From Power98 FM:
Kanye West: Received Almost 60,000 Votes, Announces ‘Kanye 2024’
I think that's Power98 in Charlotte not the one in Singapore or the one in Guam, although, thinking about it, Guam would make some political sense because, as we noted in 2009—what, you don't remember?—there is some truth to the hoary old political nostrum:
"As goes Guam, so goes Samoa".
[huh? -ed)
Although being a territory, Guamanian's votes don't count in the National election they hold both party caucuses to elect delegates and a Presidential straw poll to see which way the political wind is blowing. In 2020 the split was Biden/Harris 55.36% and Trump/Pence 41.92%.
Getting back to that 2009 post:
The Guam line is a ref to the fact that Guam's caucuses have predicted the Presidential election since 1980 i.e. "As goes Guam so goes the nation" . Barack Obama had 62% of the vote, beating Hillary Clinton in a "Guamslide".
It is itself a play on Richard Nixon's quote "As goes Ohio, so goes the nation".
Someone else probably said "As goes Virginia, so goes the nation" back in 1789.
(Or Rhode Island? -ed.)
So hail and farewell to Kanye and here's looking forward to Samoa.
Kanye West reacts to losing the election after voting for himself as a write-in candidate:
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) November 4, 2020
“WELP - KANYE 2024 🕊” pic.twitter.com/Opm0Vbb5fZ
