, Kansas City is currently a one point favorite. I'm taking them to win. No, not because of Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, or even Vivek Ramaswamy. As always, in both football and politics, I go with the team who has the better quarterback.
2-5-24
I fear the hard right has come to believe its own nonsense.
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