Kanye West for president? Realities and rules say White House run unlikely
Elections,Election 2020,Kanye West,Donald Trump,Republican Party,Democratic Party,Independent Party
If Kanye West is serious about running for president, the rapper and fashion designer will face major obstacles to mounting a serious campaign less than four months before the 3 November election.
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West said he was running in a Twitter post on Saturday, the Fourth of July holiday.
If so, he will have to work fast to get his name on the ballot alongside Donald Trump and the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
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