{"id":2332883,"date":"2024-08-28T18:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T22:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/experts-dismiss-very-marginal-celeb-presidential-endorsements-but-say-taylor-swifts-could-matter-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T18:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T22:57:51","slug":"experts-dismiss-very-marginal-celeb-presidential-endorsements-but-say-taylor-swifts-could-matter-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/experts-dismiss-very-marginal-celeb-presidential-endorsements-but-say-taylor-swifts-could-matter-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts Dismiss &#8216;Very Marginal&#8217; Celeb Presidential Endorsements, But Say Taylor Swift\u2019s Could Matter in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexperts-dismiss-very-marginal-celeb-presidential-endorsements-but-say-taylor-swifts-could-matter-in-2024%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2332883&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u2063 the potential\u200c impact of celebrity endorsements in the upcoming 2024 U.S.\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">presidential election<\/a>, particularly focusing on pop superstar Taylor Swift. The consensus among experts is that \u200cwhile celebrity endorsements often hold limited influence \u200cin elections, Swift&#8217;s unique\u2064 position and \u2063popularity might affect young female voters and undecided voters in\u200c swing states. <\/p>\n<p>Mark Wheeler, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-protests-get-personal-as-lower-level-federal-officials-become-fair-game\/\" title=\"Lower-ranking government officials become targets in personal Gaza protests\">political communications professor<\/a>, suggests\u200d Swift could help not just\u200c Kamala Harris by appealing to the female demographic, \u200cbut \u2063also emphasize Harris&#8217;s association with \u200ca broader movement. However, \u200dthe \u200bunpredictability of younger voters makes the endorsement&#8217;s impact uncertain. <\/p>\n<p>Mark Harvey, another expert, believes Swift&#8217;s endorsement could play\u200c a \u2062marginal but crucial \u2062role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-party-candidates-who-have-derailed-past-presidential-campaigns\/\" title=\"Third-party candidates who disrupted previous presidential races.\">closely contested states<\/a>. The article \u2064notes Swift\u2064 has \u200cnot\u200b publicly commented on the\u200d 2024 election yet, and her political inclinations remain to be seen, especially given her\u200d previous Democratic support. Despite former President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent friendly remarks about Swift, the overall effect \u2063of her\u200d endorsement on the election dynamics remains ambiguous.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who&rsquo;s been around for more than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-president-trump-spring-a-trap-on-treasonous-democrats-on-election-night\/\" title=\"Did President Trump Spring a Trap on Treasonous Democrats on Election Night?\">presidential election cycle<\/a> or two generally understands that there&rsquo;s a pretty good consensus on the value of celebrity endorsements.<\/p>\n<p>In short, they&rsquo;re generally worthless.<\/p>\n<p>(Think of all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/celebrities-who-support-hillary-clinton-election-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breathless celebrity support<\/a> that failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received in 2016.)<\/p>\n<p>But not all elections are the same, and all celebrities are certainly not the same, which leaves 2024 in an interesting predicament.<\/p>\n<p>Could a massively popular music superstar (perhaps one that&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-gives-nfl-fans-terrible-news-upcoming-season-involves-travis-kelce-serious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dating an NFL star<\/a> and has drawn the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/multiple-taylor-swift-concerts-cancelled-isis-linked-terror-plot-discovered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ire of ISIS<\/a>?)&nbsp;<em>actually&nbsp;<\/em>put her finger on the scale of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-lead-vanishes-hit-hard-new-polls-trumps-momentum-takes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increasingly tightening<\/a> November general election?<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Probably not &mdash; but unlikely does not equate to impossibility.<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood Reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/politics-news\/taylor-swift-endorsement-trump-harris-election-1235982302\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke<\/a> to a number of experts who gave their perspective on the potential impact of pop superstar Taylor Swift interjecting into the ongoing presidential battle between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>And the general response?<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unlikely to make a major impact, but there is a very real path for Swift&rsquo;s presidential endorsement to make some sort of impact in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the female vote will be crucial in swaying the election, Swift&rsquo;s endorsement could be crucial in influencing young female voters and reinforcing the notion that Harris, like [Barack] Obama before her, is presiding over the support of a movement rather than just a demographic in the national votes,&rdquo; Mark Wheeler, a professor of political communications at London Metropolitan University, told the Reporter.<\/p>\n<p>That argument is not especially compelling given that younger voters are notoriously unreliable on election day, but Wheeler&rsquo;s point does highlight a potential issue for Trump &mdash; a potential thorn that could be especially aggravating given the other potential implications of a Swift endorsement for Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Harvey, associate professor at the University of St. Mary and author, gave the entertainment outlet a more tempered, but no less harrowing, outlook.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the people in the middle &mdash; the undecided &mdash; that Swift has the most potential to affect,&rdquo; Harvey said. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s going to be very, very marginal, but it could be pivotal in swing states where there may be a very tight margin.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And therein lies the major potential pitfall for both Harris and Trump, which is within those &ldquo;very tight&rdquo; margins.