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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans Aid Kanye West's Bid to Get on the 2020 Ballot
At least four people involved in the effort to get Kanye Wests name before voters in several states have G.O.P. connections, renewing questions about the aim of his campaign.Aug. 4, 2020
By Danny Hakim and Maggie Haberman
At least four people who have been active in Republican politics are linked to Kanye Wests attempt to get on the presidential ballot this year. The connection raises questions about the aims of the entertainers effort and whether it is regarded within the G.O.P. as a spoiler campaign that could aid President Trump, even as those close to Mr. West have expressed concerns about his mental health as he enters the political arena.
One operative, Mark Jacoby, is an executive at a company called Let the Voters Decide, which has been collecting signatures for the West campaign in three states. Mr. Jacoby was arrested on voter fraud charges in 2008 while he was doing work for the California Republican Party, and he later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor.
Mr. Jacoby, in a statement, said his company was nonpartisan and worked for all political parties. We do not comment on any current clients, but like all Americans, anyone who is qualified to stand for election has the right to run, he said.
New York Magazine reported Monday evening on the campaigns links to two other people with partisan ties. One is Gregg Keller, the former executive director of the American Conservative Union, who has been listed as a contact for the campaign in Arkansas. Mr. Keller, who did not respond to a message seeking comment, is a Missouri-based strategist. He was under consideration to be Mr. Trumps campaign manager in 2015, a role that was ultimately filled by Corey Lewandowski, according to a former campaign official.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/us/politics/kanye-west-president-republicans.html
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Republicans Aid Kanye West's Bid to Get on the 2020 Ballot (Original Post)
catbyte
Aug 2020
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Initech
(100,084 posts)1. Kanye is the Jill Stein of Ralph Naders.
no_hypocrisy
(46,131 posts)2. This has Roger Stone's fingerprints all over it.