Polls Show US Approves Of Taylor Swift Registering Voters

A new poll out of Monmouth University offers a bit of hope for our democracy. Asked a series of questions about Taylor Swift, the majority of people polled (68%) said they approved of Taylor Swift encouraging her fans to vote in the upcoming presidential election. Adding to that good news is the fact that only 39% of the people polled had a “favorable” opinion of Swift, while 43% held no opinion, and 65% said they were “not a fan” of the popstar.

News that not everyone is drinking the Kool-Aid comes after months of attacks against the musician reached a level of right-wing hysteria usually reserved only for women in politics. MAGA-extremist influencers as well as media outlets like Fox News have promoted a variety of bizarre conspiracy theories that come down to variations on the idea that the United States’ intelligence agencies are using the popularity and influence of the mega-popstar as part of a psychological operation to sway voters towards reelecting President Joe Biden in November.

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