The Kanye Con Job

[Nevilledog]

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The Kanye Con Job

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In fifteen years practicing election law, I have never seen anything as craven and shameful as the Kanye con job Donald Trump and his sycophants have attempted in Wisconsin.

After combing through two challenges to Kanye West’s nomination signatures at the behest of The Lincoln Project, I have come to two conclusions: not only should Kanye be kept off the ballot, but law enforcement should investigate and prosecute several individuals involved in the effort.

Trump and his supporters have spent recent days attempting to place the music mogul on presidential ballots across the country. They believe that a black celebrity on the ballot will pull votes from Joe Biden, who enjoys overwhelming support from Black Americans, and help a flailing Trump campaign in November.

Nevermind that West’s family and friends issued a public plea for him to seek mental health help just two weeks ago.

Nevermind that West cannot qualify for enough state ballots to actually win the presidency.

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[Dave in VA]

1. I saw somewhere on DU

yesterday, I think, that Mickey Mouse and Bernie Sanders had signed one of his petitions in Wisconsin. I really hope that there will be prosecutions over this Bull Shit!

[Mike 03]

2. Wow, the deception... (not to mention the self-deception)

More than 1,500 signatures were gathered by circulators who lied to Wisconsin voters or included fake addresses. One circulator told a resident that the papers were “to support increasing minority representation” rather than nominate West for the presidency. Another was informed the papers were to help make “sure people were registered to vote.” A third, who does “not think Kanye West should run for President” and “would never support or vote for him,” was rushed to sign the papers and told they “related to voting.”

[Lunabell]

3. What's so horrible is that

this African American man thinks that his skin color will influence other A.A. people's votes. That seems to be his only message he has is to take the black vote away from Biden.

[Initech]

4. What's scary is that the party about voter fraud is openly trying to commit real election fraud.

They cannot get away with this!!!

[Firestorm49]

5. "Likely organized?"

More sleazy politics from the Republican Party - just so you know what we’re up against. Of course they’re behind it!

[keithbvadu2]

6. Kanye::: 'I'm a tool for my republican masters. Publicity is publicity.'