After the debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10, singer Taylor Swift endorsed Harris to her 284 million Instagram followers.
As Townhall covered, Swift said her vote for Harris was influenced by her stances on "woke" issues like abortion.
“Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight,” Swift wrote. “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.”
She added that she felt “heartened and impressed” by Walz because he protects her right to kill her unborn children.
Swift's plan may have backfired, as a poll showed that more voters said that her endorsement would turn them away from voting for Harris than support her.
A poll released by The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College on Thursday found that less than half of likely 2024 presidential election voters have a favorable opinion of Swift after her endorsement of Harris.
The numbers show that 44 percent of likely voters nationally have a favorable opinion of Swift, while 34 percent have unfavorable views of her. Twenty-two percent of voters said they “don’t know” their views about her.
Taylor Swift, partisan lightning rod. https://t.co/SKnBmsI7fg pic.twitter.com/0GxgXKocv1
— Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood) September 20, 2024
Broken down by political party, 70 percent of Democrats said they have a favorable view of Swift. Only 23 percent of Republicans said the same.
According to the same poll, 47 percent of voters view Trump favorably, while 51 percent view him unfavorably. Harris is viewed favorably by 48 percent of voters and unfavorably by 49 percent.
After the debate, Trump responded to Swift’s endorsement of Harris, stating “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”