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(TMU) – For all those Americans who complained about the fact that we only have two old white men to vote for, it appears that two other unlikely options could maybe be shaping up.

On July 4, U.S. Independence Day, eccentric rapper Kanye West made an unexpected announcement on Twitter that he would be “running for president of the United States.” While the declaration led to a wave of media coverage (and plenty of snarky responses on social media), few took the announcement seriously – although Kanye’s friend, the equally eccentric billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, pledged his “full support.”eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'themindunleashed_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_4',165,'0','0']));

And now, it appears that some voices in the wacky world of the Twitterverse are seeking to enlist pop star Taylor Swift as a potential competitor against “Ye.”

“How about Taylor Swift as the president and Selena Gomez as vice president? #kanye2020,” one fan wrote on the social media platoorm.

While another added: “If Kanye is running for president can Taylor Swift please also run for president? @taylorswift13 WE NEED YOU RIGHT NOW.”

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Taylor Swift, on the other hand, has made a far different political metamorphosis during the past few years.

In 2016, many among the neo-fascist and white supremacist “alt-Right” subculture sought to depict the blonde-haired, green-eyed white artist as an “Aryan goddess,” effectively spreading the insinuation that the one-time teen idol was herself a covert N**i.

However, Swift has since made several statements denouncing racism and throwing her support behind Black Lives Matter and the broader movement against systemic racism. In June, she tweeted that “racial injustice has been ingrained deeply into local and state governments, and changes MUST be made there.”

However, it appears that the desires of the “Swifties” – which Taylor Swift herself has not even dignified with a response – may be just as unrealistic as Kanye’s proclaimed political ambitions.

As CNN explained, Kanye hasn’t even registered with the Federal Election Commission, presented a platform for his alleged “campaign,” collected enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, or even met the deadline to file as an independent candidate in many states.

So it appears that Ye might be simply hogging the limelight for the sake of getting attention and perhaps trolling, and he has no plan yet to retire his red MAGA cap.

If he does one day decide to throw his hat into the political ring, he may face his old unlikely rival Taylor Swift once again.

Arguably stranger things have happened in U.S. politics, after all!