{"id":1989028,"date":"2023-08-02T17:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-lawmakers-are-attempting-to-halt-taylor-swifts-sold-out-shows\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:45:00","slug":"democrat-lawmakers-are-attempting-to-halt-taylor-swifts-sold-out-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-lawmakers-are-attempting-to-halt-taylor-swifts-sold-out-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat lawmakers seek to stop Taylor Swift&#8217;s packed concerts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-lawmakers-are-attempting-to-halt-taylor-swifts-sold-out-shows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1989028&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democrat Lawmakers Are \u200dAttempting to Halt Taylor Swift&#8217;s Sold Out Shows<\/h2>\n<p>Pop star Taylor Swift \u2062has found herself in an unusual and uncomfortable position, as she\u2063 faces \u2063the wrath of Democrat lawmakers\u200d who are pressuring her\u2063 to give up tens of thousands in income to prove her loyalty to the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-bill-to-mandate-electronic-voting-records-supported-by-soros-backed-secretary-of-state\/\" title=\"Colorado Bill To Mandate Electronic Voting Records Supported By Soros-Backed Secretary of State\">extreme left-wing agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLavender Haze\u201d singer, who has had a \u200dlot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-swifties-politicized-ticketmaster-fiasco-sees-swift-fans-politically-mobilizing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">troubles<\/a> lately, has \u200cset out on her new \u2062\u201cThe Eras\u201d \u2063tour, but lawmakers in Los Angeles are demanding\u2063 that she cancel the shows in the area and forfeit all the income that would go with\u200b them.<\/p>\n<p>California\u2064 Democrat lawmakers have sent\u2062 a letter to the pop singer demanding that she cancel or postpone her L.A. concerts so that \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/moment-taylor-swift-concert-goes-viral-audience-member-heard-chanting-summon-demons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swift<\/a> can prove her loyalty to the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-lawmakers-are-attempting-to-halt-taylor-swifts-sold-out-shows\/\" title=\"Democrat lawmakers seek to stop Taylor Swift's packed concerts.\">left-wing union \u200cmovement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200dit happens, hotel workers in L.A. are on strike and Democrats think that Swift should stand\u200c in solidarity with the workers.<\/p>\n<p>Swift is preparing \u200dto launch \u2063a series of six sold-out appearances at L.A.\u2019s SoFi Stadium for the tour, but the lawmakers\u2063 want her to cancel them.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cHotel workers \u2062are fighting for their lives. They are fighting for a \u2063living wage. They have gone on strike. Now,\u2062 they are asking \u200bfor your \u200bsupport,\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>wrote Lt.\u200c Gov.\u200c Eleni Kounalakis and dozens of state and local politicians, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2023\/08\/02\/politicians-urge-taylor-swift-to-postpone-la-concerts-in-solidarity-with-striking-hotel-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>. \u201cStand with hotel workers and postpone your concerts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others lawmakers who signed the letter include several city mayors, Assembly Majority Leader Issac Bryan, and\u2064 Democrat state \u2064senators Dave Min and Maria Elena Durazo.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers\u2019 letter went on to claim that housekeepers and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jussie-smollett-2-0-trans-actress-claims-anti-lgbt-attack-outside-hotel-critics-say-doesnt-add\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hotel<\/a> workers don\u2019t\u200d make enough\u2063 money to live in L.A. and they are striking for higher wages.<\/p>\n<p>Unite Here Local 11, which represents some 30,000\u2064 hotel workers, is seeking a raise in wages in 60 \u2063hotels, including those owned and operated by Marriott \u200cand Hilton.<\/p>\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-goes-diatribe-toxic-male-privilege-never-seems-get-applause-wanted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swift<\/a> had any sense, \u200cshe would reply to\u2063 this \u200cthreatening letter and tell the Democrats to stop pushing \u200bthe policies\u200d that make \u200cit\u2064 too expensive for average people to live in\u200c California, but she probably won\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n<p>Swift\u2019s The Eras\u2062 tour is expected to raise a billion dollars in sales, and at \u200dleast $590 million in the U.S., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/07\/04\/taylor-swift-eras-tour-set-to-earn-record-breaking-1-billion-dollars-in-sales.