GOP downplays the Taylor Swift effect

Republicans this week downplayed pop star Taylor Swift’s foray into politics by saying she had little to do with surging voter registration, and said they’d be happy to give her the “facts” about Democrats that might make her flip her political allegiance.

Swift this week endorsed two Democratic candidates in her home state of Tennessee on Sunday, the first time she had ever made a political comment as a pop music giant. On Tuesday, she called on fans to vote during an acceptance speech at the American Music Awards, but didn’t say how they should vote.