Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign
Cornel West, a philosopher, academic, and political activist, announced his campaign in the 2024 US presidential elections as a People's Party candidate on June 5, 2023. He followed that up with a video on Twitter where he called for "truth and justice".[6] On June 14, 2023, West announced he would also run for the Green Party's nomination in their primaries.[7][8] On October 5, West announced he would instead be seeking to run an Independent campaign and thus dropped out of the Green Party primaries, beginning the process for ballot access.[9]
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| Campaign | 2024 U.S. presidential election |
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| Affiliation | Justice for All Party Aurora Party Oregon Progressive Party Green Party (formerly) People's Party (formerly) |
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| Receipts | US$1,096,129.22[4] (April 30, 2024) |
| Slogan | Justice is what love looks like in public[5] |
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West's campaign talks about support for Medicare for All, public housing, action on climate change, and drastically cutting the US military budget.[10]
West been polling in the mid-single digits in most general election polls,[11] and is seen as a long-shot candidate.[12][13]
Several Democratic analysts said that he could draw votes away from Joe Biden and later Kamala Harris in a general election.[14]
On April 10, 2024, West announced that he had chosen academic Melina Abdullah as his vice presidential running mate.[15]
References
change- ↑ Fung, Katherine (September 11, 2023). "Democrat Who Left Party Over Ignored Groping Claims Backs Cornel West". Newsweek. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ Trudo, Hannah (October 27, 2023). "Cornel West's campaign manager says he's leaving job". The Hill. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ↑ Evans, Jordan (October 5, 2023). "Cornel West Shifts from Green Party to Launch Independent Presidential Campaign". Independent Political Report. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Report of Receipts and Disembursements – CORNEL WEST FOR PRESIDENT". FEC. May 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Cornel West for President: Official Campaign Website". Cornel West for President: Official Campaign Website. Archived from the original on 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ Frazier, Kierra (June 5, 2023). "Cornel West announces he's running for president". POLITICO. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ↑ Hippensteel, Chris (June 14, 2023). "Cornel West to Run for President With Green Party, Ditches People's Party". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ↑ Kennedy, Kaitlyn (June 15, 2023). "Cornel West announces presidential run with the Green Party". TAG24. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ↑ Thomas, Ken (October 5, 2023). "Cornel West Slams Biden, Trump, and Runs as 2024 Independent". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Issues - Cornel West for President". Cornel West for President. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ↑ Skelley, Geoffrey (July 13, 2023). "Why A Third-Party Candidate Might Help Trump — And Spoil The Election For Biden". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Vocal Israel Critic Cornel West Launches Longshot Presidential Bid - Algemeiner.com". Algemeiner. June 5, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ↑ Reid, Tim (June 5, 2023). "Left-wing philosopher Cornel West launches long-shot 2024 presidential bid". Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Axelrod warns Cornel West bid could tip election to Trump". The Hill. July 8, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ↑ Trudo, Hannah (April 10, 2024). "Cornel West picks Melina Abdullah, professor and racial justice advocate, as running mate". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
