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Saturday, September 21, 2024

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.

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