Kanye West Is Officially Running For President

[Rational Agnostic]

Kanye West is running for president (and it's not a joke, it has been reported on by every major news station already). The crazy thing is, this country is in such a weird place right now, with two horrible choices for president, that he actually has a chance (though obviously very small) of winning, especially with the endorsement of Elon Musk. Isn't 2020 fun?

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1279575273365594112

 

[PureX]

Kanye West is running for president (and it's not a joke, it has been reported on by every major news station already). The crazy thing is, this country is in such a weird place right now, with two horrible choices for president, that he actually has a chance (though obviously very small) of winning, especially with the endorsement of Elon Musk. Isn't 2020 fun?

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1279575273365594112

There are some very good and logical reasons to vote for Kanye West in spite of the fact that he is a very poor (in my opinion) candidate. Which is why, I suspect, Elon Musk endorses doing so. Ultimately, however, it's not going to be who we vote for as president that matters so much as who we vote for in the Congress and the Senate. This is where the real damage is being done, and where we desperately need to reject the status quo.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Kanye West is running for president (and it's not a joke, it has been reported on by every major news station already). The crazy thing is, this country is in such a weird place right now, with two horrible choices for president, that he actually has a chance (though obviously very small) of winning, especially with the endorsement of Elon Musk. Isn't 2020 fun?

Reducing Biden v Trump to "two horrible choices for president" promotes little more than a vile and ignorant false equivalency. And no, witnessing such irresponsibility is not at all fun.

 

[`mud]

I can see Biden as the quarterback,
you want to bet on who's the coach ?
And a really good lawyer as the V.P. !

 

[ADigitalArtist]

Kanye missed the deadline in the majority of states, so he would have to have a **** ton of write-ins, and I don't see that happening. This is a vanity project more than a serious attempt.

 

[`mud]

N O ********* !

 

[Rational Agnostic]

Reducing Biden v Trump to "two horrible choices for president" promotes little more than a vile and ignorant false equivalency. And no, witnessing such irresponsibility is not at all fun.

They are both horrible choices, at least in my opinion. That does not imply that one is not preferable over the other.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

Kanye missed the deadline in the majority of states, so he would have to have a **** ton of write-ins, and I don't see that happening. This is a vanity project more than a serious attempt.

I read that he missed the deadline in only six states. Where did you read that it was a majority? In any case, it's obviously extremely unlikely that he wins, but if there were a year that he could win, this would be it IMO

 

[Rational Agnostic]

There are some very good and logical reasons to vote for Kanye West in spite of the fact that he is a very poor (in my opinion) candidate. Which is why, I suspect, Elon Musk endorses doing so. Ultimately, however, it's not going to be who we vote for as president that matters so much as who we vote for in the Congress and the Senate. This is where the real damage is being done, and where we desperately need to reject the status quo.

Giving Kanye the authority to start a nuclear war? Sorry, I don't see that as "logical." The guy's behavior is completely uninhibited, spontaneous, and out of control. He behaves like he is severely intoxicated all of the time. Dennis Rodman would probably be a safer choice.

 

[ADigitalArtist]

I read that he missed the deadline in only six states. Where did you read that it was a majority? In any case, it's obviously extremely unlikely that he wins, but if there were a year that he could win, this would be it IMO

Sorry, to clarify, he's missed the deadline for the primaries in the majority of states, and six states to register as an independent, as well as states with the largest EC votes. https://nypost.com/2020/07/04/kanye-west-tweets-hes-running-for-president/

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Kanye West is running for president (and it's not a joke, it has been reported on by every major news station already). The crazy thing is, this country is in such a weird place right now, with two horrible choices for president, that he actually has a chance (though obviously very small) of winning, especially with the endorsement of Elon Musk. Isn't 2020 fun?

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1279575273365594112

We've seen how disastrous it is voting for someone running on their celebrity status. Twice. Crack and Covid. It is their legacy.

 

[sun rise]

Are we sure Kanye is not being paid by Trump or a Trump supporter to try to pull people away from Biden?

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

There are some very good and logical reasons to vote for Kanye West in spite of the fact that he is a very poor (in my opinion) candidate. Which is why, I suspect, Elon Musk endorses doing so. Ultimately, however, it's not going to be who we vote for as president that matters so much as who we vote for in the Congress and the Senate. This is where the real damage is being done, and where we desperately need to reject the status quo.

Which in my mind means starting with Mitch McConnell. Voting him out would be great, other suggestions are not really defensible or polite.

 

[Terry Sampson]

Twitter don't lie.

I think that's pretty good evidence that the world is officially in its last phase, ... better known as The End Times!!!

Buckle your seatbealts and put on your helmets. We're in for a wild ride before we crash.

 

[Terry Sampson]

 

[lewisnotmiller]

I have some small issue with the OP.
Near as I can tell, Kanye has tweeted that he's running, but he's not 'officially' doing so at all.

Still, happy to be corrected on that. I see him as adding to the noise, rather than the clarity, and find this pretty odious, but...perhaps just me.

Kanye West says he's running for president. But he hasn't actually taken any steps

 

[Twilight Hue]

Rappin for the presz yo!

 

[Watchmen]

Reducing Biden v Trump to "two horrible choices for president" promotes little more than a vile and ignorant false equivalency. And no, witnessing such irresponsibility is not at all fun.

You’re right. Biden alone is a terrible choice.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

There are some very good and logical reasons to vote for Kanye West in spite of the fact that he is a very poor (in my opinion) candidate. Which is why, I suspect, Elon Musk endorses doing so. Ultimately, however, it's not going to be who we vote for as president that matters so much as who we vote for in the Congress and the Senate. This is where the real damage is being done, and where we desperately need to reject the status quo.

Not really looking for a debate, just curious what you think the 'good and logical reasons' are, given the American electoral system.

 

[PureX]

Giving Kanye the authority to start a nuclear war?

Presidents don't have the authority to start wars. They have to get the legislature to do that. And anyway, Kanye couldn't possibly be any more dangerous as a president than the one we have, now.

Sorry, I don't see that as "logical." The guy's behavior is completely uninhibited, spontaneous, and out of control. He behaves like he is severely intoxicated all of the time. Dennis Rodman would probably be a safer choice.

Being a black man, the republicans in the House and Senate would reject ANY proposal he dared to make. He would be as impotent as Obama. Even more-so, in fact, since the democrats would hate him as well, and do likewise.