Years ago, I did a post about how Taylor Swift had successfully transitioned from country to pop music without offending much of anyone. I concluded that the Democratic Party had much to learn from her. Today, reactionary activists view her as the enemy. Does that mean she has lost red America for good?
No, because in America, celebrity and narrative usually trump ideology. Swift is an attractive white pop princess with a jock boyfriend–how perfectly American is that? It sounds like something from a Disney movie. Do you really think teenage girls from red states are going to give up on that just because someone on Fox News says they should?
No, and they haven’t stopped going to Disney parks, either.