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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKanye West Indicates That His Spoiler Campaign Is Indeed Designed To Hurt Biden
I'm sorry if you are a fan, but IMO, he's a hypocritical POS. Yes, I'm sorry for his mental health challenges, but seems clear that that can not be blamed for his entire pattern of exploitative behaviors.Link to tweet
https://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2020/08/06/exclusive-kanye-west-indicates-that-his-spoiler-campaign-is-indeed-designed-to-hurt-biden/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_content=3560023103&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesMainTwitter#2e96d6706397
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In an exclusive interview, the billionaire rapper says hes walking for president as GOP operatives work to get him on state ballots. Amid various reports that Republican and Trump-affiliated political operatives are trying to get Kanye West onto various state ballots for Novembers presidential election, the billionaire rap superstar indicated, in an interview by text today, that he was in fact running to siphon votes from the presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden.
Asked about that directly, West said that rather than running for president, he was walking, quickly adding that he was walking . . . to win.
When it was pointed out that he actually cant win in 2020that he wont be on enough ballots to yield 270 electoral votes, and that a write-in campaign isnt feasibleand thus was serving as a spoiler, West replied: Im not going to argue with you. Jesus is King.
West rebuffed various attempts to clarify who was driving his ballot access or strategy and whether its being coordinated by or with Republican-affiliated officials. He does, however, appear to have a continuing relationship with the Trump White House. West says that hes designing a school within the next month and that Im meeting with Betsy DeVos about the post-Covid curriculum. (The Secretary of Educations press office hadnt responded to a request for comment by the time we published.) --snip--
West did not respond when asked whether he feels hes being used. When I pointed out to West that the slapdash operation to get him on the ballot, which includes one operative previously arrested for voter fraud and multiple West electors from the same address, didnt feel like a Kanye West production, West replied that it was a God production.
C_U_L8R
(44,990 posts)He doesn't have what it takes to be a real candidate - so he'll just try to kneecap others. Fuck you, Kanye.
ps. he didn't have what it takes to win a grammy either,
and still he took to the stage and made a jackass of himself.
We're quite tired of him and his narcissistic bullshit.
BigDemVoter
(4,149 posts)Is there something i'm missing?
I think It'll hurt Trump more than Biden.
Thekaspervote
(32,709 posts)hlthe2b
(102,132 posts)he has managed to get on the ballot could fulfill the spoiler role of a Jill Stein, Ralph Nader, etc.
Now, I have my doubts that many African Americans would be swayed by the likes of Kanye, given his disgusting comments on slavery and Harriet Tubman designed to give Trump cover, but then again, I never ever ever thought there would be African Americans or Latinos or women of any race, but as shown in 2016, white women that would vote for Trump.
I believe BIden will decimate Trump, but we have to take all of this F...ckery seriously.
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Radio this afternoon reported the lawyer dropping off Kanye's papers in Madison arrived at 5:02 pm, two minutes after the deadline. What that means no one yet knows other than they have refused to allow people to get on ballots in the past if they didn't file on time.
hlthe2b
(102,132 posts)thanks for the "real time" update.
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)We shall see!
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,852 posts)One of them kept saying that Obama had no chance in 2008, being a black man, while I expressed my confidence (early in the primaries) that he'd be President because he was brilliant.
He seemed happy about Obama's victory BRIEFLY, but was soon complaining that he didn't behave "black enough" and wasn't devoting all of his attention to helping AA's.
I asked if he'd prefer a poorly-educated gang member or something, and he relied, "Yes, I would!"
Ugh, no telling how someone like him could vote. And he indeed voted during elections.
I'm not going to worry about it.
Edit: Just remembered that same guy loved watching The Kardashians on the breakroom TV too. Oh, well.
Eugene
(61,819 posts)with West's vague promises of police reform, criminal justice reform and "true liberation" to tip the balance in key battleground states.
West stopped being relevant many years ago.
brush
(53,743 posts)for trump's people trying to get west on ballots, especially in battle ground states. He theorized that their reason is once there are more than two presidential candidates on a state ballot, the republican-manufactured voting machines with no paper trails, using proprietary software accessible only to republican secretaries of state and voting officials, will be able to tamper/switch votes in an undetectable manner with three presidential choices.
