Taylor Swift is saying, “Don’t Blame Me,” after it appears her endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris may backfire. Polls show it didn’t energize voters as much as Democrats hoped.
A recent New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Siena College poll found that former President Donald Trump has a higher favorability rating than the pop singer.
Forty-seven percent of respondents viewed Trump favorably, while 44 percent viewed Swift favorably.
A poll from J.L. Partners for DailyMail also revealed that Swift’s endorsement of Harris had little to no impact on the vice president's favorability. Fifty-seven percent of Republican respondents view Swift unfavorably, a decline from prior opinion surveys, whereas 71 percent of Democrats maintain a favorable opinion of her.
Meanwhile, a new survey from YouGov found that only eight percent of registered voters said Swift’s support for the vice president would “somewhat” or “much more likely” influence their decision to vote for Harris. In comparison, a massive 20 percent said they are “somewhat” or “much less likely” to cast their ballot for Harris after the pop singer gave her two cents. Sixty-six percent of respondents said the endorsement did not change their minds about who they would vote for in November.
Harris’ campaign "absolutely welcomed [d]” Swift’s endorsement, hoping her influence would increase younger people’s votes. However, a Cook Political Report found that Harris is doing worse among voters under 30 than President Joe Biden did during his 2020 campaign—leading the demographic by only 13 points.
Swift called Harris a “steady-handed, gifted leader” who could lead with “calm and not chaos.” Yet, under the Biden-Harris Administration, the United States has seen some of the most tumultuous four years in modern history. The southern border is wide open, illegal immigrants are invading the nation and small American communities, inflation is at a record-high rate, crime is through the roof, and a former president has faced two assassination attempts.
In addition, an ABC News/Ipsos poll found similar results.
According to the survey, only six percent of voters said Swift’s endorsement of Harris— who secured the Democrat nomination despite not receiving a single primary vote— makes them more likely to vote for her. Thirteen percent said it makes them less likely to support the vice president, and 81 percent said the pop singer’s support makes no difference.
Swift’s endorsement came moments after the Democrat Party claimed victory for Harris after the presidential debate.
Careful not to highlight the Biden-Harris’ failures, debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis cherry-picked softball questions for Harris. At the same time, they interrogated, interjected, and fact-checked former President Donald Trump during the 90-minute debate.
