Lansing — Kanye West, the college dropout turned music superstar turned apparent presidential candidate, has already missed out on making the ballot in Michigan.
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Lansing — Kanye West, the college dropout turned music superstar turned apparent presidential candidate, has already missed out on making the ballot in Michigan.
West announced on Twitter July 4 that he was running for president, saying the country must «now realize the promise of America by trusting God.» But it remains unclear how serious the rapper, who has previously touted President Donald Trump, is about the campaign.
Over the weekend, West, who is married to celebrity Kim Kardashian West, held his first campaign event in South Carolina. However, he faces a series of significant logistical hurdles in his late-launching campaign for president, including missing the filing deadline in multiple states, including Michigan.
Independent candidates — those not affiliated with a political party — running for partisan, statewide offices in Michigan, like president, had to file petition signatures from supporters by 4 p.
