"So @taylorswift13 has every right to be political but it won't impact election unless we allow 13 yr old girls to vote. Still with #MarshaBlackburn," he tweeted.
So @taylorswift13 has every right to be political but it won’t impact election unless we allow 13 yr old girls to vote. Still with #MarshaBlackburn
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) October 8, 2018
This did not go over well with the large and extremely engaged Swift fanbase on Twitter.
incredible how taylor has been active for the past ~12 years yet all her fans are still 13 years old https://t.co/MRPFV1sUB3
— alyssa (@midgemaisels) October 8, 2018
Oh honey you are in for a shock https://t.co/ofsLluUdIg
— Lizzie🌼 (@lilibetmonbelle) October 8, 2018
Let’s do some math. When you were elected Gov. of AR in 1996, let’s generously say the average age of your voters was 50. They’re 72 now.
— Jana Pochop (@janapochop) October 8, 2018
When @taylorswift13 released her FIRST album in 2006, let’s say that her average fan was 13. They’re 25 now. And they’re gonna vote. 🙏🏻
So @taylorswift13 has every right to be political but it won’t impact election unless we allow 13 yr old girls to vote. Still with #MarshaBlackburn
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) October 8, 2018
So @taylorswift13 has every right to be political but it won’t impact election unless we allow 13 yr old girls to vote. Still with #MarshaBlackburn
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) October 8, 2018
“13 year old fans to vote”....this is false. Most Taylor fans have grown with Taylor since she started... That means that a majority of us are 18 or 18+ so we can vote this time around.
— Omg anna!! (@youbelongwitht) October 8, 2018
46 yr old Taylor fan here & I took my 44 yr old sister @modmomsc with me to see her soldout concert this summer, we’re both Dems, we both vote, & I’m running for office. Huckabee & his friends need to sit down & pipe down, women are ready to take over now & we won’t do it quietly pic.twitter.com/KjgJA5Sa4m
— Michelle Sawyer Moge for Derry NH (@MichelleResists) October 8, 2018
So @taylorswift13 has every right to be political but it won’t impact election unless we allow 13 yr old girls to vote. Still with #MarshaBlackburn
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) October 8, 2018
My experience driving for Lyft during the T Swift concert in Louisville begs to differ https://t.co/ivN4wiIWJV
— Trey Embrey (@Tembrey3) October 8, 2018
A lot of people pointed out that 13-year-old girls are just five years from voting.
13-year-old girls are the future of this country, you quivering pile of cream cheese https://t.co/Wy5XDTfMlv
— Ej Dickson (@ejdickson) October 8, 2018
Actually, most of the people who grew up listening to her music are old enough to vote and will NOT be with #MarshaBlackburn. https://t.co/a5O9d0T26d
— LuanneJ (@luanne_j) October 8, 2018
Taylor Swift's first record was released twelve years ago and she remains a major star.
— Nick Ban Nazis Mamatas 🤼♂️🏴 (@NMamatas) October 8, 2018
13+12=25 https://t.co/FV2Dp2JL5o
And, of course, the jokes came out.
acting like her fans wouldn't straight out murder on her command lol https://t.co/OvpQOwnWmb
— Emma m8 🏳️🌈 (@emmathegrate) October 8, 2018
This is such a letdown for Gov. Mike Huckabee's rabid teen fanbase. https://t.co/00e22fhFov
— David Iserson (@davidiserson) October 8, 2018
Shake it off Mike, shake it off. https://t.co/EMxZ4LYXME
— Mike Ferlita (@MkFerlita) October 8, 2018
Because none of her fans aged with her. You're about as sharp as a bag of wet bowling balls, Huckabee. https://t.co/H2ngfmHB9R
— Tim Williams (@timwilliamsart) October 8, 2018
I can’t believe that every swiftie has been 13 for 10 years. We are all vampires https://t.co/UIDjgRCpsL
— Jess 🐍 (@mustlikemeform3) October 8, 2018
This is the oldest of old men tweets I don't know how he pressed send tweet without his thumb breaking https://t.co/oDYgVF9DOr
— kuribohrn (@Shower_Capy) October 8, 2018
Huckabee got a few laughs, though they were vastly outnumbered by angry Swifties.
Burn 😁😀😂 https://t.co/LOE4vYYH0r
— WOLF OF ALL STREETS (@ForksEye) October 8, 2018
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