Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris may have alienated more voters than it attracted, according to a new poll.
Results released by YouGov on Saturday found that eight percent of voters said Swift’s endorsement was “somewhat” or “much more likely” to influence them to vote for the Democrat.
While 20 percent said they are now “somewhat” or “much less likely” to vote for Harris after Swift endorsed her.
But the vast majority of respondents, 66 percent, said their support had no influence on their voting intentions.
Just moments after the presidential debate earlier this week between Harris and former President Donald Trump, Swift came out and endorsed the current vice president.
Just moments after the presidential debate earlier this week between Harris and former President Donald Trump, Swift came out in support of the current vice president.
Swift said she would vote for Harris because she “fights for the rights and causes that I think we need a warrior to stand up for.”
The world had been waiting for the 34-year-old Pennsylvania native to weigh in on the election, having previously endorsed Joe Biden in 2020.
In a post on her Instagram page, Swift mocked Republicans and included a photo of her cat in a nod to Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance.
Vance had mocked what he described as “childless cat ladies,” as the star signed her post.
She wrote: ‘I will be voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election.’
Her post describing her endorsement was lengthy: ‘If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do some research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the issues that matter most to you.
“As a voter, I make sure to watch and read as much as I can about your proposed policies and plans for this country,” Swift wrote.
‘I recently learned that an artificial intelligence ‘of mine’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy was posted on your site.
‘They really brought up my fears around AI and the dangers of spreading misinformation.
“This led me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The easiest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”
Taylor Swift posted her support moments after Donald Trump and Kamala Harris finished their first debate
Swift said she would vote for Harris because “she fights for the rights and causes that I think we need a warrior to stand up for.”
She went on to describe Harris as a “steady” person and a “talented leader,” and said she had also been impressed by her running mate, Tim Walz.
To close his message, he said: “I have done my research and I have made my decision. The research is all yours and the decision is yours.”
Tim Walz learned the news in real time during an interview on MSNBC. “I’m incredibly grateful to Taylor Swift,” Walz said. “I say that as a cat owner.”
“That’s the kind of courage we need in America,” she added. “This is an opportunity, Swifties: KamalaHarris.com, go there.”
Following the endorsement, Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told DailyMail.com: “It is further proof that the Democratic Party, unfortunately, is the party of the wealthy elite.
‘And Taylor Swift may make great music, but she doesn’t understand the struggles of ordinary, working-class families, and President Trump is speaking on behalf of those hard-working, struggling families who don’t have the privilege, like Taylor Swift, of living in a gated community, who need their local police funded, who want their Second Amendment right to defend themselves and their family because they don’t have armed security like Taylor Swift does.’
Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, are seen here at the US Open.
The post has attracted more than ten million likes on her Instagram page, where she has more than 283 million followers.
The singer, who is dating Chiefs player Travis Kelce, has reportedly split from her friend Brittany Mahomes, wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick.
But the pair have seemingly put aside their differing political views and were spotted together at the US Open over the weekend.
Mahomes liked some of Trump’s Instagram posts, sparking speculation that he supports the former president.
And he sent Instagram into meltdown after liking a follower’s reply that read: “TRUMP-VANCE 2024.”
An NBC News poll in November found that 40% of registered voters had positive views of Swift, while 16% had negative views.
But Swift has a large following among young voters. In her endorsement of Harris, she also encouraged people to register to vote.