Kanye West drops out of presidential race after 10 days

By Tribute on July 15, 2020 | 10 Comments


Kanye WesKanye West isn’t running for president after all

Just days after the rapper announced he was running for president via Twitter, Kanye West is reportedly already dropping off the ballot.

Kanye first announced he was running for president on July 4 in a tweet reading: “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION”

In an interview with Forbes, Kanye confirmed he planned to run in 2020, going so far as revealing his slogan, running mate and the party he was going to run under.

But now, adviser Steve Kramer, who was hired to get Kanye on the ballot in two states, says that is not the plan anymore. He revealed the news to New York Magazine‘s The Intelligencer in a simple statement: “He’s out.”

It’s unclear why Kanye is dropping out, as Kramer says they were doing well gathering signatures in Florida and South Carolina.

“We had overwhelming support to get him on the ballot,” Kramer told The Intelligencer.

That’s different than the results of a recent national presidential poll. According to the survey by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, only two per cent of respondents said they would vote for Kanye, whereas 40 per cent said Joe Biden and 39 per cent said Donald Trump. While Kanye’s number seems low, he finished with more than the two other third-party candidates also on the ballot.

Now that Kanye is not running for president, it’s not known who he will vote for in November. In the past the rapper had been a vocal supporter of Trump, but in his recent Forbes interview he said he was “taking the red hat off” and no longer supporting the President.

This doesn’t mean he is automatically supporting Biden, however, as in that same interview,  he also said the presumed-Democratic nominee was “not special” like former presidents. ~Brie Davis



Comments & Discussion

  1. Gwen Collins • July 15, 2020 @ 1:13 PM

    With just two main parties and their numbers of support as listed above, West had no chance of getting elected anyway, so why waste all that money. Next time, get in with one of the two main parties and get elected by the party first.

  2. bruce allin • July 16, 2020 @ 11:32 AM

    Just a clown with a big ego, not worth listening to at all.

  3. Charles M. • July 16, 2020 @ 11:42 AM

    STFU, You A$$clown!!!

  4. Johnathan Z • July 16, 2020 @ 11:46 AM

    Such an entitled arrogant idiot..good thing..might have won.

  5. mike boone • July 16, 2020 @ 12:09 PM

    thank you for not splitting the vote

  6. Bob • July 16, 2020 @ 2:06 PM

    It was all a big joke. He knew very well that when he announce wanting to run as candidate that in many states it was too late to register. It was all about getting big media attention for his buddy, Trump. It rather confirms that both he and Trump are big arrogant losers.

  7. CrimsonCaper • July 16, 2020 @ 4:42 PM

    West can’t even spell the word “president” let alone be competent enough to run a country. Just sayin’. 😆🇨🇦👊🏻🤙🏻

  8. Lorena S • July 16, 2020 @ 5:11 PM

    Lord have mercy. You want to talk about God – talk to your wife about that. Breasts and butt hanging out in videos and photos – what does the Bible say about that: “dress modestly”. Clean up your own home first before you try to clean up America.

  9. Barbara Muszik • July 16, 2020 @ 7:11 PM

    KUDOS!!! Lorena!!!! I agree!!!

  10. Terri-Lynn Pammett • July 21, 2020 @ 8:36 AM

    This just shows what an absolute joke that politics are in the States. Look at what, and I do mean what is running their country right now. Doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing!


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