Kanye West reportedly spent over $3million collecting signatures in order to qualify for November’s presidential ballot and despite his efforts he still fell short in a few states.
According TMZ, a source at Let the Voters Decide, the rapper’s campaign paid the petitioning group between $3.5 and $4.5 MILLION across 15 states to send an army of workers collecting signatures.
The most significant portion of Kanye’s money went to Arizona, where the rapper spent $1 million to secure 93,000 signatures, despite the fact that he was ultimately denied placement on the state’s ballot.
Between $325,000 and $300,000 was spent in Virginia and Ohio, but despite this he was also not able to secure a spot on the Ohio ticket.
Kanye also spent $400,000 in Kentucky and $80,000 in Iowa.
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Vermont, West Virginia, Colorado, Iowa, Utah, Minnesota, Tennessee and Virginia are the ballots West’s name will appear on in November.
Kanye’s campaign bill has taken a toll on his party personal finances, with the latest reports coming a month after it was revealed that he has spent nearly $6M of his own money on what is increasingly looking like a futile bid for the White House.
West reportedly loaned $6.8 million to cover expenses from July 15 to August 31. Contributions from followers are $11 000 in total.
From the funds disbursed by West’s campaign, Atlas Strategy Group, was paid nearly $1.3 million while Arizona based Fortified Consulting was paid $1.5 million with another $1.2 million owed to it in outstanding debt. Long Island-based Millennial Strategies was paid $2.6 million.
