MAGA goes after Taylor Swift, Nikki Haley does SNL, and where is her husband anyway?

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Callaroga shark media. On today's ballot, we look at Maga versus Taylor Swift,

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Nicki Haley's invisible husband, and Joe
Biden's ninety five percent victory over basically

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nobody. Taylor Swift, the Queen
of Shaking it Off, has now become

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the latest fixation of mega conspiracy theorists. That's right, from global superstar to

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the subject of right wing bedtime stories. They're spinning tales about her relationship with

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Travis Kelce and weaving in a Super
Bowl conspiracy for good measure, all supposedly

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culminating in a grand Biden endorsement.
Because, of course, when you think

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of political puppet masters, Swift's the
first name that comes to mind. Right.

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Swift, who once steered clear of
political waters, dipped her toes in

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back in twenty eighteen and has since
been navigating the choppy seas of political endorsements.

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But now she's unwittingly become the villain
in a far right narrative that's more

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tangled than her all too well lyrics. To get to the bottom of Swift's

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unexpected political cameo, Politico Magazine chatted
with Brian Donovan, who might just have

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the coolest job as a professor teaching
the sociology of Taylor Swift. He says,

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picking a fight with swifties is about
as savvy as texting your ex at

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two am. Just don't do it. Why is Swift suddenly the political villain

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DuJour? Donovan points to a mix
of sexism, jealousy, and the fact

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that Swift's not playing by the old
school pop star rules. She's not just

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a billionaire business mogul. She's redefined
what it means to be a female icon

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without catering to the male gaze.
As for the GOP's Swift problem, it's

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like they're trying to win an election
with a strategy crafted by the Three Stooges.

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Swift's appeal crosses generations, demographics,
and even political lines, alienating her

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and by extension, her army of
fans feels a bit like Harikarre. Swift's

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fan base isn't just vast, it's
fiercely loyal. They followed her from country

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to pop to indie folk without missing
a beat, and when Swift speaks,

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they listen, whether it's about heartbreak, empowerment, or occasionally politics. Despite

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the Maga crowd's meltdown. Don't expect
Swift to dive headfirst into the political mashpit.

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She might back Biden, but she's
more likely to keep weaving her narratives

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of love, loss, and everything
in between rather than stump speeches. As

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for Trump's claim of being more popular
than Swift, well that's like comparing apples

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to I don't know, gold plated
steaks. Swift's realm is stadiums filled with

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screaming fans. Trump'sy is well a
bit more divisive. Saturday Night Live kicked

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off its election season Shenanigan's by inviting
Nicki Haley for a cameo because nothing says

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I'm running for president like trading Barbes
with your own impersonator on live TV,

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Haley, aiming to sprinkle a bit
of showbiz sparkle on her campaign trail,

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Dust found herself in a faux CNN
town hall with James Austin Johnson's Trump,

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who's apparently on a mission to save
America from Joe Biden, and oddly enough,

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Taylor Swift's super Bowl plans. In
a twist that surprised absolutely no one,

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an audience member popped up to ask
why Trump is dodging a debate with

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Nicki Haley. Plot twist, it
was Haley herself stepping into the SNL limelight.

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Johnson's Trump, in a mix up
worthy of a sitcom, mistook her

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for Nancy Pelosi, the go to
blame for everything, including that one time

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you lost your car keys. Haley, concerned for Trump's mental health, suggested

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a competency test, to which Johnson's
Trump boasted of being one hundred percent mental,

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a bold claim considering He then went
on to explain why men are supposedly

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better at politics, using financial acumen
as a questionable yardstick. Their banter spiraled

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into accusations of foreign birthplaces, an
awkward historical questions about the Civil War,

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to which Haley conceded she might have
missed, mentioning a crucial detail, you

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know, slavery post sketch. Haley
hit the socials, claiming she had a

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blast poking fun at Trump's notorious late
night tweetstorms. Trump, not one to

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let a dig go by, retaliated
with a video montage of Haley's political pirouettes

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over the years. But the SNL
roast didn't end with her cameo. Michael

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Jay during the weekend Update took a
jab at Haley's campaign ads, comparing them

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to grumpy old men. Chay quipped, Okay, but at least they're men,

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because in the world of comedy,
no good deed or presidential bid goes

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unmocked. When Nicki Haley faced a
third place letdown in Iowa, she didn't

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shout out a campaign manager or a
big donor, but her husband, Major

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Michael Haley, chilling somewhere in Africa, possibly watching or maybe not. Michael.

