(CNN) Republican operatives, some with ties to President Donald Trump , are actively helping Kanye West get on presidential general election ballots in states ranging from Vermont to Arkansas to Wisconsin. People affiliated with West's campaign spent much of Tuesday collecting enough signatures to get on the ballot in Wisconsin. "It appears that the Kanye West campaign made a smart decision by hiring an experienced election attorney," said Alesha Guenther, the party's spokesperson. Despite operatives with ties to the President helping West, Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh denied any knowledge of West's efforts in a statement to CNN on Wednesday. Polling shows that Biden enjoys a massive lead with black voters -- an analysis of 10 polls from CNN's Harry Enten in July found Biden leads among black voters by an 83% to 8%, a 75-point margin.

Source: CNN August 05, 2020 19:31 UTC