To be clear, Taylor Swift has not endorsed any candidate for president in the 2024 election cycle. Donald Trump Falsely Claims Taylor Swift’s Endorsement with Garbage AI-Generated Posts Scoop Harrison
Maybe it would, but there’s a chance that, given contradictory info, people pick and choose what they want to believe and all she’ll really do is neutralise the effect. There will also be some set of people that the first ad reaches but the second doesn’t. For some people, it will just undermine their faith in “the media” - “can’t believe anything these days” - which also may play into the hands of those thriving on deception and misinformation.
All in all, it’s a gamble, but I’m not confident that it will be a net loss for them.
Sure, anything could happen. I think Taylor Swift has enough money and reach to make herself heard if she really wants, in a way that leaves no doubt. Yes, people will pick and choose, but if they’re choosing to believe Taylor Swift supports Trump, they aren’t dealing with reality anyway. Those people were going to vote for Trump no matter what because they look for every little sign of support for Trump, no matter how ludicrous it is.
Maybe it would, but there’s a chance that, given contradictory info, people pick and choose what they want to believe and all she’ll really do is neutralise the effect. There will also be some set of people that the first ad reaches but the second doesn’t. For some people, it will just undermine their faith in “the media” - “can’t believe anything these days” - which also may play into the hands of those thriving on deception and misinformation.
All in all, it’s a gamble, but I’m not confident that it will be a net loss for them.
Sure, anything could happen. I think Taylor Swift has enough money and reach to make herself heard if she really wants, in a way that leaves no doubt. Yes, people will pick and choose, but if they’re choosing to believe Taylor Swift supports Trump, they aren’t dealing with reality anyway. Those people were going to vote for Trump no matter what because they look for every little sign of support for Trump, no matter how ludicrous it is.