Kanye West pulls 2 percent support in presidential bid: poll

Rapper Kanye WestWestern Illinois Kanye Omari Electoral Commission says Kanye West lacks the necessary signatures to get a vote Kanye West’s ‘do not refuse’ campaign tries to damage Biden The Campaign Report: US officials say Russia, China seek discord in the elections to MEE garre 2 percent support in a National interview of Politico-Morning Consult released on Wednesday as he struggles in a number of states to qualify for the last-minute presidential bid.

Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenNAACP seeks to encourage Black voter turnout in six states. Biden touts Trump and said Harris would be ‘good choice’ for VP pick Kamala Harris: The conventional (and predictable) choice is MUCH MORE, the presumptive Democratic nominee, remains 9 points ahead President TrumpDonald John TrumpDemocrat calls on White House to take back ambassador to Belarus nominated TikTok to collect data from mobile devices to track Android users: Peterson report wins Minnesota House primarily in crucial swing district MORE in the poll, 49 percent to 40 percent. West received support from 2 percent of respondents, which is 7 points behind the 9 percent of respondents who said they “have no opinion.”

The rapper is a former supporter of Trump who famously visited the White House in 2018.

He has drawn criticism for his lone campaign rally of the cycle after him claimed that Harriet Tubman “Never did the slaves actually release them, she just did them work for other white people.”

Wednesday’s question also threw cold water on the idea that Black voters would be affected by West’s campaign, as some strategists suggested could be the case when he launched his bid on Independence Day.

Broken down by demographics, West received 2 percent of the Black vote and 4 percent of the Spanish vote. The demographic group in which he did best was that in Generation Z, where he received 6 percent support.

West has successfully submitted paperwork to appear on the ballot in a handful of states, including Wisconsin and Ohio, where he is expected to receive help from Republican operatives. West said in an interview last week that he is “Do not refuse” that his campaign seeks to undermine Biden’s White House bid.

The Politico-Morning Consult poll collected responses from 1,983 likely voters from August 9 to 10 and reported an error margin of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

The survey was conducted before Biden named Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisNAACP seeks to encourage Black voter turnout in six states. Biden asks Trump to say that Harris would be ‘good choice’ for VP election Kamala Harris: The conventional (and predictable) election is MUCH MORE (D-Calif.) As his running mate, who could potentially influence voter turnout.