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever one may think of the legitimacy of the 2020 elections, it&rsquo;s inarguable that a number of the deciding margins in key battleground swing states were razor-thin.<\/p>\n<p>And if those marginal differences can be swayed one way or another? It could be disastrous for either candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, who isn&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/explained-kamala-harris-embracing-brat-label-sudden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exactly subtle<\/a> about hounding after endorsements of all sorts, obviously knows the value of winning those tiny margins.<\/p>\n<p>And for what it&rsquo;s worth, Trump seems to be aware of it, too.<\/p>\n<p>The former president, never one to back down from a fight, is well known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-confronts-fake-news-nbc-reporter-campaign-event-never-see-television\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aggressive<\/a> and surgical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-starts-off-dnc-speech-in-strange-nature-and-trump-didnt-let-it-go-unnoticed-whats-going-on-with-her\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insults<\/a>. He has no problem deploying that brand of toughness when needed, and as judiciously as possible.<\/p>\n<p>And yet Trump has been oddly peaceful towards Swift, who infamously backed Democrats in 2020 and has been no particular fan of his. (And the less said about &ldquo;Swifties for Kamala,&rdquo; the better.)<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/tv\/2024\/06\/12\/exp-tsr-todd-donald-trump-gushes-about-taylor-swift.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> chronicled in June, Trump was recently heard calling Swift &ldquo;unusually beautiful&rdquo; &mdash; which is a far cry from something like &ldquo;Little Marco&rdquo; or &ldquo;Birdbrain Haley.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And Trump even jokingly accepted support from &ldquo;Swifties for Trump,&rdquo; a meme which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-offers-hilarious-2-word-response-swifties-trump-memes-go-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went viral<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Swift has not spoken about the 2024 general election, and it&rsquo;s unclear if she ever will. Given her highly manicured image (similar to Dwayne &ldquo;The Rock&rdquo; Johnson &hellip; Could you imagine a Johnson-Swift ticket in 2028?), there&rsquo;s a good chance that she will remain silent on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>I would be remiss not to mention that Swift, as unlikely as it may be, could simply have had a small change of heart when it comes to her political party of choice.<\/p>\n<p>After all, the left isn&rsquo;t exactly against radical terrorists from the Middle East (See: Hamas), not unlike the ISIS thugs that forced her to cancel concerts.<\/p>\n<p>And those &ldquo;tax credits for millionaires&rdquo; that the left is constantly whining about would surely benefit Swift, no?<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A prime example is the enthusiastic celebrity backing that Hillary Clinton received during her unsuccessful 2016 campaign. However, each election is unique, and not all celebrities carry the same weight, which makes the upcoming 2024 election particularly intriguing. Could a hugely popular music icon\u2014perhaps one currently in a relationship with an NFL player and facing criticism from ISIS\u2014actually influence the outcome of what appears to be an increasingly competitive general election in November?<\/p>\n<p>While it seems unlikely that such an endorsement would have a significant effect, it\u2019s not entirely out of the question. The Hollywood Reporter consulted several experts about pop superstar Taylor Swift&#8217;s potential role in shaping the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The consensus among them was that while her impact may be limited, there exists a plausible scenario where Swift&#8217;s endorsement could sway some voters in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Wheeler, a political communications professor at London Metropolitan University, noted that since female voters will play a crucial role in determining the election outcome, Swift\u2019s support could resonate with young women and reinforce Harris&#8217;s image as leading more than just demographic support\u2014similar to Barack Obama\u2019s approach. Although this argument may lack strength given younger voters&#8217; inconsistent turnout on Election Day, it does highlight possible challenges for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Harvey from the University of St. Mary offered a more cautious perspective but acknowledged that Swift might significantly influence undecided voters. He suggested her endorsement could be marginally impactful but potentially decisive in closely contested swing states.<\/p>\n<p>The tight margins observed during previous elections underscore how even slight shifts can lead to major consequences for either candidate involved. Both Harris and Trump recognize this reality; Harris actively seeks endorsements while Trump is known for his combative style yet has surprisingly refrained from attacking Swift directly despite her past support for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In June, CNN reported on Trump&#8217;s unusual compliment towards Swift when he referred to her as &#8220;unusually beautiful,&#8221; contrasting sharply with his typical nicknames for opponents like &#8220;Little Marco&#8221; or &#8220;Birdbrain Haley.&#8221; He even humorously acknowledged support from \u201cSwifties for Trump,\u201d which became viral online.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, Taylor Swift has not publicly addressed her stance on the 2024 elections nor indicated whether she will do so later on. Given her carefully curated public persona\u2014similar to Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson\u2014it seems likely she may choose to remain neutral politically moving forward. It\u2019s also worth considering whether she might have shifted allegiances regarding political affiliations; after all, left-leaning groups are not opposed to radical elements abroad (as seen with Hamas), much like those who pressured her into canceling concerts due to threats from ISIS\u2014and tax benefits typically criticized by progressives would certainly appeal to someone like Swift<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2332884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-Swift-Trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,5344,21510,33017,32394],"class_list":["post-2332883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-celebrities","tag-endorsements","tag-political-analysis","tag-taylor-swift"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-Swift-Trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}