West, who announced his campaign at the White House on July 4, filed a nomination statement with the Federal Election Commission last week, citing “BDY,” the birthday party, as his party affiliation. He tweeted Saturday for supporters to take to the ballot in South Carolina.
“Hi guys, sign up to put me on the ballot in South Carolina at any of these places,” he said, listing eight places and linking to the website. kanye2020.country. “You can also register on the website.”
The 43-year-old late entry to the campaign comes when former Vice President Joe Biden leads Trump by 9 percentage points, according to the RealClearPolitics poll average. West has not been recorded in any major polls, even among voters opposed to Trump or Biden.
In the past two weeks, questions have been raised about West’s intentions, with New York magazine. citing Steve Kramer, a voting specialist West had hired, claiming that West had dropped out, and TMZ reporting that his family was concerned about his mental health. That changed Wednesday, when she suddenly asked to be on the November ballot in Oklahoma.
“I think it is registered in two states,” said a source familiar with West’s campaign. “It is such a small organization that it doesn’t even have a logo yet.”
