Kanye for president

[Chik]

Would you say that he will take away more votes from Trump or Biden?

Kanye West appears to accuse Kim Kardashian of being a white supremacist and refers to himself as future president

As if the world doesn't have enough problems.

[Ras72]

I hope all registered voters wake up and realize the US presidency is not an entertainment platform. This is not a stage for personal gain and product endorsements.
With bated breath, I wait for November.

[abbeyQ]

When Trump was elected my biggest fear wasn't what he was going to do, it was who was going to be the next celebrity to run for president.

[GrantM]

Ye is clearly in the process of a mental breakdown. It's tragic this unfolds in public on social media these days.

-g

[theflashunc]

He needs help.

[edoz]

He's missed most of the deadlines for actually running a viable campaign. He will apparently be on the ballot in Oklahoma but back in 2016 Trump beat both the other candidates combined by 30 points.
I doubt he's going to stay focused on this, especially if he has an album coming out soon.

[Chik]

Has anyone actually seen him and Trump in the same room? Not something you saw on TV or in a photo, in the flesh.

[bcm119]

My wild guess is that the people who might vote for him will do it in last minute, "f--k everyone" fashion, which I think will pull from would-be Trump voters more than Biden.

[Saab2000]

Not that I’m suggesting she run, but his wife is far more qualified than either of the others. I mean the current president and Kanye. She has actually articulated intelligent positions on a couple actual issues, Armenia (her father was an Armenian-American) and prison inequality.

Kanye’s “candidacy” is sad and will get no serious votes.

[j44ke]

He doesn't have to siphon off serious votes, just enough votes. He's been consulting with Trump so I figure this is a collaboration encouraged by the cynical view (Trump) that black people will vote for a black rap star and not think about the issues.

[theflashunc]

He doesn't have to siphon off serious votes, just enough votes. He's been consulting with Trump so I figure this is a collaboration encouraged by the cynical view (Trump) that black people will vote for a black rap star and not think about the issues.

You're assuming Kanye has any standing left in the black community after his dalliances with the president. And also because he's demonstrably in a mental health crisis right for a couple years now.

[zachateseverything]

Kanye West is a jackass.

I hope he misses the filing deadlines for all of the swings tates or the new album he's trying to promote comes out in August. Either way we get to move on from this quickly.

[vertical_doug]

After seeing all the noise generated online from the Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith non-scandal scandal, I just assumed Kimye were manufacturing some controversy to drive traffic to their websites so they could monetize it. Just sayin

[Chik]

Not that I’m suggesting she run, but his wife is far more qualified than either of the others. I mean the current president and Kanye. She has actually articulated intelligent positions on a couple actual issues, Armenia (her father was an Armenian-American) and prison inequality.

Kanye’s “candidacy” is sad and will get no serious votes.

Kim will be his veep. Winning! ;)

[j44ke]

You're assuming Kanye has any standing left in the black community after his dalliances with the president. And also because he's demonstrably in a mental health crisis right for a couple years now.

No I'm not assuming anything, least of all that anyone can predict how many people would vote for Kanye in an election. Lots of people thought mental health and dalliances would exclude our current President, right up until about 12 midnight.

[theflashunc]

No I'm not assuming anything, least of all that anyone can predict how many people would vote for Kanye in an election. Lots of people thought mental health and dalliances would exclude our current President, right up until about 12 midnight.

He's not going to be on the ballot on most states, we'll forget this was even a thing in eight weeks' time.

Remember when Bloomberg was going to run as an independent and torpedo the election?

Much ado about nothing.

[j44ke]

Agreed. Kim Kardashian just released a statement confirming his mental health issues. Let's hope his family is able to reach him and he is able to allow himself to get the help he needs.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-...ge%2Fstory-ans