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for Swift\u2019s concerts range from $49\u200b to $499 for \u200bthe top VIP package, \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/05\/20\/taylor-swift-tickets-prices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported,<\/p>\n<p>But it seems highly unlikely that Swift will forego tens of thousands of dollars by\u2063 canceling her L.A. concerts.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you can\u2019t fault \u200cthe leftist Democrats from voicing in their demands. After all, Swift has been a reliable and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-gets-bad-news-as-ingenious-group-rises-against-him-he-cant-claim-antisemitism-now\/\" title=\"Soros faces opposition from Ingenious Group, can't use antisemitism claim.\">extreme left-winger<\/a> and has stepped up to \u2064support \u200cnearly every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-attacks-2020-census-listing-two-genders-erasure-upsetting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">far-left cause<\/a> and candidate to come down\u200d the\u200b pike in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020,\u2062 for instance, she jumped \u2063in with both feet \u200cto\u200c support Joe Biden for president. Swift came out to endorse Biden and Harris in Oct. 2020, and did fundraisers as well as campaign events, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2020-election\/taylor-swift-endorses-joe-biden-president-n1242483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a> reported at the\u2063 time.<\/p>\n<p>She has\u2063 also come out in \u200bstrong favor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walshs-johnny-the-walrus-hits-1-on-amazons-lgbtq-list-his-response-is-priceless\/\" title=\"Matt Walsh\u2019s \u2018Johnny The Walrus\u2019 Hits #1 On Amazon\u2019s \u2018LGBTQ+\u2019 List. His Response Is Priceless.\">radical transgender agenda<\/a>, and early this year \u2062proudly included a transgender actor in\u2063 one of her music videos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/taylor-swift-laith-ashley-casts-trans-model-lavender-haze-music-video-love-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a> reported in Jan.<\/p>\n<p>In June, she \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-halts-concert-deliver-message-young-fans-christian-parents-wont-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interrupted<\/a> a concert to tell fans that\u200d they need to celebrate Gay Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p>During \u2063the concert, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-follow-nbas-footsteps-head-china-amid-ongoing-hong-kong-strife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swift<\/a> said, \u201cI\u2019m looking out tonight, \u2064and I\u2019m seeing so \u200bmany incredible, just individuals who are\u200d living authentically and beautifully,\u200d and this\u200d is a safe space for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Will Taylor Swift sacrifice her bottom line for the\u2063 leftist cause?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will Taylor Swift \u200csacrifice her bottom line for the leftist cause?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western \u2062Journal news updates free of charge. You \u200bmay opt\u2062 out at anytime. You also agree \u200bto\u200b our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 23%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: \u200b23% (3 \u200dVotes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 77%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 77% (10 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She went on\u200b to add, \u201cone of the things that makes me feel so prideful. Being \u2064with you during \u2018pride month,\u2019\u200b getting to\u200d sing the words to \u2018You Need to Calm Down,&#8217;\u201d she said \u2064from the \u2063stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere there are \u2064lyrics like \u2018can\u2019t you just not step on his gown\u2019 or \u2018shade never made anybody less gay\u2019 and you guys are screaming those lyrics,\u201d she gushed.<\/p>\n<p>But,\u200b as\u2064 much as Taylor Swift is dedicated to leftism, she seems dedicated to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bank-ceo-closing-prominent-conservatives-account-lying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bank account<\/a> even more. Like most of these ultra-rich leftists, Swift \u200cis all \u2063about\u2064 talking the \u2062game. But actually sacrifice for the \u200bcause\u2064 is often the last \u200cthing they are interested in. It certainly seems\u2062 unlikely that\u2063 she will dump her concerts in L.A. \u200cjust to support these Democrats and their union agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrat-lawmakers-attempting-halt-taylor-swifts-sold-shows\/\">Democrat Lawmakers Are \u2064Attempting \u200cto Halt Taylor Swift&#8217;s Sold Out Shows<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pop star Taylor Swift faces pressure from Democrat lawmakers to sacrifice tens of thousands in income to demonstrate loyalty to the extreme left-wing agenda. 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