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brooklynite

(93,851 posts)
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 04:17 PM Aug 2020

Kanye West will appear on Colorado ballots in November

Source: The Hill

Rapper Kanye West successfully earned a spot on the Colorado ballot for November’s election, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said Thursday.

West’s name will appear on the Centennial State’s ballot, Secretary of State’s Office spokesperson Betsy Hart confirmed, in the rapper’s latest win in his efforts to earn a spot on several states' ballots.

Colorado requires presidential candidates to pay a $1,000 fee, submit notarized statements and receive support from nine electors who are registered to vote in the state, The Denver Post reported.

At least one Republican operative assisted West in his filing, which was completed Wednesday. His list of electors includes at least three registered Republicans, four unaffiliated voters and two registered Democrats, all from the Denver metro area, according to the newspaper.

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/510919-kanye-west-will-appear-on-colorado-ballots-in-november

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Kanye West will appear on Colorado ballots in November (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2020 OP
Oh no. That's gonna cost Biden at least two votes. calguy Aug 2020 #1
Oh FFS! Hip2bSquare Aug 2020 #2
Dems should counter with Chuck Woolery? Brainfodder Aug 2020 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Traildogbob Aug 2020 #4
Two questions: Why? And who cares? CaptainTruth Aug 2020 #5
Kanye may siphon off enough young votes to tip the election Yavin4 Aug 2020 #21
Hard to believe that young voters would go through the time and trouble to vote for him during a pan Dream Girl Aug 2020 #24
Is there any objective analysis of the numbers supporting it is such? LanternWaste Aug 2020 #25
He's such a fruitcake. Has anyone in his family tried to stage an intervention? NurseJackie Aug 2020 #6
Article about his wife comments..... USALiberal Aug 2020 #12
Everyone should stop supporting anything West does and his wife ace3csusm Aug 2020 #7
More use on the part of the repukes to keep their grasp of power. Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #8
The Dems who helped him should be ejected from the party. Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #9
Also Really Republicans ...... ace3csusm Aug 2020 #10
Publicity is publicity no matter how good or how bad. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #11
Well,now, that gives me nothing to think about. bluedigger Aug 2020 #13
A classic bluevoter4life Aug 2020 #14
I'll bet there will be more "write-ins" for some other candidate than actual votes for him. NurseJackie Aug 2020 #15
LOL!!! Remember when Kanye praised Chester the Molester @ The W.H.? Kanye said Chester Illumination Aug 2020 #16
The problem is not people voting for him, Baked Potato Aug 2020 #17
Please explain how the votes will be "stolen" brooklynite Aug 2020 #18
Hacked, shaved, phony, any of that. Baked Potato Aug 2020 #27
I'm talking about mechnically... brooklynite Aug 2020 #29
I agree with what you say here. Baked Potato Aug 2020 #30
Is this "My African American"? bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #19
Why doesn't Trump have him run as his new VP choice? colorado_ufo Aug 2020 #20
A vote for this Ass...is a vote for TRUMP ,,, period ... yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #22
Quid pro quo not fooled Aug 2020 #23
Nine electors? CloudWatcher Aug 2020 #26
I just can't anymore. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #28

Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Yavin4

(35,356 posts)
21. Kanye may siphon off enough young votes to tip the election
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 05:51 PM
Aug 2020

Biden is still not wildly popular with young voters. So, give them an alternative and that may make the election closer.

 

Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)
24. Hard to believe that young voters would go through the time and trouble to vote for him during a pan
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 06:39 PM
Aug 2020

Pan doc and depression. But maybe that’s just me.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
25. Is there any objective analysis of the numbers supporting it is such?
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 06:46 PM
Aug 2020

Additionally, your conclusion applies to Trump as well... is there a relevant difference between his siphoned votes versus Biden's.?

ace3csusm

(969 posts)
7. Everyone should stop supporting anything West does and his wife
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 04:31 PM
Aug 2020

Talk about a selfish jerk...I truly dislike him...

Thekaspervote

(32,606 posts)
8. More use on the part of the repukes to keep their grasp of power.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 04:31 PM
Aug 2020

Is this guy sooo dumb that he cannot see he’s being used...or just doesn’t care?

ace3csusm

(969 posts)
10. Also Really Republicans ......
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 04:33 PM
Aug 2020

They truly have no decency, they truly are not honorable people all of them...have not herd one complain from any of them about how wrong this is , and if democrat's ran around doing this they would be screaming bloody hell...

keithbvadu2

(36,362 posts)
11. Publicity is publicity no matter how good or how bad.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 04:36 PM
Aug 2020

Publicity is publicity no matter how good or how bad.

Kanye is a willing tool for his republican masters.

 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
16. LOL!!! Remember when Kanye praised Chester the Molester @ The W.H.? Kanye said Chester
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 05:16 PM
Aug 2020

was his favorite superhero (OH YEAH!???) Kanye also said (Oct.2018) that Chester made him feel like Superman! Did Kanye have a red costume on or was I just having a nightmare? Oh~& there was Sept. 2009 when Kanye embarrassed himself @ the VMA Awards. Poor Taylor Swift! She is such a beautiful, talented, class act compared to Kanye & Chester the Molester...

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
27. Hacked, shaved, phony, any of that.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 08:23 PM
Aug 2020

It’s easier now because instead if skewing other totals, the votes can be added to KW total. Instead of taking from Biden and added to Trump, they go to KW.

brooklynite

(93,851 posts)
29. I'm talking about mechnically...
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 10:19 PM
Aug 2020

...since there's no hard evidence that it happened in 2016, and no Democratic candidate, campaign manager or Party leader claims it did, and the same voting machine were used during the Democratic wave in 2018.

bucolic_frolic

(42,671 posts)
19. Is this "My African American"?
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 05:45 PM
Aug 2020

This is buffoonery. Spoilers should not be allowed. Figure .... John Andersen 1980, Ross Perot 1992, Nader 2000, and didn't we lose some to a nobody last time too? American voters deserve the truth. Make grown up choices with real grown up consequences.

CloudWatcher

(1,831 posts)
26. Nine electors?
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 07:02 PM
Aug 2020

Clearly we need to make it harder to get on the ballot here in Colorado; this is pretty nuts. Pat Paulsen would be a much better president than this nut ... and he's been dead for 23 years.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,846 posts)
28. I just can't anymore.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 08:46 PM
Aug 2020


I'll be unable to tolerate four more years of Trump, ultimately the result of the stupidest voters in this country. Not just his voters, but the Jill Stein and (potentially) the Kanye West voters as well.

I'll have to leave the country and hope that a country like Canada, or wherever my destination, maintains at least a decent public education system.
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