American political campaign
Cornel West for President Campaign 2024 U.S. presidential election Candidate Cornel West Author, civil rights activist, philosopher, and professorMelina Abdullah Author, civil rights activist, philosopher, and professorAffiliation Justice for All Party
Aurora PartyOregon Progressive Party Green Party (formerly)People's Party (formerly) Status Announced as People's Party: June 5, 2023Announced as Green Party: June 14, 2023Announced as Independent: October 5, 2023Announced as Justice for All Party: January 31, 2024Key people Receipts US$1,096,129.22[ 4] (April 30, 2024)Slogan Justice is what love looks like in public[ 5] www .cornelwest2024 .com
Cornel West , a philosopher , academic, and political activist , announced his campaign on June 5, 2023, in the 2024 US presidential elections as a People's Party candidate via a video on Twitter where he called for "truth and justice" and pledged to use the presidency to accomplish that.[ 6]
On June 14, 2023, West announced he would also seek 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]
On January 31, he created and ran with the "Justice for All Party".[ 10]
Aligning with his socialist positions,[ 11] West's campaign centers on support for Medicare for All , public housing , action on climate change , and drastically cutting the US military budget .[ 12]
West has averaged in the mid-single digits in most general election polls,[ 13] and is widely considered to be a long-shot candidate.[ 14] [ 15] Several Democratic analysts said that he could draw votes away from Joe Biden and later Kamala Harris in a general election,[ 16] leading to concerns of vote splitting . By August, the campaign reported being $17,000 in debt and, without his apparent knowledge, was being aided by Republican-aligned groups to get on the ballot in several states.
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^ 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 .
^ 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 .
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^ "Cornel West, DSA Honorary Chair" . dsausa.org . Democratic Socialists of America . Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2016 .
^ "Policy Pillars For A Movement Rooted In Truth, Justice, & Love" . Cornel West for President 2024 . Retrieved December 2, 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 June 28, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023 .
^ "Axelrod warns Cornel West bid could tip election to Trump" . The Hill . July 8, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023 .