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I love you, she said,
against a backdrop of American flags,

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sounding more hallmark than hardball. What
keeps me going at night is that we

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sleep under the same stars. It's
not the tough talk we're used to,

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but hey, politics is full of
surprises. Major Haley, doing his National

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Guard duty a world away, has
been the invisible hand in Nicki's corner,

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despite being miles from the campaign trail
circus. He's the man behind the woman

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trying to outmaneuver Trump, popping up
in her speeches more than a catchy chorus

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in a pop song. He's her
go to for military insight and a poster

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child for her veteran healthcare reforms.
Yet the guy remains as mysterious as a

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Netflix thriller with too many plot twists. Unlike the spouses of other candidates who

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practically camped out in Iowa and New
Hampshire, Major Haley's been off radar,

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dodging the flashbulbs and softball questions.
His life reads like a script from a

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movie you can't believe isn't on Lifetime
yet. From foster kid to miss Haley's

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rock from running a bartering business to
military man, and from dabbling in casino

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deals to a nebulous role at a
defense firm. The guy's a bit of

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an enigma. He's battled through life's
tough starts. Met Nicki in college and

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managed to win over her parents despite
the cultural hurdles. He's been the supportive

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spouse through political storms, including that
time when Nicki decided to take down the

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Confederate flag after a tragedy, all
based on a heart to heart with him.

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Politics aside, He's a family man, a golfer, a hunter watch

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out alligators, and a dad who
loves a good dad joke. He's the

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kind of guy who watches debates from
a military base in Djibouti and turns family

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photos into memes. A mixed bag
of humor by his own admission. Despite

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his commendable service and bronze star from
Afghanistan, Major Haley's transition back home was

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rough, a story Nicki doesn't shy
away from. Yet to the world,

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he slipped seamlessly into every new role, from first gentleman to u N ambassador's

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husband without much fuss. Lately,
he's been busy managing the Haley household,

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including looking after Nicki's parents, while
dabbling in ventures that have raised some eyebrows,

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like that casino deal or his involvement
with a defense company that sometimes seems

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more shadowy than a spy novel.
Now with another deployment under his belt,

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Major Haley's missing out on the campaign
drama, from Nicky's debate zingers to her

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electoral stumbles and the mounting GOP pressure
to bow out. But as Nicky says,

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there's never a good time for deployment. How blessed are we to live

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in a country where men and women
are willing to sacrifice and serve to defend

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our freedoms? She wrote, turning
a campaign footnote into a testament to service

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and sacrifice. And just like that, Major Haley, the man of few

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words and many Memes remains the steadfast
star of a campaign looking for its breakout

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moment. We'll see what Joe Biden
has been up to in a moment.

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President Biden just scored a slam dunk
in the South Carolina primary, cruising to

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victory like he owned the place.
The AP called it faster than you can

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say democratic domination, handing Biden the
delegates he needs to strut into the party's

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convention like he's the headliner at a
rock concert. He and his team were

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all about showing the party's backbone.
Particularly Black voters are still totally into him.

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With South Carolina as anything goes primary, there was some nail biting about

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whether folks would jump ship to the
GOP showdown, but nope. South Carolina

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Democrats were like, we got you, Joe. The turnout was on the

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lower side, but let's be real. The last time a Democratic incumbent had

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a real primary battle in South Carolina, dinosaurs roamed the earth. When Obama

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ran unopposed in twenty twelve, South
Carolina basically took a nap and skipped the

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primary altogether. At the end of
the day, with Biden's win as predictable

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as a rom com ending. The
big wigs in the Democratic Party were popping

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the champagne, ready to bet the
farm that South Carolina is going to keep

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its prime spot in the primary parade, and Jamie Harrison, the DNC chair,

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is like, I'm over the moon
about these turnout numbers. So as

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South Carolina goes to bed dreaming of
keeping its first in the nation primary crown,

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the message is clear. Joe Biden's
still the man, and South Carolina

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wouldn't have it any other way.
You've been listening to us break down the

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circus of politics, proving once again
that truth really is stranger than fiction.

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We'll see you next time.