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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,127 posts)
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 04:16 PM Sep 2020

Which states will have Kanye West on the ballot since access deadlines have passed?

It's becoming clearer which states Kanye West might have an impact on the 2020 election, though it remains unclear what difference his long-shot campaign could make in the overall results.

As deadlines around the country have come and gone, West, a rapper who has avidly supported President Donald Trump in the past and announced a run for the presidency earlier this summer, is officially on the ballot in 11 states.

His campaign has been unusual. Though he's running as a member of the "Birthday Party," it has been Republicans who have consistently worked on the often chaotic, buzzer-beater efforts to get West on ballots around the country. After a controversial campaign launch in South Carolina, West's wife, Kim Kardashian, posted on Instagram saying he was having a bipolar episode. West later apologized to his wife and thanked her for being there for him.

Of the states where West has been victorious in his long shot bid, the most keenly-watched swing states are Colorado and Minnesota, both competitive states that lean Democrat and voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. In Colorado, Clinton won by a narrow five percentage points, and Minnesota, she only won by 1.5 percentage points.

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Which states will have Kanye West on the ballot since access deadlines have passed? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 OP
He's on in Arkansas WhiteTara Sep 2020 #1
He's on for now in VA but that is being challenged in the court. nt spooky3 Sep 2020 #2
NOPE. Richmond judge orders Kanye West removed from Virginia presidential ballot hlthe2b Sep 2020 #5
Woohoo! Thanks for the update. nt spooky3 Sep 2020 #8
Sadly, he's only on CO ballot because we've not yet changed the requirements allowing him to pay $$ hlthe2b Sep 2020 #3
Last I checked he's still on in Ohio. nt Doremus Sep 2020 #4
He's off in OHIO UNLESS his court challenge prevails hlthe2b Sep 2020 #7
That's good news. nt Doremus Sep 2020 #12
Who's dumb enough to vote for this guy? jalan48 Sep 2020 #6
He's a shill for trump. demosincebirth Sep 2020 #10
Current status in addition to MN and CO: hlthe2b Sep 2020 #9
He's on the ballot in Iowa. SharonClark Sep 2020 #11

hlthe2b

(102,327 posts)
3. Sadly, he's only on CO ballot because we've not yet changed the requirements allowing him to pay $$
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 04:21 PM
Sep 2020

to get on, rather than collect thousands of endorsing signatures.

It hasn't been an issue before, though it meant having nonsensical candidates listed on the ballot. Now, this needs to CHANGE!

hlthe2b

(102,327 posts)
9. Current status in addition to MN and CO:
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 04:27 PM
Sep 2020

West is also on the ballot in a slate of Republican states, including Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Utah, Idaho, Iowa and Tennessee, and the deeply blue state of Vermont. It's unclear what role West can play in states that Biden is either not slated to win over, or is highly anticipated to sweep, though competitive down-ballot races could be impacted.

In Mississippi, another Republican state, West filed to get on the ballot on Friday. A decision for West in Mississippi is expected on Sept. 8.

But the final deadline to file to get on any more ballots came Friday, after months of blanketing states around the country with petitioners outside grocery stores and courthouses.

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While West has pending lawsuits in Wisconsin, Ohio and West Virginia, states where he was rejected from the ballot and then sued, past lawsuits haven't gone in his favor. Courts have already ruled against West in Arizona and Virginia, where he was rejected from the ballot because he filed as an independent but is a registered Republican and didn't have enough valid signatures, respectively.


https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/states-kanye-west-ballot-now-access-deadlines-passed/story?id=72825469

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)
11. He's on the ballot in Iowa.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:09 PM
Sep 2020

All 6 of the electors on his papers are known republicans. I can see the repugs sending flyers into targeted zip codes to promote West but I doubt it will impact the election.

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