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Kanye West announced his 2020 United States presidential election campaign through Twitter on July 4, 2020. On July 16, 2020, the campaign filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. He entered the election after missing at least six states' deadlines to appear on the ballot as a third-party candidate.
- July 4, 2020
- 2020 United States presidential election
- Birthday Party / Independent
- Kanye West, Rapper, businessman, and producer, Michelle Tidball, Christian preacher
Kanye West announced that he was running for president on July 4, 2020. [3] . In an interview with Forbes, he said he was running as a Birthday Party candidate and identified Wyoming preacher Michelle Tidball as his running mate. [2] . He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Jul 20, 2020 · Billboard has compiled a timeline of West's race to get his name officially on the ballots. By Heran Mamo. 07/20/2020. Kanye West photographed in the White House's Oval Office in...
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Kanye West announced his 2020 United States presidential election campaign through Twitter on July 4, 2020, Independence Day. On July 16, 2020, the campaign filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. He entered the election after missing at least six states' deadlines to appear on the ballot as a third-party candidate. West selected Michelle Tidball, a Christian preacher from Wyoming, as his running mate.
The platform for the election revolved around creating a culture of life, endorsing environmental stewardship, supporting the arts, strengthening faith-based organizations, restoring school prayer, and providing for a strong national defense. Kanye's platform included some Christian-based positions, including an opposition to abortion and capital punishment.
Background
The whole notion of Ye running for president of the United States kicked off when he announced it by surprise at the 2015 VMAs. The idea came to him after he thought of a rap lyric about running for president while showering in Kris Jenner's home. In the years after that, Ye grew his association with right-wing American politics through his support for Donald Trump and Candace Owens. At one point, he implied that he'd run for president in 2024, instead of 2020.
Campaign
Ye announced his committed intent to running for president through an Independence Day tweet on Twitter in 2020. He wrote, "we must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION". In the following months, Ye and his team scrambled to gain ballot access in states across the nation. In many states, he ended up advocating for supporters to write his name in through the "write-in" option. Ye had a campaign rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, where he broke down in tears while speaking on the topic of abortion. He also spoke on his criticism of Harriet Tubman and gun control, as well as his support for the LGBT community and options to curb drug addiction across the US. For some time, there were also investigations into Ye's connections with the Republican Party, including Jared Kushner and other popular conservative figures. "Nah Nah Nah" was released as his campaign theme song. His campaign came to a close on Election Day. He received almost 70,000 votes countrywide, coming in seventh overall.
Future
On the night that election results started coming in, he shared a tweet captioned "KANYE 2024." That was the last tweet on his profile until late 2022. His first tweet after the hiatus was him holding a hat with "2024" on it. In November 2022, he told the press that he plans on running for president in 2024. He also revealed that he's planning on selling Balenciaga, Adidas, and Gap merch with "Ye24" emblazoned on them.
1.Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign. Wikipedia. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
2.Zaru, Deena (September 5, 2015). "Kanye West declares 2020 presidential bid at VMAs". CNN. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
3.Lane, Randall (July 8, 2020). "Kanye West Says He's Done With Trump—Opens Up About White House Bid, Damaging Biden And Everything In Between". Forbes. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
4.Guardian Music (November 18, 2016). "Kanye West 'would've voted for Trump' in US elections". The Guardian. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
5.Sung, Morgan (April 25, 2018). "Here's why the alt-right loves Kanye West". Mashable. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
6.Wang, Amy (December 13, 2016). "After speaking with Trump, Kanye West pushes back his presidential run to 2024". Quartz. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
Jul 20, 2020 · 20 Jul 2020. United States rapper and fashion designer Kanye West broke down in tears on Sunday at a rally to launch his surprise campaign for November’s presidential elections.
Jul 20, 2020 · 19 July 2020. Reuters. West addressed the crowd without a microphone. Kanye West has officially launched his campaign for the 2020 US presidential election, with an unorthodox rally in...
