Kanye West He has a shot at snowballing in hell to win the presidency, because his first poll numbers suck … but it could definitely be a spoiler. The question is, for whom?
Redfield & Wilton Strategies, a consulting firm that conducts market research and surveys, released the results of a survey it conducted last week … and when Ye was listed as one of the candidates, it only registered 2%. That’s 2,000 people surveyed.
Of course, the other third-party candidates from the Libertarian and Green Parties are also not voting much higher than him, both also reaching 2% and 1% each, respectively.
Now here’s the really interesting thing: while you would think the rapper and producer entering the race might hurt Joe Biden (that’s how Chance of the rapper and others see it) … it was not. In fact, it really hurts Triumph!
National survey:
Biden 48% (+8)
Trump 40%
Jorgensen (L) 1%
Hawkins (G) 1%When @kanyewest included in the survey:
Biden 48% (+9)
Trump 39%
West 2%
Jorgensen (L) 2%
Hawkins (G) 1% @ RedfieldWilton (July 9)– Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) July 13, 2020 @PpollingNumbers
According to R&WS, Prez’s session was criticized, going from 40% to 39% when Kanye is included in the race. Biden remains firmly in the lead in either scenario, at 48%.
The prevailing thought is that Kanye would divide the Democratic vote, especially young and black voters, and possibly sabotage Biden in the process.
Still, let’s relax when it comes to polls … especially early in the campaign. Just ask Hillary clinton about those 2016 numbers.
