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Scholar, activist Cornel West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate

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Scholar and progressive activist Cornel West announced Monday he is running for president next year as a third-party candidate, saying he wants to empower people who have been “pushed to the margins.” In a Twitter video, West said he will run as a member of The People’s Party.

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The Times of Israel
Activist Cornel West says he will run for US president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate (opens The Times of Israel)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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FOX 6 Milwaukee
Cornel West, progressive activist, announces third-party run for 2024 presidency (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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In a Twitter video posted Monday, West says he will run as a member of The People’s Party.
Fox News
Progressive activist Cornel West announces 2024 campaign under third party (opens Fox News)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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Cornel West launched his campaign for a party that's run by a former Bernie 2016 staffer
NBC 6 South Florida
Scholar, activist Cornel West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate (opens NBC 6 South Florida)
Published Jun 5, 2023
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Scholar and progressive activist Cornel West announced Monday he is running for president next year as a third-party candidate, saying he wants to empower people who have been “pushed to the margins.” In a Twitter video, West said he will run as a member of The People’s Party.
New York Times
Cornel West, Progressive Scholar, Announces Third-Party Bid for President (opens New York Times)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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Mr. West said he would run as part of the People’s Party, which was founded by a former campaign staff member for Senator Bernie Sanders.
The Guardian
Cornel West announces US presidential campaign with the People’s party (opens The Guardian)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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The 70-year-old activist, intellectual and democratic socialist said on Twitter that he will be a candidate for the 2024 contest
The Daily Caller
Cornel West Announces He’s Running For President (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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Cornel West, a prominent left-wing academic and philosophical writer, has announced that he is running for President in 2024.
CNN
Progressive scholar Cornel West says he will mount third party presidential bid (opens CNN)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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Former Harvard professor and prominent public intellectual Cornel West will mount a third party run for president, he said on Monday in a video posted on Twitter.
Washington Times
Public intellectual Cornel West announces bid for presidency (opens Washington Times)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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Cornel West, the Ivy League scholar and outspoken progressive activist, announced Monday that he is running for president under the banner of the People’s Party.
NBC News
Cornel West announces a presidential campaign (opens NBC News)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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The activist and philosopher said running for president is a step toward “truth and justice.”
The Washington Free Beacon
Left-Wing Philosopher Cornel West Launches Third-Party Presidential Bid (opens The Washington Free Beacon)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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(Reuters)—Cornel West, a progressive political activist and philosopher, announced on Monday that he is launching a third-party 2024 bid for the U.S. presidency.
Forbes
Left-Wing Academic Cornel West Announces Presidential Bid (opens Forbes)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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West, who is running as a member of the People’s Party, said he will focus on anti-war and anti-poverty initiatives.
The New Republic
Cornel West Announces Presidential Bid ... as a People’s Party Candidate (opens The New Republic)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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Why did Cornel West, one of the eminent thinkers of our time, choose to run with this party?
CBS News
Cornel West, a Sacramento native, announces third party run for U.S. president (opens CBS News)
Published Jun 4, 2023
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Cornel West, a well-known leftist commentator and Sacramento native, announced on Monday a run for U.S. president in 2024.
Legal Insurrection
Former Harvard Prof Cornel West Running For President, May Pose Spoiler Threat To Democrats (opens Legal Insurrection)
Published Jun 5, 2023
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“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.”
Breitbart News
Conway: Cornel West's Third-Party Candidacy Could Decide the 2024 Election (opens Breitbart News)
Published Jun 5, 2023
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Fox News contributor Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday on Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom" that progressive activist Cornel West's third-party presidential bid could decide the 2024 election. | Clips
The Nation
Cornel West's Presidential Run Is Already Shaking Up the 2024 Race (opens The Nation)
Published Jun 5, 2023
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The veteran academic and activist announced what is sure to be a controversial run, declaring, “Democracy creates disruption."
Newsweek
Cornel West goes viral announcing third-party run to oust Biden, stop Trump (opens Newsweek)
Published Jun 5, 2023
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The progressive activist and professor is running with the left-wing People's Party, founded by an ex-staffer for Senator Bernie Sanders.
Gopusa
Cornel West announces 2024 presidential candidacy (opens Gopusa)
Published Jun 5, 2023
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(The Center Square) – Media personality and former Harvard professor Cornel West announced Monday he will run as a presidential candidate for the People’s Party in the upcoming 2024 election. In a Tweet announcing his candidacy, West vowed to run “for truth and justice as a presidential candidate fo…
The Columbian
Activist, scholar Cornel West plans presidential run (opens The Columbian)
Published Jun 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON — Scholar and progressive activist Cornel West announced Monday he is running for president next year as a third-party candidate, saying he wants to empower people who have been “pushed to
Hot Air
Cornel West announces run for president (opens Hot Air)
Published Jun 5, 2023
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Political activist and academic Cornel West announced on Monday that he is running for president as a third-party candidate. “In these bleak times, I have decided to run for truth and justice, which t...
Bangor Daily News
Cornel West will run 3rd party 2024 presidential bid (opens Bangor Daily News)
Published Jun 5, 2023
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Cornel West wants to end wars, disband NATO, forgive all student debt, expand Social Security and invest in clean energy.
Axios
Progressive scholar Cornel West announces he's running for president with a third party (opens Axios)
Published Jun 5, 2023
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"In these bleak times, I have decided to run for truth and justice" with the People's Party, he said.

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