# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/81 "2020-07-19T22:51:04Z")
I just saw a brief snippet from his first rally - to call it a train wreck would be far too nice. But, America, you have form in this regard. Is Trump-West 2020 too far off the mark? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Crap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.crap/32/3131_2.png) [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/82 "2020-07-19T23:02:54Z")
> "My dad wanted to abort me,” he said before he began crying on stage. Do we _really_ need stability? ---
**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 20, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/83 "2020-07-20T00:41:46Z")
“[several hundred people](https://apnews.com/c4645f9e0c206471414b8c1dd7d5ab49)” eh > [@](#): > > West said that while he believes abortion should be legal, financial incentives to help struggling mothers could be a way to discourage the practice. > > “Everybody that has a baby gets a million dollars,” he said as an example. > > Wearing a protective vest and with “2020” shaved into his head, the entertainer spoke before a crowd in North Charleston, South Carolina. According to a livestream of the event, it appeared that several hundred people had gathered in a venue, where gospel music played before West’s appearance. > [@](#): > > West needs to collect 10,000 signatures by noon Monday to appear on the South Carolina ballot, according to state law. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/84 "2020-07-20T01:44:38Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Despite what Republicans think, black people are not this stupid. Most all people are that stupid. It’s the factor of self-selected social circles that makes it seem like everyone is a smart and understanding person like you. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/85 "2020-07-20T01:52:47Z")
He criticized Harriet Tubman\*? What an idiot! \*Because she “didn’t free any slaves.” ---
**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 20, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/86 "2020-07-20T01:54:46Z")
> [@](#): > > Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying the Underground Railroad conductor “never actually freed the slaves, she just had them work for other white people,” comments that drew shouts of opposition from some in the crowd." ---
**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 20, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/87 "2020-07-20T02:34:51Z")
Granted, it’s just one photo but I noticed that the AP photo of the crowd taking cellphone video of Kanye was all white people. ---
**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 20, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/88 "2020-07-20T12:08:03Z")
Lock him up!\* \*until his meds kick in. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/89 "2020-07-20T14:03:35Z")
I actually think Kayne (or anyone) would be better than Biden. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/90 "2020-07-20T14:42:36Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I actually think Kayne (or anyone) would be better than Biden . Although these words are all in English, I can’t make sense of this. Biden is fine. Hillary would have been fine (or better). The idea that Kayne West would be a better president than Biden is crazy. Kayne would be better than Trump, but that’s a low bar. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/91 "2020-07-20T14:43:18Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I actually think Kayne (or anyone) would be better than Biden. As a rapper… maybe. ---
**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 20, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/92 "2020-07-20T14:47:59Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I actually think Kayne (or anyone) would be better than Biden. Trump is “anyone”. ---
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/93 "2020-07-20T14:57:28Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > What is it with the ultra wealthy crackpots in your country? People worship wealth. Furthermore many very wealthy people live in a bubble. I don’t mean they’re keeping poor people away, they’re keeping everyone away except specially selected friends and staff who tolerate their BS. This is not a feature of all or even most very wealthy people, but this is a common “risk factor”. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/94 "2020-07-20T15:39:56Z")
I’ve read accounts of the rambling statements made by Donald Trump and Kanye West this weekend. I concluded West is worse. But it was disturbingly close. ---
**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 20, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/95 "2020-07-20T16:44:02Z")
Which is worse, being dropped into a vat of powerful acid or being dropped into a vat of lava? Does it matter? ---
**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 20, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/96 "2020-07-20T17:00:51Z")
Despite his bold strategy of insulting Harriet Tubman at a S. Carolina “rally” last night, Kanye [failed to submit](https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/kanye-west-fails-to-submit-petition-signatures-needed-to-get-on-sc-presidential-ballot/article_e1dd255e-caa1-11ea-b57d-437173ca8e9c.html) any petition signatures by today’s deadline. > Rapper Kanye West did not submit any of the 10,000 petition signatures needed to get on South Carolina’s 2020 presidential ballot by Monday’s noon deadline despite hosting a rally in the state the previous day. > […] > By the time the deadline passed at noon, neither West nor any representative from his makeshift campaign had arrived to deliver the petition to the South Carolina Election Commission, according to commission spokesman Chris Whitmire. No “Late Registration” will be allowed. ---
**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 21, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/97 "2020-07-21T16:03:51Z")
If his campaign is this kind of a flawless, well-oiled machine, just imagine how great he’d be at running the country! ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/98 "2020-07-22T19:06:15Z")
Actually, I will have to go Libertarian again this year, as I cannot vote for Biden or Trump.Hopefully ohio wont make a difference this year. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/99 "2020-07-22T19:31:56Z")
🤦🏼‍♂️ ---
**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 22, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362/100 "2020-07-22T19:49:24Z")
Just saw this on the AP: > **[Kim K asks public to show compassion, empathy to Kanye West](https://apnews.com/159d02a7f8b70ba329db2dbd32a20e6e)** > > NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Kardashian West is asking the public to show compassion and empathy to husband Kanye West, who caused a stir this week after fulminating in a series of social media posts... I admit I’m having a hard time coming up with much compassion and/or empathy for a guy who is stinking rich, world famous AND married to a beautiful and wealthy woman and who’s current woes have only to do with his own actions and the failures of those close to him to stop him from those actions. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362.md?page=6)