Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign
| Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign | |
|---|---|
| Campaign | 2020 United States presidential election |
| Candidate | Kanye West Rapper, musician, and entrepreneur Michelle Tidball Preacher |
| Affiliation | Birthday Party / Independent |
| Announced | July 4, 2020 |
| Headquarters | Cody, Wyoming |
| Key people |
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| Slogan | YES! #2020VISION[2] |
| Website | |
| kanye2020 | |
Kanye West announced his 2020 presidential campaign through Twitter on July 4, 2020, Independence Day.
The idea of West's candidacy began when he first announced his plans to run in August 2015. He entered the election after missing at least four states' deadlines to appear on the ballot as a third-party candidate.
West has picked Michelle Tidball, a preacher from Wyoming, as his running mate. West's rhetoric has been described as right-wing, along with having "a Republican-leaning, pro-Black religious platform".
On July 16, 2020, the campaign filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.[3] West has qualified for ballot access in Oklahoma and held a rally in South Carolina.
On October 16th, 2020, West dropped a song titled "Nah Nah Nah". This song was the theme song of his campaign, but it was panned by critics, becoming an inside joke for fans.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Form 1 for Kanye 2020". Federal Election Commission. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ↑ Heran Mamo (July 19, 2020). "A Timeline of Kanye West's 2020 Presidential Run". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1425224". docquery.fec.gov. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
