Former Harvard professor and far left activist Cornel West is entering the 2024 race for president in the People’s Party. West is obviously a longshot, but he could attract some voters from the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party.
The Hill reports:
Cornel West announces 2024 run for president as People’s Party candidateProgressive activist Cornel West announced his 2024 campaign for president with the People’s Party on Monday“I have decided to run for truth and justice, which takes the form of running for President of the United States as a candidate for the People’s Party,” West said in a video announcement on Twitter launching the third-party presidential bid.“I enter in the quest for truth, I enter in the quest for justice, and the presidency is just one vehicle to pursue that truth and justice — what I’ve been trying to do all of my life.”West, a philosophy professor and longtime vocal progressive advocate, said his campaign would focus on health care, living wages, housing, reproductive rights and “deescalating the destruction of the planet, the destruction of American democracy.”
Politico has more:
West is known for his academic activism. He is the former professor of the practice of public philosophy at Harvard University and professor emeritus at Princeton University.In the announcement video, West, 70, claims that he cares more about voters and their quality of life than other political parties.“Neither political party wants to tell the truth about Wall Street, about Ukraine, about the Pentagon, about big tech,” West said. “Do we have what it takes? We shall see.”
Watch his announcement video below:
Some people on the left are concerned about this for obvious reasons. West could be a spoiler.
Of course, some people on the right are supportive for the same reason.
It’ll be fascinating to see how the media treats West.
Featured image via Twitter video.
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