Donald Trump v Kamala Harris: Poll shows debate, Swift had little impact on voter preferences
Donald Trump has ripped into Taylor Swift, as the pop star cheered on her NFL player Travis Kelce in an oversized Chiefs top. See photos.
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Donald Trump has taken to his Truth Social platform to post a message to Taylor Swift loud and clear, as the billionaire pop superstar supported her NFL player boyfriend Travis Kelce at the Chiefs-Bengals game in Missouri.
“I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” the Republican candidate posted in all caps, without further elaboration, as the star cheered on Kelce at Arrowhead Stadium in an oversized Chiefs shirt and thigh-high black boots.
Trump, who was widely perceived by pundits to have been defeated during his televised debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, received a blow to his ego when shortly after the ABC debate concluded, Swift took to her Instagram account to announce to her 284 million followers that she would be endorsing Kamala Harris for President of the United States.
That post, which features Swift’s TIME Magazine portrait in which she is holding her cat, has so far received 11 million likes.
Last week, the former president had said he was “not a fan” of Swift, and much preferred her bestie, Brittany Mahomes, who is married to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, teammate and close friend of Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce.
Brittany has publicly expressed her support for Trump, raising fears of a rift between the two women.
Prominent US broadcaster Megyn Kelly also slammed Swift for publicly endorsing Harris.
“I’m allowed to criticise Taylor Swift, and I don’t give a sh** who gets upset,” Kelly said on her radio talk show.
“This is disgusting. If she wants to vote Harris-Walz, she can do it all she wants but to say the reason she is doing it is because of Tim Walz’s stance on LGBTQ … F you, Taylor Swift.”
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HARRIS WON DEBATE BUT NEW POLL SHOWS STALEMATE
Americans, generally, have picked Kamala Harris as the winner of last week’s televised presidential debate, yet according to the most recent poll, neither Vice President Harris or Republican candidate Donald Trump have budged voters on their existing opinions of the candidates and their issues.
In the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll, respondents indicated that not even Taylor Swift’s immediate, post-debate endorsement of Harris made much impact.
Only 6 per cent of people surveyed for the poll said the pop superstar’s Instagram post endorsing Harris made them more likely to vote for her.
In fact, 13 per cent (mostly Trump supporters) said it was less likely to sway them in Harris’s favour, while 81 per cent said it made no difference.
Broadly, 58 per cent of Americans said Harris won the debate, versus losing it (36 per cent) - a dramatic reversal from Trump’s debate with Joe Biden, where he was seen to win (66 per cent vs. 28 per cent).
The poll also found that the debate made some feel more favourably toward Harris as a candidate (37 per cent vs. 23 per cent).
However, 2-1 now saw Trump less favourably and the poll showed a slight dip in those who strongly support Trump.
But overall, voter preferences have not shifted substantially, according to the poll.
The poll indicates the race is still stuck at 51-47 per cent Harris-Trump among registered voters, 52-46 per cent among likely voters, and 51-46 per cent among all adults.
Each is within one percentage point of pre-debate polling by ABC/Ipsos.
TRUMP IS CRUSHING IT IN SWING STATE COOKIE CONTEST
A small-town Pennsylvania bakery is using the sale of cookies to determine which candidate voters prefer.
Lochel’s Bakery is tracking the sales of their red Trump cookies and blue Harris cookies as customers from across the country place orders to show support for their candidate.
So far, the shop has sold a whopping 5,200 Trump cookies vs. 500 Harris cookies.
“I think that people support Trump all over,” owner Kathleen Lochel told “Fox & Friends First.”
Lochel said her customers are expressing how high costs under the Biden-Harris administration are impacting them.
“A lot of people are upset right now with the cost of things, they’re venting to us,” she said, adding that the bakery in the swing state stays neutral to all and loves all of their customers regardless of political opinions.
TRUMP’S SHOCK POLL BOOST IN BATTLEGROUND STATE
Donald Trump has gained ground in the battleground state of North Carolina despite US Vice President Kamala Harris’ victory in the presidential debate.
Mr Trump edged out Ms Harris 48.4 per cent to 46 per cent among likely voters, according to a Trafalgar Group poll, the New York Post reports.
The poll shows Mr Trump leading Ms Harris by just two points, but suggests 2 per cent of her supporters may have switched camps after the debate.
Most of the 1,094 surveyed chose the Republican nominee when asked whom they would vote for “if the election for president were held today.”
The poll, mainly made up of white females, showed 3.1 per cent of voters said they were undecided, while another 2.4 per cent chose candidates other than Mr Trump or Ms Harris.
The participants were mainly white females, according to the results.
It came as Mr Trump defended his friendship with controversial conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer amid claims senior republicans are not comfortable with her close association with the former US president on the campaign trail.
Meanwhile, bomb threats prompted the evacuation of schools and government buildings for a second day in the Ohio community that was the focus of unwanted attention after Mr Trump reiterated baseless claims that Haitian immigrants were abducting and eating pets.
An emailed threat said bombs had been planted in the homes of Springfield’s mayor and other city officials, said Karen Graves, a city spokesperson.
A second email said that bombs would be detonated at locations including schools and Springfield City Hall.
The buildings were evacuated, and authorities with explosive-detection dogs swept and cleared them, officials said.
“We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of our community and take all threats to public safety with the utmost seriousness,” Ms Graves said. “We are currently collaborating with the Dayton office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine the origin of these email threats.”
At last week’s presidential candidate debate, Mr Trump repeated false claims about Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs.
Mr Trump’s comments echoed similar claims made by his campaign, including his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, and other Republicans, including one that immigrants are eating fowl snatched from public parks.
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