Kanye West arrives on the ballot in Minnesota

Rapper Kanye westKanye Omari West Here are the states where Kanye West is on the ballot Bill Maher raises QAnon gag: ‘I’m Q’ Kanye West fails to vote in three states MORE officially secured a spot in the presidential ballot in Minnesota in November as a third candidate.

The Minnesota Secretary of State’s office shows West as one of seven presidential candidates who will appear on the presidential ballot. He will run as an independent in the state.

West’s campaign, which is said to be backed by GOP strategists, has already secured presidential seats in a number of states, including Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah and Vermont.

West is a former supporter of President TrumpDonald John Trump The Memo: Fear overshadows hope on first night of GOP convention Former Trump administration officials launch anti-Trump group Trump, GOP seeks to refute Democratic speech on evening ONE MORE who visited the White House in 2018. West said in an interview earlier this month that he “doesn’t deny” that his campaign could harm the former vice president Joe bidenJoe Biden The Memo: Fear overshadows hope on first night of GOP convention Former Trump administration officials launch anti-Trump group Trump, GOP seeks to rebut Democratic speech on evening ONE MOREthe candidacy of the White House.

Minnesota is set to be one of many battleground states in the presidential race and one of the few states where Trump could go in breach. The Gopher State came close to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonPoll: Biden leads Trump nationally and in North Carolina Biden holds 1 point ahead of Trump in new Texas poll Red meat for right wingers to be RNC PLUS main course 1.5 points in 2016, and Republicans are eager to make deeper inroads this year.

It’s still unclear whether West’s pipe-dreaming presidential candidacy could gain traction even if he does eventually appear on a substantial number of ballots. A nationwide Politico-Morning Consult poll released this month showed it garnered just 2% support among likely voters overall, as well as among black voters.