A selector. The possibility that such a thing could still exist in our divided country seems as unlikely as leprechauns, mermaids or gasoline at less than $3 a gallon.
But poll after poll shows that they actually walk among us, hiding in plain sight until they are briefly caught on camera in a subsequent debate. They are a mystery to us, the people who live and breathe politics and culture, or the people who just live and breathe it. Seriously, who doesn’t know how they feel about Taylor Swift at this point?
Weird, I know. I’ll give you a minute to calm down.
Ready? Twenty-two percent of likely voters nationwide who participated in a recent presidential poll measuring candidates’ “favorability ratings” either didn’t know how they felt about Tai Tai, or refused to say so, or didn’t even know who he is!
Ask The Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College, compiled by the New York Times, weighed their preference over Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump, then Swift endorsed Harris on September 10th, after some sort of controversy where the singer wasn’t there and none of his music was played and so on, whatever.
Taylor Swift endorses Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign on Instagram.
(Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images)
T-Swizzle is definitely more popular than any of the candidates.
According to the poll, 44% of respondents had a positive opinion of the singer who is dating Travis Kelce, and it seems like they are really getting serious, and thank goodness, because we all know (except maybe The Undecided) how much heartache he has experienced. The Last Kiss and Death by a Thousand Cuts come to mind, but take your pick. His albums are made from pieces of bad relationships.
However, 34% of respondents have a negative opinion of Swift and seem to have a cold heart of steel. How else could they not love him? That, or they’re on team MAGA.
“I hate Taylor Swift,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform last weekend. There is nothing indecisive or particularly mature about his thoughts on Swift.
The Harris-Walz campaign also clarified its views with a response to her post, which referenced 28 of Swift’s songs. “We’re pretty sure it’s safe to say Donald Trump’s week has been a bad one for him (and the Sound),” she wrote Sunday morning.
“Sir, it’s not that great. Fine has spent this week working through his emotions, complaining about his champagne problem, and devoting absolutely none of his time to addressing the issues facing the American people. Incessant ranting, raving, and conspiracy theories. Many are asking if Adam is “too emotional” to be president,” the campaign wrote.
With so much information available on social media, it should be easy for voters to make up their own minds about real issues that concern us all, like what Taylor thinks about Trump and vice versa.
It can be confusing, though, so here’s a cheat sheet for the uninitiated: Swift is no fan of the former president. She backed the last two Democratic nominations and accused Trump of “fanning the flames of white supremacy and racism.” (his) entire president.” In a statement backing Harris, she wrote, “I think he is a strong and talented leader and I believe we can accomplish a lot in this country if we are guided by calm and not chaos.”
Trump called her “extraordinarily beautiful” but “liberal.” She has falsely suggested she supports him and recently shared a collage of photographs showing a possible “Swifts for Trump” movement. But AI created several images, including one showing Swift in an Uncle Sam suit with the caption “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.” Trump shared the images with the caption: “I do!”
Enough of the beef between the two. Let’s see how they fared with Swift’s numbers. Harris was rated positively by 48% of respondents and negatively by 49%. As for Trump, 47% viewed him favorably and 51% viewed him negatively. 70% of Democrats surveyed rated Swift favorably, compared to 23% of Republicans.
But back to the big secret. Are dissatisfied voters real or do these imposters just pretend to be dissatisfied at election time when it draws attention to themselves? without knowing Which path to take?
Ambiguity might be acceptable if the latest poll featured really tough questions, like Taylor Swift vs. Beyoncé or the Eras tour vs. Olympics (like everyone else, always). But no, this was another poll about an election in which T-Swift isn’t even on the ballot. She still won the popularity contest. If you can’t decide.
