Sounds Like Chance the Rapper Wants to Vote for Kanye West
Chance The Rapper has sent out a number of tweets supporting a Kanye West presidential run.
Sounds like Chance The Rapper is all-in on a Kanye West presidential run.
Early on Monday morning, Kanye West released a new track called “Donda.” The song was dedicated to his late mother Donda West, who died in 2007.
Kanye West tweeted out the song. And Chance publicly supported the tweet, saying “And yall out here tryna convince me to vote for Biden. Smfh.”
And yall out here tryna convince me to vote for Biden. Smfh https://t.co/JgbGBmPQk5
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020
(For some context: Earlier in the month, Kanye West announced that he wants to run for president. He went into detail about what a campaign and Kanye West presidency would look like.)
Chance’s tweet did not go well.
A twitter user named TylerCosta420 asked Chance about a potential Kanye west presidency taking away from the liberal votes, giving Donald Trump the presidency this fall.
Everything I seen been more on the #anyonebutKanye side, but I understand the only vote for who I think can win politics
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020
The Chicago rapper asked his followers about a two-party system. In the past Chance has questioned a two-party system.
Are we pro two-party system?
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020
Why tho? Is there a better choice?
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020
Chance then got what he was trying to get across, which is unease about supporting Joe Biden, who is the democratic nominee.
Are u more pro biden or anti ye and why? I get that you’ll want to reply that you’re just tryna “get trump out” but in this hypothetical scenario where you’re replacing Trump, can someone explain why Joe Biden would be better??
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020
I finally got the answer now. I understand. Yall trust Biden more than yall trust Ye. I think I understand why, I just don’t feel the same way.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020
A user also asked Chance about Kanye West’s public announcement that he was anti-vaccination. Chance responded by trying to offer some context, mentioning the Tuskegee Experiment in the process.
I’m by no means an anti vaxxer but maybe if you educated yourself on black and brown peoples history of government vaccines and tests that were actually intentionally harmful, Start with the Tuskeegee Experiment. Not saying its happening today but may help u understand
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020
Chance also mentioned Kanye’s platform — even though Kanye has not talked about all of these things publically.
Reparations. Prison Abolition. Universal Basic Housing. Education Reform. Universal Basic Income. There’s more but ion work for folks so ill let him do his job. Just saying we been doing this thing the same way for a long time. Can a blck man get a chance
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020
The general consensus is that Kanye West could take away Black voters from Joe Biden — who has publically said that if you don’t vote for him you’re not Black — even if there isn’t any polling out there that backs this up.
President Donald Trump has tweeted this theory himself. Responding to a tweet about Kanye taking votes from Biden, Trump said “This shouldn’t be hard. Corrupt Joe has done nothing good for Black people!”
That shouldn’t be hard. Corrupt Joe has done nothing good for Black people! https://t.co/R4r0svuT4u
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2020