I don't know if that theory is true as to needing at least three names on the ballot but the poster contends that a large number of black voters siphoned off to trump with legitimate counts is not the object at all as they can switch as many votes as needed with their proprietary software with no one the wiser. Admittedly, this does sound like what happened last time in Wi, Mi, and Penn.
We shall see, and we'll also see if west gets on enough ballots for their tampering to work.
iemitsu
(3,888 posts)genius he is sorely mistaken.
calguy
(5,294 posts)12 votes.
BannonsLiver
(16,313 posts)Messianic complex to boot. I wish him nothing but the worst.
Thekaspervote
(32,709 posts)hlthe2b
(102,132 posts)( "jackass" )
dmr
(28,344 posts)Seriously.
Does anyone know which state's ballot he's qualified for?
hlthe2b
(102,132 posts)Sadly, given he only had to pay a small amount to be on the ballot in Colorado, he qualified for that too. Illinois is challenging the names he provided on a petition, but he may well qualify there too.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)hence Trump's comment that he doesn't know anything about it. Which means Trump knows everything and is directly involved.
PubliusEnigma
(1,583 posts)AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)-
Gawd! If I researched ever single artist that I liked, to see if they were squeaky clean, I wouldn't have anything to read, listen to, or watch.
Even the bible has some nasty ass shit in it.
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maxsolomon
(33,251 posts)I've seen him live, but I can only name 1 song: Golddigger. That was 15 years ago.
AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)-
but that was a while ago too...
Do they still make albums?
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AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)-
Came out in 2008. Ha, my songs more recent then yours!
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AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)-
what is wrong with me?
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maxsolomon
(33,251 posts)Please don't vote for him.
AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)-
Are you kidding me?
I'd rather suck on moose balls for a year.
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rockfordfile
(8,698 posts)AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)I'll start by saying that "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" is a very good album, so I'll give Kanye West props for his music.
However, him running as a third party candidate and getting on some state's ballots doesn't worry me in the least. The passion to get Donald Trump out of the White House runs wide and deep and people - come hell or high water or long waiting lines - are going to turn up and vote him out. Knowing that voting for Vice President Biden is the only way to throw the bum out. GO JOE!
hlthe2b
(102,132 posts)--snip--
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, I like Kanye very much but added: I have nothing to do with him being on the ballot. Im not involved.
The Biden campaign did not respond to messages seeking comment Thursday. Still, the former vice president enjoyed strong support among African American voters during the Democratic primary and is counting on topping Trump by wide margins with them, as well as young voters, in November. Having West, who is Black and a hip-hop icon, on the ballot could be a ploy to hurt Biden with both sets of voters.
A third-party candidate with name recognition as high as West could undoubtedly influence a close election. In Wisconsin in 2016, there were 36,460 write-in votes for president exceeding Trumps statewide margin of victory of 22,748, said David Jackson, a political science professor at Bowling Green State University whose research focuses on the links between young peoples entertainment and political preferences.
But African Americans tend not to vote for candidates solely because they are Black, while Wests status with Americans age 18 to 29 is actually more unfavorable than favorable, Jackson said. That means Republicans working to ensure he competes with Biden may not be able to peel many of their target voters away from the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
xmas74
(29,671 posts)Kim has made comments about his mental health to the press. A "family friend" claims Kris and Kim are trying to get him help (which Kim admits but says it's very hard). Same family friend stated that Kim doesn't even live with him anymore and has threatened to divorce him unless he drops out and admits himself to an institution.
It's not good when your wife is making statements about you needing help.
2naSalit
(86,332 posts)He might maybe should have his citizenship challenged... as in lose it.
maxrandb
(15,297 posts)was not going to go to the polls and vote in the first place.
Maybe he'll help Dems down ballot... BUT, the Retrumplican Party must be fucking destroyed for turning our country into a shitshow.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)helpisontheway
(5,005 posts)my AA family and friends and not one of them will vote for Kanye. They understand how important it is to get Trump out of the White House. Kim needs to focus on getting him on some medication. He has not been right since his mom died.
bdamomma
(63,799 posts)needs to sit this one out. One big mess is enough.