Less than two weeks after Kanye West announced his bid for the White House, West drops out of the election race after failing to reach the target number of signatures in Florida.
Fast Company Innovation Festival - Day 3 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 07: Kanye West speaks on stage at the "Kanye West and Steven Smith in Conversation with Mark Wilson" at the on November 07, 2019 in New York City.
According to The Sun, Kanye West dropped out of the 2020 US election despite having a 180-strong team. West hired campaign staff to get him on the ballot as a third-party candidate in the battleground state, but the bid is now over.
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West hired a team to work for his race
Kanye West is not kidding about running as president as he hired election strategist Steve Kramer and a team of 180 people who worked on the ground in Florida.
The rapper needed to get 132,781 signatures by July 15 to get on the swing state ticket. Ye also started to get his name on the ballot last week as a third-party candidate to challenge President Donald Trump and rival Joe Biden.
Steve Kramer told Intelligencer that they had overwhelming support to get West on the ballot. He added that it's up to the people whether to vote for West or not. However, the staff was told to stop their effort on the same day Kanye tweeted a now-deleted photo of him registering in Wyoming.
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West's controversial interview
Kanye West made his pledge to run as president during his interview with Forbes. He said that he would run as a candidate of the "Birthday Party." The rapper added that he would build a government inspired by the fictional African country Wakanda in the Marvel movie "Black Panther."
Ye had become more controversial as he claimed that he suffered from coronavirus in February when the COVID-19 vaccine issue was brought up. The rapper said that he suspects vaccines, calling those as "the mark of the beast."
Kanye West's decision affected by bipolar episodes
Amid the issue regarding Kanye West's interest to run for president, the rapper was also reported to be in a serious bipolar episode that possibly affected his decisions, as per TMZ. Many were confused with his actions.
A source close to Kanye West said that the rapper is in the moment of a manic episode due to bipolar disorder. This has been Ye's condition, which he has spoken openly about in the past.
According to TMZ, West has a serious bipolar episode that strikes once a year. The source claims that it is what prompted the rapper to have unconventional statements in the past week.
West's behavior made his family worried about him, but they are confident that he will stabilize like in the past as per the report.
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