Oh Say Kanye See?

If today's reports on Kanye West's views are any indication, West's election involvement--whatever form it takes--will hurt Dems. Here are two samples:

Kanye West: Planned Parenthood Was Founded By White Supremacists Doing ‘The Devil’s Work’

... “Planned Parenthoods have been placed inside cities by white supremacists to do the Devil’s work.”

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West is pointing out the fact that Sanger’s original goals, to target the offspring of the poor, of minorities, and babies who are physically or mentally challenged, lives on today. 

The vast majority of Planned Parenthood clinics remain in minority neighborhoods. According to the CDC’s Abortion Surveillance report, black women make up 34 percent of abortions in the United States, though they are only 13.4 percent of the U.S. population. According to the Charlotte Lozier Institute, more black babies are aborted than born alive in New York City each year.

And this:

Kanye West: It's 'Racism and White Supremacy to Say All Black People Need to Be Democrat' 

Grammy-winning rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West ripped Joe Biden and declared that the Democratic Party has controlled black Americans to the point that “this white man can tell a black man if you don’t vote for me, you’re not Black.” 

“That is a form of racism and white supremacy and white control to say that all Black people need to be Democrat and to assume that me running is me splitting the vote. All of that information is being charged up on social media platforms by Democrats,” Kanye West said in a lengthy interview with Forbes magazine. “And Democrats used to tell me, the same Democrats have threatened me…. The reason why this is the first day I registered to vote is because I was scared. I was told that if I voted on Trump my music career would be over.”

One more problem for Dems. But it's a very big problem. It may not lead to more Black votes for Trump, but it could lead to fewer for Biden and other Dems. Either way, not good for Dems.

UPDATED: What Does The Kanye West Announcement Mean?

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@kanyewest

We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States ! #2020VISION

7:38 PM · Jul 4, 2020

As a practical matter ...

1. Running for president would seem to preclude joining the Trump ticket as VP.

2. Running as a third party candidate is problematic as well, except as a write-in. Libertarian, Green, some other party? None seem like a good fit, and most probably have their tickets set--although not necessarily ballot access. Any of this would likely destroy the Dem party as currently constituted. It would not necessarily destroy West's ability to initiate a Trump-like takeover of the GOP in 2024.

3. Is this an attempt by West to muscle his way onto the Dem ticket as VP, in effect pushing the presidential nominee to the side? But there are serious problems here. How would this be reconciled with the Dem base--a black man talking about God, with a high profile recent history of getting close to Donald Trump? How would the Dems envision governing if they were to win?

I'm sure there are other considerations I'm missing, but that's a start.

UPDATE: Thinking about this, if we grant West credit for seriousness then we know that HE knows he can't actually win. OTOH, if he is serious--and his record of statements since Trump's election suggests he is--then he probably realizes that the current state of African Americans in American politics is toxic--for African Americans. The conclusion would be that he intends to change the current dynamic with regard to African American participation in American politics. That cannot be good news for Dems.