1/ @ProjectLincoln don't miss this terrific deep dive by the @washingtonpost in the #KanyeConJob
washingtonpost.com/politics/kanye…
washingtonpost.com/politics/kanye…
2/ It makes close connections between Republican operatives in multiple states and the #KanyeConJob taking place in them.
3/ #KayneConJob
"But in at least five states, Republican activists and operatives — including some who have publicly supported Trump and a lawyer who has worked for his 2020 campaign — have been involved with efforts to try to get rapper on the November ballot ..."
"But in at least five states, Republican activists and operatives — including some who have publicly supported Trump and a lawyer who has worked for his 2020 campaign — have been involved with efforts to try to get rapper on the November ballot ..."
4/ #KayneConJob
"Trump told reporters this past week he had “nothing to do” with helping West get on the ballot but added that he likes West 'very much.'"
"Trump told reporters this past week he had “nothing to do” with helping West get on the ballot but added that he likes West 'very much.'"
5/ #KayneConJob
"West’s campaign has so far filed petitions to appear on the ballot in 10 states, but some of those submissions, as in New Jersey, have been found insufficient by state officials."
"West’s campaign has so far filed petitions to appear on the ballot in 10 states, but some of those submissions, as in New Jersey, have been found insufficient by state officials."
6/ #KayneConJob
"Despite his campaign’s struggles, there has been a flurry of activity by GOP operatives to get him on the ballot in recent weeks."
"Despite his campaign’s struggles, there has been a flurry of activity by GOP operatives to get him on the ballot in recent weeks."
7/ #KayneConJob
I was sad to several people I have known for more than a decade pop up in this report. Rachel George and her husband have been friends for almost two decades. I worked with Jason Miller on the Giuliani '08 campaign.
I was sad to several people I have known for more than a decade pop up in this report. Rachel George and her husband have been friends for almost two decades. I worked with Jason Miller on the Giuliani '08 campaign.
8/ #KayneConJob
"... West’s ballot petition was delivered to state regulators by Lane Ruhland, a Madison lawyer who is the former general counsel for the state Republican Party" and "... was listed as an attorney representing the Trump campaign ..."
"... West’s ballot petition was delivered to state regulators by Lane Ruhland, a Madison lawyer who is the former general counsel for the state Republican Party" and "... was listed as an attorney representing the Trump campaign ..."
9/ #KayneConJob
"West behaved so erratically that even Trump was taken aback, asking aides afterward, 'What was up with him?' according to a former senior administration official ..."
"West behaved so erratically that even Trump was taken aback, asking aides afterward, 'What was up with him?' according to a former senior administration official ..."
10/ #KayneConJob
"Not long before West announced his candidacy, the host committee for Trump’s convention ... discussed inviting the rapper to perform a 'revival-style' concert ... a sign that Trump’s staff have in recent weeks viewed the rapper as an ally and asset."
"Not long before West announced his candidacy, the host committee for Trump’s convention ... discussed inviting the rapper to perform a 'revival-style' concert ... a sign that Trump’s staff have in recent weeks viewed the rapper as an ally and asset."
11/ #KayneConJob
It's obvious that this became a concerted effort by #ConManDon and Republican operatives. The real question is how much the planned and how much the did in concert with West?
There is every chance MANY election laws were broken.
It's obvious that this became a concerted effort by #ConManDon and Republican operatives. The real question is how much the planned and how much the did in concert with West?
There is every chance MANY election laws were broken.
12/ #KayneConJob
While communications from an attorney like Ruhlhand MAY be protected, those other operatives will be open to some very uncomfortable questions.
While communications from an attorney like Ruhlhand MAY be protected, those other operatives will be open to some very uncomfortable questions.
13/ Regardless, the #KanyeConJob is one more reminder that the #TrumpCampaign is desperate and will do ANYTHING, legal or not, to try to right the #SinkingSSTrump
Don't let it happen.
#WeWillVote #November3rd #Election2020
Don't let it happen.
#WeWillVote #November3rd #Election2020
14/ PS - for those that didn't already see it, I wrote about the #KanyeConJob - and coined the hashtag! - in #Wisconsin yesterday, before this article came out.
marionicolais.com/post/the-kanye…
marionicolais.com/post/the-kanye…
