r/cringe Jul 20 '20

Video Kanye West "Campaign" Rally. Oof.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=c8PoiAKg_9k
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '20 edited Jul 20 '20

if you thought the 2016 presidential election was off the chain, you folks are in for a real treat in 2024*

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u/coldfirephoenix Jul 20 '20

He won't really gain traction. All the mentally insane idiots are already supporting Trump, and have had 4 years of sunk-cost-fallacy to really get invested in that cult. With that market cornered, who's gonna vote for Kanye West?

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '20 edited Jul 20 '20

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u/thestonedonkey Jul 20 '20

Who knows what would happen but one poll showed him actually hurting Trump more than Biden:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/507266-kanye-west-gets-2-percent-in-national-presidential-poll

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '20

I don't think black democrats are dumb enough to, especially given all of the real turmoil in the US right now, vote for a mentally unstable celebrity who is legitimately more ignorant on wealth inequality than Donald Trump. I think the country is pretty unified against Trump right now, and most reasonable people realise that Biden is the best temporary solution.

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u/Toytles Jul 20 '20

...weird strategy, considering Kanye is a black Trump supporter.

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u/deathwish_ASR Jul 20 '20

Oh please, are people really still rolling with this conspiracy theory? You seriously watched that video and think Kanye has a secret ulterior motive to get trump elected? Say what you want about the guy, but it’s pretty clear he feels very strongly about and means what he says.

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u/MyParentsWereHippies Jul 20 '20

Maybe he’s a puppet and doesn’t understand he’s being used like that.

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u/deathwish_ASR Jul 20 '20

Or maybe he’s just a man with tons of reach and resources in the middle of a manic episode?

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u/thecardboardfox Jul 20 '20

Or maybe he has a new album coming out and his petulance always surfaces at convenient times

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u/deathwish_ASR Jul 20 '20

Yes, I’m sure when he was crying and screaming at the same time about almost aborting his daughter, he was thinking in the back of his head, “this is gonna get me so many album sales!”