Rapper Kanye West received 2 percent of the vote in a national presidential poll conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies after the megastar announced that he was going to make a late bid for the White House.
Respondents of the poll were first asked who they would vote for in November, without mentioning West’s name.
In that iteration of the survey, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe BidenJoe BidenThe Hill’s Campaign Report: Runoff elections in Texas, Alabama set for Tuesday Biden campaign slams White House attacks on Fauci as ‘disgusting’ Biden lets Trump be Trump MORE led President TrumpDonald John TrumpWayfair refutes QAnon-like conspiracy theory that it’s trafficking children Stone rails against US justice system in first TV interview since Trump commuted his sentence Federal appeals court rules Trump admin can’t withhold federal grants from California sanctuary cities MORE 48 percent to 40 percent, while third-party candidates Jo Jorgensen, a Libertarian, and Howie Hawkins, a member of the Green Party, each earned 1 percent support.
If you use your platform to encourage Black people to vote for Kanye West, who has no chance of being elected to office, you will simply help re-elect racist Donald Trump.
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 13, 2020
For the last time, Kanye West is not seriously running for president. He has already missed the filing deadline in several states to appear on the ballot. He has zero chance of being elected. Anyone who tells you to vote for Kanye is essentially telling you to support Trump. pic.twitter.com/PBS5T1q4aW
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 13, 2020