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Showing Original Post only (View all)What the Hell Is Kanye West's Campaign About? [View all]
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/what-the-hell-is-kanye-wests-campaign-about.html"The campaign is not serious, but its not a joke, either. It has aspects of both a vanity project and a Republican ratfucking operation, but not fully either. Instead, it is an entirely original creation, previously unknown to science."
"The candidates public participation in his own presidential campaign has consisted of one bizarre campaign rally, two interviews with Forbes, and some tweets. Other than that, West has simply signed paperwork and paid for professional signature gatherers to petition him onto the ballot."
"Much of the campaign seems to be linked to a variety of Republican operatives and activists, intent on putting West on the ballot with the belief that he will take African American votes away from Joe Biden."
"Many of Kanye Wests electors those who would cast electoral votes on his behalf if he wins their state are also active Republicans. There is polling data on West from May 2018, when he famously met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office wearing a red Make America Great Again hat. Then, only 23 percent of Americans had a favorable opinion of him, and 53 percent had an unfavorable opinion. However, among Republicans, West broke even: 35 percent had a favorable opinion of him and 35 percent did not. By contrast, he was deeply unpopular with Democrats, 12 percent of whom had favorable opinion and 67 who did not. And it is unlikely that the events of recent days have improved his standing with Democrats."
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It's about a tool peeling off just enough votes to make Republicans' election theft seem legit. nt
live love laugh
Aug 2020
#1
I thought I heard him admit it was to take Biden votes away to help Drump. nt
Binkie The Clown
Aug 2020
#3
Publicity, same thing as trump's primary campaign. Then, his racism/bigotry took off.
Hoyt
Aug 2020
#8
It's about forever trying to get even with someone for rightfully calling him a jackass
njhoneybadger
Aug 2020
#10
It's ratfucking. West may be being exploited, I don't know. But some Republican has set this up.
Midnight Writer
Aug 2020
#12