Venisha Jardin, 17, mentioned she appreciated that Ms. Swift had spoken out previously about some political issues, however that her endorsements had not swayed her opinions. (Ms. Jardin, from Florida, will flip 18 just some weeks too late to vote within the 2024 election.)
Mickayla LeMaster, 22, who lives in Anchorage, mentioned she hadn’t at all times agreed with Ms. Swift’s endorsements, however that didn’t dissuade her from supporting the artist’s music. She mentioned Ms. Swift’s endorsement of Mr. Biden in 2020 left her feeling “indifferent.”
“I thought it was interesting that she was on Biden’s side of things,” mentioned Ms. LeMaster, who works within the tourism business. (Ms. LeMaster added that she had not voted within the final election and described the current theories about Ms. Swift as “absolute madness.”)
Stacey Peasley, 41, discovered the current wave of conspiracy theories to be “far-fetched.”
“Whether it’s her music, her tour, her movie, her boyfriend, the N.F.L., whatever it is, everybody’s eyes are on her and she’s a very good target right now to get attention,” Ms. Peasley, a staff’ compensation supervisor in Salem, Ore., mentioned. “That’s what it is. It’s just for the attention for the news media.”
“She’s getting under their skin,” mentioned Kandace Montgomery, a monetary crimes investigator in Portland, Ore. “It makes me truly happy that, like, this one individual, this blond girl, female pop star is pissing off these, like, big right wing groups — the dads, Brads and Chads.” (Ms. Swift has drawn criticism from some soccer followers who declare she is shown too frequently during the games she attends. “I’m just there to support Travis,” Ms. Swift informed Time magazine in December. “I have no awareness of if I’m being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads and Chads.”)
The elevated conservative consideration on Ms. Swift is perhaps having an unintended impact, Ms. Montgomery, 36, added.
“All they’re doing is putting Taylor in their mouth, they’re putting Taylor on their platform,’” Ms. Montgomery mentioned. “And then more people are going to look up, ‘What is Taylor Swift’s political affiliation? What are her thoughts on politics?’”
