Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign

Cornel West for President
Cornel West for President
Campaign	2024 U.S. presidential election
Candidate	Cornel West; Author, civil rights activist, philosopher, and professor; Melina Abdullah; Author, civil rights activist, philosopher, and professor;
Affiliation	Justice for All Party; Aurora Party; Oregon Progressive Party; Green Party (formerly); People's Party (formerly)
Status	Announced as People's Party: June 5, 2023; Announced as Green Party: June 14, 2023; Announced as Independent: October 5, 2023; Announced as Justice for All Party: January 31, 2024;
Key people	Peter Daou, campaign manager (former); Jill Stein, campaign advisor (former);
Receipts	US$1,096,129.22 (April 30, 2024)
Website
	www.cornelwest2024.com

Cornel West, a philosopher, academic, and political activist, announced on June 5, 2023 that he was running for president in the 2024 US presidential election.

West kicked off his campaign as a People's Party candidate.^[5] On June 14, 2023, West announced that he would instead seek the Green Party's presidential nomination.^[6] On October 5, 2023, West dropped out of the Green Party primaries and announced that he would instead run an independent campaign for president.^[7] On January 31, 2024, he created the "Justice for All Party".^[8] By August 2024, West had stopped actively campaigning for the presidency and his campaign reported being $17,000 in debt.^[9] His candidacy was noted for the significant support it received from allies of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump who wanted West to appear on swing state ballots to draw votes away from Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.^[10]^[11]^[12]

On Election Day, West finished in seventh place in the presidential election popular vote. He received 82,644 votes, or 0.05% of the popular vote.

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Thomas, Ken (October 5, 2023). "Cornel West Slams Biden, Trump, and Runs as 2024 Independent". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference jfa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Slodysko, Brian; Cooper, Jonathan J. (August 17, 2024). "Her name was on a filing agreeing to be a Cornel West elector. Her question: What's an elector?". AP News. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference :7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Republicans are central in an effort to rescue Cornel West's ballot hopes in Arizona". PBS News. August 19, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
^ "RFK Jr., Cornel West approved for ballot in Wisconsin - CBS Minnesota". www.cbsnews.com. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024. Republicans and their allies have worked to get West on the ballot in Wisconsin and other states in the hope that West will help boost Trump's chances of winning by pulling support from Harris. West does not need to win a state to serve as a spoiler candidate — a few thousand votes in battleground states could be decisive.

[1] Fung, Katherine (September 11, 2023). "Democrat Who Left Party Over Ignored Groping Claims Backs Cornel West". Newsweek. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

[hilloct27-2] 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.

[ipr-3] Evans, Jordan (October 5, 2023). "Cornel West Shifts from Green Party to Launch Independent Presidential Campaign". Independent Political Report. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[4] "Report of Receipts and Disembursements – CORNEL WEST FOR PRESIDENT". FEC. May 17, 2024.

[:0-5] Frazier, Kierra (June 5, 2023). "Cornel West announces he's running for president". POLITICO. Retrieved July 16, 2023.

[:3-6] 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.

[7] Thomas, Ken (October 5, 2023). "Cornel West Slams Biden, Trump, and Runs as 2024 Independent". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[jfa-8] Cite error: The named reference jfa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:2-9] Slodysko, Brian; Cooper, Jonathan J. (August 17, 2024). "Her name was on a filing agreeing to be a Cornel West elector. Her question: What's an elector?". AP News. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

[:7-10] Cite error: The named reference :7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[11] "Republicans are central in an effort to rescue Cornel West's ballot hopes in Arizona". PBS News. August 19, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.

[12] "RFK Jr., Cornel West approved for ballot in Wisconsin - CBS Minnesota". www.cbsnews.com. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024. Republicans and their allies have worked to get West on the ballot in Wisconsin and other states in the hope that West will help boost Trump's chances of winning by pulling support from Harris. West does not need to win a state to serve as a spoiler candidate — a few thousand votes in battleground states could be decisive.

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