{"id":1780414,"date":"2022-12-19T14:33:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T19:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1780414"},"modified":"2022-12-19T14:33:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T19:33:34","slug":"snoop-dogg-runs-competing-poll-to-see-if-he-should-take-control-of-twitter-from-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snoop-dogg-runs-competing-poll-to-see-if-he-should-take-control-of-twitter-from-elon-musk\/","title":{"rendered":"Snoop Dogg Runs Competing Poll To See If He Should Take Control Of Twitter From Elon Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsnoop-dogg-runs-competing-poll-to-see-if-he-should-take-control-of-twitter-from-elon-musk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1780414&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rapper Snoop Dogg waded into the apparent battle for control of Twitter after owner, CEO, and self-described \u201cChief Twit\u201d Elon Musk polled users to determine whether he should step down from direct management of the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s poll did not go his way \u2014 and Snoop Dogg responded by posting a poll of his own, asking whether he should be considered to take over the role. The rapper shared his poll on Sunday evening, and it had already racked up nearly 2.5 million votes by midday on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould I run Twitter?\u201d Snoop Dogg asked.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Should I run Twitter ?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SnoopDogg\/status\/1604656918844256257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Retired tennis star Martina Navratilova was among those who said, \u201cYes, please\u201d \u2014 and with seven hours left for the poll to run, more than 80% had voted in Snoop Dogg\u2019s favor. Just 18.9% voted against the rapper.<\/p>\n<p>News writer Ian Boudreau was also a fan of the idea, and he even listed a number of Snoop\u2019s accomplishments that qualified him for the role. \u201cA proven record of business successes spanning 30+ years; Ability to forge meaningful partnerships across industries; Astounding work ethic; Deep rolodex; Comprehensive understanding of social media\u2019s power for both advertisers and creators,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cSnoop would kick ass at this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2013 A proven record of business successes spanning 30+ years<br \/>\u2013 Ability to forge meaningful partnerships across industries<br \/>\u2013 Astounding work ethic<br \/>\u2013 Deep rolodex<br \/>\u2013 Comprehensive understanding of social media&#8217;s power for both advertisers and creators<\/p>\n<p>Snoop would kick ass at this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L5pgqdTUvi\">https:\/\/t.co\/L5pgqdTUvi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Boudreau (@iboudreau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iboudreau\/status\/1604892698380570624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDilbert\u201d cartoonist Scott Adams agreed, but he upped the ante and suggested that Snoop Dogg bring his business partner and DIY mogul Martha Stewart into the mix. \u201cDear Simulation, If you need to take @elonmusk\u00a0out of the Twitter CEO job, please give us\u00a0@SnoopDogg\u00a0and\u00a0@MarthaStewart\u00a0as a co-CEO team,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottAdamsSays\/status\/1604841548574707712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s poll \u2014 the results of which he <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-elon-musk-to-step-down-as-the-head-of-twitter-pending-results-of-new-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promised<\/a> to abide by in his initial post \u2014 indicated that people want him to step aside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll,\u201d Musk tweeted \u2014 and the final results showed that 57.5% were in favor of the proposal and 42.5% opposed it.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1604617643973124097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And while Musk\u2019s poll \u2014 and Snoop Dogg\u2019s follow-up \u2014 certainly generated a lot of conversation, FOX 5 DC anchor Jim Lokay pointed out the fact that Musk had already floated the possibility of bringing in someone else to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-elon-musk-says-hell-find-someone-else-to-run-twitter-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">run the platform\u2019s<\/a> day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I realize the @elonmusk \u2018should I step down poll?\u2019 is great fodder, please remember that back in October, he told a judge he planned to \u2018reduce my time at Twitter and find somebody else to run Twitter over time,&#8217;\u201d Lokay tweeted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While I realize the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> \u201cshould I step down poll?\u201d is great fodder, please remember that back in October, he told a judge he planned to &#8220;reduce my time at Twitter and find somebody else to run Twitter over time.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Td9R281v0Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/Td9R281v0Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Lokay (@LokayFOX5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LokayFOX5\/status\/1604628725311717378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper Snoop Dogg waded into the apparent battle for control of Twitter after owner, CEO, and self-described \u201cChief Twit\u201d Elon Musk polled users to determine whether he should step down from direct management of the platform. Musk\u2019s poll did not go his way \u2014 and Snoop Dogg responded by posting a poll of his own, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":1780417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[9990,4154,6202,10352,4249,4250,3921,4296,10351,4253,6195],"class_list":["post-1780414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-competing","tag-control","tag-daily","tag-dogg","tag-elon","tag-musk","tag-poll","tag-runs","tag-snoop","tag-twitter","tag-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1780414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1780417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1780414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1780414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1780414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}