"Who chooses Taylor Swift?" - In the US, this question was one of Google's key searches before the 2016 US presidential election, according to the Washington Post. So far, the singer, a superstar with 112 million fans on Instagram, was silent on political issues. But it has been criticized especially since the arrival of US President Donald Trump.

But now Swift has broken her silence. And how: The "Washington Post" speaks of a "startling turnaround", CNN of a "rare step".

"In the past, I was reluctant to publicly voice my political positions," the 28-year-old wrote in a lengthy message on Instagram. But her opinion has changed.

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Taylor Swift: Election Announcement

Americans elect a third of Senate members and the House of Representatives on November 6. Swift selects in the state of Tennessee. There is also Marsha Blackburn.

The voice of the singer will probably not get the Republican. "As much as I would like to continue to choose women, I can not support Marsha Blackburn," Swift writes. "Your decisions are outrageous and scare me."

Blackburn is a member of the House of Representatives and works for the Senate. Swift criticized in her message several decisions of the politician. Blackburn voted against fair pay for women and against a law that protects women from domestic violence, stalking and rape.

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In addition, Blackburn argued that companies should have the right to deny gays their services, according to Swift. Blackburn was also against marriage for homosexuals. "These are not my Tennessee values," writes the singer.

She believes in the fight for the rights of the LGBTQ community. Swift criticized discrimination based on sex or sexual orientation and wrote of "systematic racism" in the US, which was "widespread and disgusting".

It will vote for Democrats Phil Bredesen (Senate) and Jim Cooper (House of Representatives), Swift announced. At the end of her message, she called on her US fans to vote. "Many of us will never find a candidate or a party with whom we agree 100 percent on each issue, but we still have to vote."