Taylor Swift is less liked than Trump, poll finds

Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.Pop superstar Taylor Swift got a cruel end to her summer Thursday as new polling showed that fewer Americans view her favorably than they do Donald Trump.The antihero former president, 78, earned a 47% favorability score in the national survey by the New York Times and Siena College, conducted Sept.11-16 after Swift’s endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.Swift, 34, was down bad by comparison, only managing a 42% favorability rating.The Republican candidate has trashed his fellow billionaire for backing Harris, 59, writing Sunday on social media, “I hate Taylor Swift!”Harris herself also topped Swift — with 48% viewing the vice president positively.Both of the major-party nominees had higher unfavorable ratings than Swift, however — with Trump viewed negatively by 50% of respondents and Harris by 48% — reflecting a sharply polarized electorate where few are neutral on the contenders.Swift, by comparison, was only viewed unfavorably by 34% of respondents while 22% had no opinion.Democrats overwhelmingly had a favorable view of Swift — 70% — versus just 41% of independents and 23% of Republicans.Swift endorsed Harris in an Instagram post on Sept.

10 that directly cited Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s remarks about childless women.“I think [Harris] 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 wrote.Swift mentioned three specific policy areas — LGBT rights, abortion rights, and access to IVF — writing, “I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate [Minnesota Gov.Tim Walz], who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.”The “You Belong With Me” songstress signed the post, “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady,” attaching a photo from her 2023 Time Person of the Year photo shoot in which s...