“Pop star Taylor Swift generates plenty of her own headlines for her music, but she’s also entered the national political conversation by way of the Iowa Senate race.

Retiring Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat, invoked swift when talking about why he wouldn’t support Republican candidate Joni Ernst in the upcoming midterm election.”*

*Read more from CBS: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-is-taylor-swift-part-of-the-iowa-senate-race/