Pop star Taylor Swift’s presidential endorsement was extremely coveted, however it could have little influence on the race, a new poll has found.
About 81 % of voters surveyed within the ABC Information/Ipsos ballot mentioned Swift’s assist for Vice President Harris won’t affect how they vote. Simply 6 % of respondents mentioned they’re extra more likely to vote for Harris after Swift’s nod, whereas 13 % mentioned it makes them much less more likely to again the Democratic ticket.
These responding negatively have been overwhelmingly Trump supporters, in accordance with the survey.
Swift voiced her support for Harris final week after Harris and former President Trump confronted off of their solely debate, with the celebrity posting on social media that Harris “fights for the rights and causes I imagine want a warrior to champion them.”
“I feel she is a steady-handed, gifted chief and I imagine we will accomplish a lot extra on this nation if we’re led by calm and never chaos,” Swift wrote, urging her followers to register to vote.
Trump lashed out at Swift on Sunday, posting “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” to Reality Social.
Harris’s marketing campaign shot again with an announcement mocking Trump.
“Mr. Not-at-all High-quality has spent this week working by his emotions, whining about his Champagne Issues, and spending precisely none of his time addressing the problems dealing with the American folks,” the assertion, referencing a number of of the singer’s hits, learn.
“His rambling, yelling, and fixed conspiracy theories have many asking if The Man is ‘too emotional’ to be president.”
The previous president a month in the past posted a series of photos of “Swifties for Trump” to his social media platform, together with a pretend AI-generated picture of Swift in entrance of an American flag with the caption, “Taylor needs you to vote for Donald Trump.”
“I settle for!” Trump wrote atop the pretend pictures.
Earlier than Swift’s endorsement, Trump speculated that Swift could also be “liberal” however he tried to woo her assist.
“I used to be not a Taylor Swift fan,” Trump mentioned throughout a Fox Information telephone interview the morning after Swift endorsed Harris. “It was only a query of time. You couldn’t presumably endorse Biden. However she’s a really liberal particular person, she appears to all the time endorse a Democrat — and she or he’ll in all probability pay a worth for it within the market.”
The ballot additionally requested about former unbiased candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who endorsed Trump final month. Voters equally mentioned it could have little influence on their resolution, with those that is perhaps swayed largely cancelling one another out.
About 12 % of respondents mentioned Kennedy’s endorsement would make them extra more likely to vote for Trump, whereas 9 % mentioned it could make them much less more likely to vote for the previous president. Seventy-nine % mentioned it could haven’t any influence.
The ballot surveyed 3,276 adults Sept. 11-13, and it has a 2 share level margin of error.
