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Cornel West for President
Campaign2024 U.S. presidential election
Candidate
  • Cornel West
    Author, civil rights activist, philosopher, and professor
    Melina Abdullah
    Author, civil rights activist, philosopher, and professor
AffiliationJustice 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
ReceiptsUS$1,096,129.22[4] (April 30, 2024)
Website
www.cornelwest2024.com
2024 U.S. presidential election
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Third parties
Related races
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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.[5]

On June 14, 2023, West announced he would also seek the Green Party's nomination in their primaries.[6] 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.[7] On January 31, 2024 he created and ran with the "Justice for All Party".[8]

West has been polling at 0.6% nationally as of August 21, 2024[9] and is widely considered to be a long-shot candidate.[10] By August, the campaign reported being $17,000 in debt and West had stopped actively campaigning.[11] His candidacy has been noted for the significant support from Trump allies who want West on swing state ballots to split votes away from Kamala Harris.[12][13][14] West expressed ambivalence about the support from Republicans[12] but does object to the spoiler label.[15]

Background

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West is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic and actor, who focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society.[citation needed]

West has held many professorships and fellowships, and has written books on these subjects such as Race Matters, and Democracy Matters. West is a self-described "non-Marxist socialist" and an outspoken voice in left-wing politics in the United States. West has dabbled in political activism in the past.[citation needed]

After serving as an advisor to Bill Bradley in 2000, who failed to make it past the Democratic primaries, West became a prominent and active supporter of Green Party nominee Ralph Nader, speaking at several Nader rallies.[16] West backed Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic primaries, but criticized him after he became president.[17][18]

He backed Bernie Sanders in 2016,[19] and after Hillary Clinton won the nomination, he endorsed Green Party nominee Jill Stein despite being on the platform drafting committee of the Democratic National Committee.[20]

Campaign

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National campaign events and strategy

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Initial campaign logo

On June 5, 2023 West announced his run.[5]

People's Party

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In his announcement video, West stated that "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. I enter for the quest for truth. I enter for the quest of justice. And the presidency is just one vehicle we pursue that truth and justice." He criticized both major political parties for failing to "tell the truth about Wall Street, about Ukraine, about the Pentagon, about Big Tech."[5]

The People's Party immediately endorsed his campaign. Left-wing activists and streamers heavily criticized West for this choice of party.[21][22][23]

The founder of the party, Nick Brana, has been accused of sexual harassment and assault,[24] and the party has ballot access only in Florida, with no track record of running campaigns.[25] Ben Burgis (a columnist for Jacobin),[26] Bhaskar Sunkara (the founding editor of Jacobin) and D. D. Guttenplan, (editor of The Nation) argued that he should run for the Democratic Party nomination instead,[27] while Jeet Heer argued for the Green Party.[21]

Green Party

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On June 14, 2023, West announced he was running for the Green Party's 2024 presidential nomination.[6][28]

West announced that Jill Stein, the Green Party's presidential nominee in 2012 and 2016, would be chairing his campaign.[29]

On July 14, 2023, West stated that NATO had provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a Twitter post.[30] Later, West criticized Biden for authoring the 1994 crime bill, which Biden has publicly disavowed,[31] saying it contributed to crimes against humanity against black Americans.[32]


West responded to claims of being a spoiler candidate via a July 23 CNN interview with Anderson Cooper, saying:

There are tons of people, every two and four years who decide not to vote at all. And we know that the so called spoilers, which is a category I don't accept at all whether it be Gary Johnson, sister Jill Stein or Ralph Nader, many of those voters say they would never vote for the two parties at all. And I can understand, those politicians become too corrupt, too conformant, what about truth? What about justice? If you are concerned about truth and justice you cannot be complacent. Look at the world at the lens through those incarcerated, in the ghettos."[33]

In July 2023, Reform and Revolution, a Marxist caucus of the Democratic Socialists of America, published opposing articles arguing for and against DSA supporting West's campaign, endorsing neither as an official caucus position.[34]

On September 11, 2023, West brought on Peter Daou as his campaign manager; Daou had previously held that role for Marianne Williamson's campaign.[35] Daou left the West campaign on October 27.[2]

Switch to independent candidacy

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On October 5, 2023, West announced he was withdrawing his candidacy for the Green Party nomination and would instead run as an independent, beginning the process for attaining ballot access.[36][37]

West's campaign released a statement explaining his rationale for making the switch, stating that West "believes the best way to challenge the entrenched system is by focusing 100% on the people, not on the intricacies of internal party dynamics".[36]

Establishing the Justice for All Party

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On January 31, 2024, West announced via a video on X that he was establishing a new party called "Justice for All". West said the party would start seeking ballot access in the states where it is the most expedient to attain it: Florida, North Carolina, and Washington. The campaign plans to get ballot access in the state of Florida through a nominating caucus.[8]

Vice presidential selection

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On April 10, 2024, West announced on The Tavis Smiley Show that he had chosen fellow academic Melina Abdullah as his vice presidential running mate.[38]

Ballot access

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West ballot access for the 2024 presidential election, as of July 2024:
  Certified for ballot (16 states, 141 electors)[i]
  Registered write-in (Two states, 51 electors)[ii]
  Automatic write-in (Seven states, 59 electors)[iii]
  Not on ballot

Arizona

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In August 2024, the Arizona Secretary of State said that the West Campaign did not file sufficient paperwork to gain ballot access in the state before the set deadline. This was in spite of reported efforts from Republican lawyers to secure electors to support West's efforts.[58]

