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Taylor Swift Rhetorical Analysis

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Everyone can relate to at least one Taylor Swift song. Whether you relate it to another person in your life, current world issues, or even your pet. She has written numerous songs that people of various ages can relate to. This is only one of the countless reasons that Taylor Swift is one of my favorite artists. Taylor Swift’s music is one of my passions; the other is politics. Having two passions is vast, but combining my two passions is even better. Being able to relate to so many songs that Swift has written, I have also been able to relate them to many of the presidential candidates that want to be America’s next president. From Carly Fiorina to Ted Cruz to Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump, everyone in politics has that one Taylor …show more content…

Taylor Swift’s song, “Dear John”, has Ted Cruz written all over it. When Speaker of the House, John Boehner, was asked about Cruz’s campaign, Boehner simply replied with putting his middle finger up. After hearing about this incident, it did get me to wondering if Swift had actually written this song for Ted Cruz. Next, we have the other woman who is running for the presidency, Hillary Clinton. This is not the first time we have heard Hillary Clinton’s name. She was the First Lady for eight years and the Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013. In saying all of this, the only Taylor Swift song that could accurately represent Clinton would be “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” We have seen Clinton as First Lady and Secretary of State, we do not want to see her as President. In contrast to Hillary Clinton, there is Donald Trump, who is not a politician. Trump is a real estate mogul, but has entered the presidential race in full swing and means serious business. If Donald Trump was represented by a Taylor Swift song, he would be “Shake It Off.” Trump has taken many blows from the media and the candidates running against him. With hearing these vile remarks, Trump has been able to “shake it off” and shake right into being the leading GOP candidate. Who knows, maybe Donald Trump will be shaking it off all the way into the White

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