Kanye West Fails To Make Missouri Ballot—The Latest In A String Of Misses

Topline

Rapper turned presidential contender Kanye West has failed to make the ballot in Missouri, a state official announced Tuesday, the latest in a string of failures in states West made an organized effort to contest, including Wyoming, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Montana.

Key Facts

Key Background

West, who has been open about his diagnosis as bipolar, raised eyebrows among Democrats when it became clear that Republican operatives, including President Trump’s son-in-law and White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, were helping his campaign. In a recent Forbes interview, it was pointed out that West can’t logistically win in 2020, raising the prospect he is running a spoiler campaign intended to hurt Democratic nominee Joe Biden. West replied, “I’m not going to argue with you. Jesus is King.” But a few hours after the story was published, West tweeted, “the goal is to win.” 

Tangent

A Politico-Morning Consult poll published august 12 found west with 2% support nationally. he received 2% support from black respondents and 4% from hispanics. his highest support, 6%, came from generation z voters. 

Further Reading

Inside Kanye West’s ‘Almost Daily’ Chats With Jared Kushner (Forbes)

Kanye West Indicates That His Spoiler Campaign Is Indeed Designed To Hurt Joe Biden (Forbes)

Kanye West Fails To Make Ballot In Ohio, Illinois Following Misses In Wisconsin And Montana (Forbes)

Kanye West Claims He’s On The Ballot In Three States Where He’s Not

(Forbes)