Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign
United States electoral 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".[2] On June 14, 2023, West announced he would also run for the Green Party's nomination in their primaries.[3][4]
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Affiliation | Green Party People's Party |
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Slogan | Justice is what love looks like in public[1] |
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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.[5]
West been polling in the mid-single digits in most general election polls,[6] and is seen as a long-shot candidate.[7][8]
References
change- ↑ "Cornel West for President: Official Campaign Website". Cornel West for President: Official Campaign Website. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.