Michigan

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In August 2024, Cornel West and his running mate Melina Abdullah were both initially disqualified and denied entry onto the 2024 Michigan presidential election ballot, due to an incorrectly notarized form.[59] The Michigan Secretary of State had given West's campaign a week to submit a response concerning the notarization issues and did not receive a response, after which the department disqualified West.[59] On August 24, a Michigan judge overruled the decision, and required West to be given ballot access in Michigan.[60]

Pennsylvania

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In August of 2024, a judge ruled agreeing with the Secretary of State’s office that West’s candidacy paperwork was insufficient for ballot access in Pennsylvania.[61]

Wisconsin

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In Wisconsin, an employee of the Democrat National Convention challenged to keep West off of the ballot. In August 2024, the Wisconsin Election Commission rejected the challenge, and voted 5-1 to keep West on the ballot.[62]

Political positions

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Main article: Cornel West § Politics

West supports Medicare for All, a Green New Deal,[63] ending all new oil drilling, universal public housing, term limits in congress, ending US support for NATO, Ukraine, and Israel, and closing most US military bases.[30]

Vote splitting concerns

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Main article: Spoiler campaign

West's campaign sparked concerns of its potential to be a spoiler and help elect Donald Trump.[27] On August 16, 2024, the Associated Press reported on Republican operatives boosting his campaign to help Trump in a number of swing states.[64]

Various independent analyses have found that a spoiler effect does exist and has tipped the outcome of some close elections.[65] Because of these concerns, many in the Democratic Party have tried to keep third parties off the ballot.[66] Third party candidates are widely believed to have caused Republicans to win the 2000 (and possibly the 2016) election by diverting more votes from the Democratic candidate than the Republican candidate.[67][68][69]

Support from Republicans

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See also: Green Party of the United States § Criticism and controversies

The Associated Press described "extensive" involvement from GOP lawyers and operatives to further West's bid for president, which West has expressed ambivalence about.[70]

West appeared on shows and as a member of political parties friendly to conspiracy theorists and misinformation, and with personalities like Tucker Carlson.[71] He also sits on the board of an organization promoting a more Christian-focused college admissions test.[71]

West's donors include Republican megadonor Harlan Crow,[72] who some have theorized may have donated to the campaign in the hope that West will hurt Democrats' electoral chances.[73] West defended Crow but ultimately returned the donation after public pushback.[74][75]

By August, the campaign reported being $17,000 in debt. The campaign was aided by Republican-aligned groups, donors, and lawyers, to get on the ballot in several states including Michigan,[76] Georgia,[77] Virginia, Nebraska, Maine, North Carolina,[78] Arizona[79] and Wisconsin.[79][80] Although West stopped actively campaigning, registered Republicans have signed up to be electors for West in swing states.[11] His campaign had only spent $2,400 on signature gathering between January and June of 2024.[81] The Democratic National Committee filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission arguing that the unreported in-kind contributions that went towards signature gathering and lawyers in North Carolina and Arizona are illegal.[82]

On the other hand, The New York Times noted that Democrats are helping Constitution Party candidate Randall Terry gain ballot access in swing states to help Kamala Harris' campaign by taking conservative votes away from Trump to Terry.[83] The New York Times compares this to the help Republicans are giving to West.[83][relevant? – discuss]

Wisconsin

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Four Republican employees of a canvassing firm that says it works on behalf of "conservative political campaigns" collected signatures to put West on the ballot. The company's president, David Blair, worked in the Trump administration.[84] Republicans and their allies successfully got West on the Wisconsin ballot on August 28, 2024.[85]

Arizona

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In Arizona, GOP lawyers and operatives signed up to be electors for West and tried to convince two electors to back West after one switched their support to Harris and another denied having ever agreed to be an elector.[79] 80 paid out-of-state canvassers were hired by a firm closely aligned with Republican operative Mark Jacoby, who has a reputation of deceptive tactics and a voter registration fraud conviction.[81]

North Carolina

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In April 2024, a Trump-aligned activist signed up attendees outside of a Trump rally in North Carolina, pitching the idea that West being on the ballot would help get Trump elected.[11][78]

North Carolina's election board blocked West's party from appearing on the ballot after surveying 50 of the signatures to see if they signed the petition, and found that many did not sign it or did not know what it was for.[81] A Republican canvassing firm submitted the signatures and it was unclear who paid for the signature gathering.[81]

Reception

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Criticism

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See also: Cornel West § Criticism and controversies, and List of elections involving vote splitting

David Masciotra criticized West for owing the IRS nearly $483,000,[86][87] and noted his spending on extramartial affairs, with some girlfriends and ex-wives claiming he "impregnates and abandons women."[86]

West has pushed back against criticism that his embracing of spoiler candidates like Jill Stein and Claudia De la Cruz, as well as his own campaign, improved Donald Trump's chances of becoming president in 2016 and 2024.[86] Masciotra criticized West for aligning himself with people and candidates who defend aggressive actions by Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Chinese Communist Party.[88]

Notes

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  1. ^ Cornel West on the ballot in:
    • Alaska (3, as Aurora Party)[39]
    • Colorado (10, as Unity Party)[40]
    • Georgia (16)[41]
    • Louisiana (8)[42]
    • Maine (4)[43]
    • Michigan (15)[44]
    • Minnesota (10)[45]
    • Mississippi (6, as Natural Law Party)[46]
    • Nebraska (5, as Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party)[47]
    • North Carolina (16)[48]
    • Oregon (8, as Progressive Party)[49]
    • South Carolina (9, as United Citizens Party)[50][51]
    • Utah (6)[52]
    • Vermont (3, as Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party)[53]
    • Washington (12)[54]
    • Wisconsin (10)[55]
  2. ^ West write-in states:
  3. ^ West write-in states:

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