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They came after her with old photos, guilt by association, and the usual demands that every artist pass their political litmus test. A country girl from Alabama who writes songs about love, home, and real life was supposed to be next. Instead, the attempt fizzled.“Choosin’ Texas” is now the longest-running number-one song in Billboard history. Fans streamed it, radio played it, and the charts refused to lie. No amount of online pile-on changed what people actually wanted to hear.That’s the part they keep missing. Good music still wins when it’s honest. Keep going, Ella.