Some conservatives now seem to believe that Taylor Swift is a covert operative in the Democratic Party’s deep state operations. One Common theory On social media, the relentless media coverage of Swift’s relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is actually a well-planned and sophisticated move leading up to a decidedly well-timed endorsement of Joe Biden. It is believed that this was a psychological operation.
This theory is not only quite far-fetched; If history serves as a guidepolitical endorsements by Swift are unlikely to impact the 2024 election in any meaningful way.
The most Republican thing ever to do would be to jump on the attack bandwagon at a time when Swift’s influence on American culture is undergoing a major turnaround.
But as things stand, Swift and Kelsey have the potential to help start a completely different kind of revolution: a revolution in the American family. Apparently it’s a rumorThe power couple ends up getting married.
In that case, as the incomparable Peachy Keenan put it down“We will witness the largest spike in weddings in American history.” A desire to imitate has gripped the hearts of millions of millennial women, waking up from a rosé hangover to find out who they left off reading that week. They will start sending marriage ultimatums.”
That’s a big problem if it’s true, but it’s especially a big problem for conservatives. A trend-setting example of normal married family life would be the worst thing that could happen in pop culture for the long-term future of the Democratic Party.
In 2018, my organization, the American Principles Project, entrusted A national study of the effects of family formation on voting behavior and ideology. The results were surprising. People who are married and have children have more conservative views and are far more likely to vote Republican across demographics.
For example, married black and Hispanic voters are twice as likely to vote Republican than unmarried voters. By contrast, unmarried cohabiting Americans are overwhelmingly progressive in their ideology and voting habits.
Furthermore, this study showed that how children are raised has a significant impact on their political alignment as adults. Children from married families vote more conservatively as adults, while children from broken families tend to prefer left-wing candidates as adults.
These gaps have persisted ever since. in 2020, married people voted for Donald Trump by a 9-point margin, 54-45. Singles, on the other hand, voted 59-40 for Joe Biden, a 19-point difference.this is farThis is a bigger difference than the much-touted “gender gap.” In the end, Trump won among married women by a 5-point margin, but lost among unmarried men by a similar margin.
One could also try to explain this gap by all sorts of other factors, such as age, education, and religiosity. But society strongly suggests a causal relationship between marriage and child-rearing on the one hand, and conservatism and Republican voting habits on the other.science the study And more importantly, it should be obvious to anyone with a modicum of common sense.
So the political right should welcome the high-profile transformation of one of America’s biggest pop stars from single mother cat to happily married to a potentially normal-looking man. become. That, at least, is a bigger issue than any future support. Swift’s previous support for Biden in 2020 and unsuccessful Tennessee Senate candidate Phil Bredesen in 2018 turned out to be a factor in neither election.
Sometimes it’s hard not to look at the gift horse in the mouth. Still, conservatives should try to avoid it. The most Republican thing ever to do would be to jump on the attack bandwagon at a time when Swift’s influence on American culture is undergoing a major turnaround.
After all, if Swift and Kelsey have any influence on the American election, it won’t be this November. But if everything goes well for them, and I hope it does, they really have the potential to help make the marriage great again.and the restoration of the true family will do In fact, it will make elections better for years to come.
