# Kanye West signals intent to run for presidency **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 5, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362 "2020-07-05T04:45:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![slash2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@slash2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slash2k)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/61 "2020-07-10T00:36:31Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Why is no-one who cares for him making sure he is taking his meds on schedule? Apparently, he doesn’t like taking his meds because they interfere with his creative process. TMZ (yeah, I know, but they have lots of sources within the Kardashian/West camp) [is reporting](https://www.tmz.com/2020/07/09/kanye-west-bipolar-disorder-episode-president-forbes-interview/) the family thinks he’s in another bipolar episode. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/62 "2020-07-10T00:46:49Z")
Dude’s a train wreck. Reminds me of the character played by Lin-Manuel Miranda on House a bunch of years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/63 "2020-07-10T13:51:52Z")
What scares me is the thought of how many Americans may vote on a candidate’s sheer entertainment value alone. That would explain Trump. A lot of folks voted for Trump just to see Washington go down in flames. Kanye would no doubt keep the raging wildfire going. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/64 "2020-07-10T14:33:47Z")
Maybe his run will last longer than his wife’s last marriage of 72 days. They own a big ranch in Wyoming now. When they go there the black population of Wyoming doubles. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/65 "2020-07-10T14:43:55Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > A lot of folks voted for Trump just to see Washington go down in flames. Kanye would no doubt keep the raging wildfire going. Kanye still hasn’t filed with the FEC and there’s been zero talk about anyone collecting signatures to get him on the ballot in any states. If 3,000 people in Michigan had Kanye volunteers knocking on their door, we’d have heard about it by now. Kanye seems to think (whether clearly thinking or not) that “But COVID” would be an excuse for not getting the required signatures but any court would rule that COVID didn’t make Kanye wait until the eleventh hour in July to start thinking about running in 2020. Next batch of state deadlines is the 15th and that’s not going to happen. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/66 "2020-07-10T14:52:22Z")
The guy is off his meds. If he hasn’t already seen a squirrel he will shortly and the Birthday Party will be just another punchline added to his growing list of embarrassing episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/67 "2020-07-10T15:29:29Z")
“Seen a squirrel” - heh. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/68 "2020-07-14T19:44:09Z")
Alas, the Candidacy of Yeezus [seems to be at an end](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/kanyes-short-lived-attempt-to-get-on-the-2020-ballot.html)… > He added that his understanding was that West’s team was “working over weekend there, formalizing the FEC and other things that they’ve got to do when you have a lot of corporate lawyers involved.” > > The signature-gathering process was described as ongoing, and Kramer said “we had overwhelming support to get him on the ballot.” He added, “Whether anybody is going to vote for him or not is up to them.” Kramer described the effort as including both paid and volunteer efforts to get signatures. “They got a lot of people who they’ve got both on their volunteer side and their contracted side,” said Kramer. > > This all seemed real enough, and I reached out to West’s publicist for a response. The initial response was to loop in another spokesperson on the email. West’s team then went dark. As I waited for a response, I followed up with Kramer who told me, “He’s out.” I’m a bit skeptical that there was ever a real signature gathering effort as I think it would have reached the political media and started a bunch of “He’s _really_ doing it!” stories. You don’t ask a thousand people to sign a petition for Kanye and no one speaks up about it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/69 "2020-07-14T22:13:13Z")
Chance the Dumbass. > **[Chance the Rapper says he trusts Kanye West more than Joe Biden for US president](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/chance-the-rapper-kanye-west-joe-biden-us-president-2020-election-a9617071.html)** > > Rapper suggested he likes that West is a political outsider ---
**Author:** ![barkodogo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/barkodogo/32/3911_2.png) [@barkodogo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barkodogo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/70 "2020-07-14T22:22:06Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > The guy is off his meds. I’d be surprised if he is ever consistently on meds. Bipolar people go through cycles and he’s probably going through a manic one right now and every other time he’s done some absurd attention-getting stunt. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/71 "2020-07-15T22:32:09Z")
He threw in the towel today ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/72 "2020-07-16T01:47:10Z")
… could have been a contender … for summat anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/73 "2020-07-16T04:45:54Z")
Well, that was a surprise… He really looked like he was in it for the long haul. Hey, wait! Is that a joint? Have you ever REALLY looked at your hands? Whoaaaaa… ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/74 "2020-07-16T12:46:42Z")
[He’s back, baby! Maybe?](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/507612-kanye-west-files-for-presidential-ballot-in-oklahoma-amid-uncertainty) > Rapper Kanye West has qualified to appear on the Oklahoma presidential ballot, the first state in which he met the requirements before the filing deadline, amid confusion and uncertainty around whether he is actually running for the Oval Office. > > West’s representative sent in the necessary paperwork and paid the $35,000 filing fee on Wednesday, the state’s deadline to appear on the Nov. 3 presidential ballot, Oklahoma Board of Elections spokeswoman Misha Mohr told the Associated Press > […] > However, [TMZ reported](https://www.tmz.com/2020/07/15/kanye-west-still-running-for-president-2020-files-fec/)that West took his first official step toward his White House bid by filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Wednesday. > > TMZ reported that West filed the Statement of Organization form, which declared that the Kanye 2020 committee will serve as the “Principal Campaign Committee” with West as its candidate. > > However, West has reportedly not filed the second necessary form, a Statement of Candidacy. The FEC requires that candidates show that they’ve raised or spent more than $5,000 in campaign activity before being considered a candidate under federal campaign finance law. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/75 "2020-07-16T13:49:03Z")
Right. All he needs to do now is to scrape together the $5K towards his campaign activity. I know! Maybe he could start a GoFundMe page. Does he know he’s become a punchline? ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/76 "2020-07-16T15:00:47Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Does he know he’s become a punchline? Any publicity is good publicity when you’re a Kardashian ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/77 "2020-07-17T16:18:18Z")
He _really_ needs to have his meds adjusted. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/78 "2020-07-19T22:14:22Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Right. All he needs to do now is to scrape together the $5K towards his campaign activity. I know! Maybe he could start a GoFundMe page. > > Does he know he’s become a punchline? I don’t think he knows… > **[Kanye schedules campaign event in South Carolina](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/18/kanye-west-rally-south-carolina-369380)** > > The rapper and one-time Trump supporter filed his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission last week. Let’s see if he finds out today. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/79 "2020-07-19T22:38:11Z")
Kanye is going to build black babies, and [make Africa pay for it](https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/god-will-make-a-way-for-women-who-are-pregnant-from-rape-says-kanye-west/). ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/80 "2020-07-19T22:44:32Z")
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