Kanye West gets 2 percent in national presidential poll, more news

If Kanye West is serious about becoming the next president of the United States, he'll probably need to turn up the juice on his campaign. A new poll released on July 9 from polling and market research firm Redfield & Wilton Strategies (via The Fader) shows the rapper and designer coming in at just 2 percent in a national poll of 2,000 voters.  If Kanye West is serious about becoming the next president of the United States, he'll probably need to turn up the juice on his campaign.

A new poll released on July 9 from polling and market research firm Redfield & Wilton Strategies (via The Fader) shows the rapper and designer coming in at just 2 percent in a national poll of 2,000 voters. While that doesn't look great on paper compared to Donald Trump's 40 percent and Joe Biden's lead at 48 percent, it's not far off from where other third-party candidates landed in the same poll.

Libertarian Jo Jorgensen polled at 2 percent and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins came in at 1 percent. The research firm also broke down how Kanye affects the race when he is or is not a candidate. 

And though he told Forbes in his now viral interview he'd be satisfied if his independent bid hurt Biden and helped Trump -- "to say that the Black vote is Democratic is a form of racism and white supremacy," 'Ye asserted -- that's not how things worked out with this poll.

Rather, adding Kanye to the mix knocked Trump's polling number from 40 percent (without Kanye as an option) to 39 percent (with). Biden, meanwhile, hangs onto his 48 percent whether Kanye's involved or not. The rapper is said to have taken "early steps" last week to get on the ballot "in Florida and other states," according to New York Magazine.

Reference : Wonderwall.com Editors 2 hrs ago: 15th July 2020