Taylor Swift’s Kamala endorsement backfires: poll
After Swift expressed her support, 20% of poll respondents said they were “somewhat” or “much less likely” to vote for Harris.
Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris was a dud, according to a YouGov poll released Saturday and highlighted by the New York Post.
Despite the superstar singer’s support for the Harris-Walz presidential ticket, only eight percent of those responding to the YouGov survey said the endorsement made them “somewhat” or “much more likely” to convince them that voting Democratic on Nov. 5 was the right choice. Many more – 20 percent – said they were “somewhat” or “much less likely” to vote for Harris after Swift identified as a Harris supporter.
For most of those who responded, Swift’s opinion of the presidential election didn’t matter at all to them, with 66 percent saying it didn’t move their vote one way or the other.
“I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice,” Swift told her 283 million Instagram followers when last Tuesday night’s debate closed, calling Harris “a steady-handed, gifted leader” who would bring America “calm and not chaos.”
The plurality of those who responded to the poll – 32 percent – said they believe Swift’s endorsement will help Harris while 27 percent don’t think it will help or hurt the presidential candidate. However, 41 percent said the entertainer should stay away from publicly endorsing any politician, with 38 percent approving of Swift publicly supporting a candidate.
Of those who responded to YouGov, 66 percent did not describe themselves as “Swifties,” while 28 percent said they were fans and six percent said they were big fans. Most of the “big fans” were female and registered Democrats.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump has already said there will be no third debate with Harris while CNN host Jake Tapper said Kamala Harris dodged debate questions. Despite what often looked like a three-against-one debate that included the moderators, Trump emerged as the winner at least with undecided voters, according to a recent JP survey.