Today we’re going to take a break from Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation and the rest of all the horrible stuff happening right now, and instead talking about Taylor Swift’s recent endorsement of Tennessee Democratic candidates Phil Bredesen and Jim Cooper. Will T. Swift help usher the blue wave next month? Do celebrity endorsements in general help elections? Let’s find out!Links:The Long, Frustrating Road To Taylor Swift’s Political Endgame: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/taylor-swift-political-beliefs-democrats-endorsement_us_5bbb7d04e4b01470d053b611What led Taylor Swift to post her political Instagram message?: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/what-led-taylor-swift-to-post-her-political-instagram-message/2018/10/08/c53608de-cb26-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570_story.html?utm_term=.afe512c2049d Tennessee Voting Experts Say Taylor Swift Might Actually Turn Their State Blue: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3qk77/tennessee-voting-experts-say-taylor-swift-might-actually-turn-their-state-blue?utm_medium=vicenewsfacebook Barack Obama endorses Ben Jealous as governor of Maryland, which has never had a black chief executive: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/barack-obama-endorses-ben-jealous-as-governor-of-maryland-which-has-never-had-a-black-chief-executive/2018/10/01/c04858ec-c59d-11e8-b2b5-79270f9cce17_story.html?utm_term=.5c46532de08dGov. Larry Hogan leads Democrat Ben Jealous by 20 points, Post-U. Md. poll finds: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/gov-larry-hogan-leads-democrat-ben-jealous-by-20-points-post-u-md-poll-finds/2018/10/09/c1d23f40-cb40-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html?utm_term=.d152298ef166 US election: what impact do celebrity endorsements really have?: https://theconversation.com/us-election-what-impact-do-celebrity-endorsements-really-have-66204 The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/ A Lost State of Mind: http://aloststateofmind.bandcamp.com The Biskeptical Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biskepticalpodcast/ The Biskeptical Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/biskepticalpod Bi Any Means/Biskeptical Podcast Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179617892470906/ Trav’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone Morgan’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/mostring Morgan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morgan.stringer.9 Beyond the Trailer Park: https://www.spreaker.com/show/beyond-the-trailer-park-aoa Bi Any Means Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/bi-any-means-podcast Email: biskepticalpodcast@gmail.com Listener line: 410-690-3558 Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/biskepticalpodcast