Rapper turned down presidential candidate Kanye WestKanye Omari WestKanye West fails to vote in three states Wisconsin rejects Kanye West’s petition to appear in ballot Kanye West tries to win presidential election in Tennessee, fails in Montana MORE goes forward with his long shot for the White House, one that is still challenging because he is struggling to get his name on the ballot for November.
Since explain his candidacy in July, West met the requirements to get his name on the ballot in only five states: Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah and Vermont.
He has pending applications in Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota and Tennessee.
The deadline to register as an independent is not yet over in 11 states.
But West will definitely not be in the mood in nearly 30 states. He missed the deadline in 25 of them, including swing states like Florida, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as the District of Columbia.
In Illinois, Montana, Ohio and West Virginia, he failed to engage enough valid signatures – in Illinois, less than half were considered valid, while in Montana, officials accepted but one third.
Despite the mathematical impossibility of securing the 270 election votes needed to win, and the recent poll that showed his support at just 2 percent, some pollsters say he could still do some damage to Democratic presidential nominees Joe BidenJoe BidenBiden says he will close US amid pandemic as scientists say it was necessary Harris laughs at Trump’s attacks in interview: ‘They’ are designed to distract Biden, Democrats get bail for fundraising during digital convention MORE.
Democratic pollster Terrance Woodbury said millennial voters and Black voters who feel abandoned by the Democratic Party have turned to the West.
“There is frustration and cynicism for the Democratic Party,” Woodbury said.
A Politico / Morning Consult poll released earlier this month found West with 2 percent support nationwide. Among Black respondents, he received 2 percent support, with 4 percent among Hispanics. His highest support, at 6 percent, was among Generation Z voters.
As a Trump supporter, West said in an interview earlier this month that he is “Do not refuse” that his campaign seeks to undermine Biden’s candidacy.
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