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What Kanye’s ‘run’ for President has taught us.
American Politics is incredibly toxic, but it doesn’t have to be. We need to reverse our approach to politics & voting.
You can breathe easy, Liberals. The electoral behemoth that was Kanye West has gone back to sleep, according to reports, and he can no longer steal Black votes from Joe Biden. However, the limited polling data that we have from his brief run shows us that he hurts Trump more than Biden. Just a few days ago, Chance The Rapper caused the Twitterverse to explode when he simply asked people why they supported Joe Biden over Kanye in a hypothetical situation where Trump was guaranteed to be ousted. Kanye is clearly unqualified for office, but why is it such a significant issue to ask how Biden would be better? I believe the answer is simple; we approach voting and politics backward.
Waiting on the World to Change
Joe Biden has over a 90% chance to defeat Donald Trump in November. Even with that, he still has incredibly low enthusiasm numbers. How is it that voters are overwhelmingly displeased with their choices, but simultaneously shunning those that voice their displeasure of our options? Especially given the fact that they had a hand in choosing who would ultimately be Trump’s opponent by way of the Democratic Primary Elections. This is a rather strange phenomenon that has a simple explanation…
