There’s now some polling on Taylor Swift‘s influence on the 2024 presidential race and a conspiracy idea that has taken root on the suitable.
A Monmouth College ballot launched right this moment confirmed that 18% consider that Swift is a part of a covert authorities effort to assist Joe Biden get elected this yr. Virtually half of respondents, or 46%, had heard of the premise, because the conspiracy idea took on new life upfront of the Tremendous Bowl.
In keeping with Monmouth, “Totally 71% of those that consider this establish with or lean towards the Republican Social gathering and 83% point out they’re more likely to help Donald Trump within the fall.”
Swift endorsed Biden within the 2020 election and was vital of Trump that yr, so the concept she would help the president once more will not be thus far fetched. However the conspiracy idea is that she is a few sort of secret operative working in Biden’s favor. After the Chiefs made it to the Tremendous Bowl, the conspiracy idea expanded to the concept the sport was by some means rigged. The Chiefs received, and Biden’s staff made gentle of the conspiracy idea in social media posts. “Identical to we drew it up,” learn a message on Biden’s X/Twitter account.
She has not endorsed this yr, however she has inspired her followers to register to vote. In keeping with the ballot, 68% of respondents have been supportive of these get-out-the-vote efforts, that are a typical method for celebrities to become involved in politics. Republicans have been much less supportive of Swift’s get-out-the-vote efforts than Democrats and independents.
The ballot of 902 adults was over the cellphone and brought from Feb. 8 to 12. It has a margin of error of +/- 4.1%.
The ballot additionally confirmed that 39% have a good opinion of Swift, 13% have an unfavorable opinion and 43% haven’t any opinion.
