Taylor Swift claims she’s ‘finding’ her voice in politics after midterms flop

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Taylor Swift claims she’s ‘finding’ her voice in politics after midterms flop

by WorldTribune Staff, March 7, 2019 Pop star Taylor Swift was widely mocked by Republicans after her first foray into politics did not end well. Swift, 29, endorsed Democrat Phil Bredesen in Tennessee’s 2018 U.S. Senate race. Republican Marsha Blackburn won with 61.5 percent of the vote, while Bredesen was a distant second at 37.2 […]

Struggling in North Dakota: Heitkamp tries to walk back vote against Kavanaugh with anti-Democrat ad

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Struggling in North Dakota: Heitkamp tries to walk back vote against Kavanaugh with anti-Democrat ad

by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2018 In voting no on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota went against 60 percent of her constituents who favored Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Now, with her re-election in serious jeopardy, Heitkamp in a new campaign ad has pledged to “put party aside […]