New York Times: If Kanye West Is Running for President, So Is Your Mom
Just to be sure, though, we asked a couple of campaign law experts how much Mr. West’s filings meant.
“Very little,” said Paul S. Ryan, vice president of policy and litigation at Common Cause.
Candidates are not required to register with the F.E.C. unless they have raised or spent more than $5,000, but “there is nothing that prohibits someone who hasn’t raised or spent that amount of money from filing,” Mr. Ryan said. “That’s why you see hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of not serious candidates,...
“Very little,” said Paul S. Ryan, vice president of policy and litigation at Common Cause.
Candidates are not required to register with the F.E.C. unless they have raised or spent more than $5,000, but “there is nothing that prohibits someone who hasn’t raised or spent that amount of money from filing,” Mr. Ryan said. “That’s why you see hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of not serious candidates,...