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More voters will vote against Harris than for Swift after show of support: poll
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More voters will vote against Harris than for Swift after show of support: poll

Maybe it’s not such a ‘love story’ after all.

Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, may scare off more voters than it attracts.

A new YouGov poll released after the debate on Saturday found that 8% of voters said the pop star’s endorsement would make them “somewhat” or “much more likely” to vote for the Democrat.

A new poll finds that eight percent of voters are more or less likely to vote for Kamala Harris now that Taylor Swift has endorsed her. However, 20 percent are more or less likely to vote for the Democrat. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

But a staggering 20% ​​said they are “somewhat” or “much less likely” to vote for former President Donald Trump’s opponent now that Swift has spoken.

Most respondents, 66%, said Swift’s support had no impact on their voting decision in November.

“I did my research and made my choice,” the Grammy-winning artist shared in an Instagram post with her 283 million followers shortly after Tuesday night’s debate.

“It is entirely up to you to do your research, and the choice is yours to make.”

She called Harris “a steady, gifted leader” who could lead with “calm and not chaos.”

The majority (32%) of respondents to the online poll believe the move will have a positive effect on Harris’ campaign, while 27% said they expect no effect either way.

Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris came shortly after Tuesday night’s debate between the Democratic candidate and former President Donald Trump. Mark Robison/RGJ / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Forty-one percent (almost 460 people) thought the ‘Shake it Off’ singer should not talk about politics in public.

Thirty-eight percent felt she should publicly express her support.

Sixty-six percent of survey participants said they were not a Swiftie, while 28% said they were a fan and 6% called themselves a big fan.

The majority of the “big fans” were women and registered Democrats.

Swift’s endorsement reportedly led to a surge in traffic to the voter registration website vote.gov on Wednesday afternoon.

Swift said Harris “fights for the rights and causes that I believe need a warrior to defend,” and called her “a steadfast, gifted leader.” ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA

A spokesperson said 337,826 visitors came to vote.gov after clicking on a customized link Swift shared on Instagram.

According to YouGov, 46% of people thought Harris won the debate, while 19% favored Trump, but only 6% said it made them reconsider their vote, while 76% said it did not.