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Im writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which Ill be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past Ive 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!

Tennessee, nationwide voting registrations spike after Taylor Swift gets political on Instagram
https://abc7.com/entertainment/voting-registrations-spike-after-taylor-swifts-political-post/4442341/

Voting registrations nationwide and in Tennessee have significantly increased just a day after singer Taylor Swift posted a rare political Instagram post.

rip Marsha, gg.

no!!! THE LIBS!!!! NOOOOOO!!!!
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Conservatives are apalling and terrifying!

Different views!!!

Fuck off Taylor

She's like the white Oprah.
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RoboLaserGandhi posted...

Conservatives are apalling and terrifying!

Different views!!!

Fuck off Taylor

Where is she wrong?

Everything she stated was due to the Republican candidate.
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I just find it interesting that the voting registrations have spiked soon after her post, can people not think for themselves these days?

According to Vote.org on Monday, nationwide, there have been 51,308 new registrations in the past 24 hours.

It also saw a general spike in website traffic in the last 24 hours, with 155,940 unique visitors.

PogonaVitticeps posted...

I just find it interesting that the voting registrations have spiked soon after her post, can people not think for themselves these days?

According to Vote.org on Monday, nationwide, there have been 51,308 new registrations in the past 24 hours.

It also saw a general spike in website traffic in the last 24 hours, with 155,940 unique visitors.

It takes some sort of spark to inspire those who are apathetic to the process. For instance, I never voted until Trump lit a fire in me. Swift can have that same impact on a different group.
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What happened to Taylors body?

I guess shes just completely transitioned...
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TheRealDill2000 posted...

PogonaVitticeps posted...

I just find it interesting that the voting registrations have spiked soon after her post, can people not think for themselves these days?

According to Vote.org on Monday, nationwide, there have been 51,308 new registrations in the past 24 hours.

It also saw a general spike in website traffic in the last 24 hours, with 155,940 unique visitors.

It takes some sort of spark to inspire those who are apathetic to the process. For instance, I never voted until Trump lit a fire in me. Swift can have that same impact on a different group.

That's a shit ton of people she lit a fire under their asses for within 24 hours.