What the Taylor Swift endorsement of Kamala Harris means for the November election

Democrats believe Taylor Swift's recent endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris could encourage more young voters to turn out in November, but recent polling indicates the pop star's support might not greatly affect voter decisions at the ballot box.

Swift, an outspoken critic of former President Trump, endorsed Harris after the presidential debate Tuesday. In an Instagram post that she signed "childless cat lady," the pop icon said Harris "fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom told Fox News Digital from the debate spin room the endorsement "matters."

"Some advice to Donald Trump. Don't disparage that endorsement at your own peril," he said. "She is a cultural icon. Something big has happened in the world in terms of the energy, environment she's associated with. The optimism she's associated with. That was a big deal."

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One Democratic strategist told Fox News Digital that Swift's support could encourage more voters to turn out at the polls.

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"It absolutely will impact young voter turnout. And Trump knows it," said Jessica Tarlov, a Democratic strategist and Fox News contributor. "What's important about how she did it is that she explained her thinking and how past experience — the AI-generated images of her — have impacted her personally and her decision.

"This isn't the Taylor Swift of 2018, wondering whether she should wade into politics. This is 2024 Taylor Swift, who knows who she is and isn't afraid of backlash for saying what she believes."

A Suffolk University/USA Today poll from May reported that