Key takeaways:
- Cornel West has announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, running as a third-party candidate for the People’s Party.
- West said his campaign would focus on issues such as access to jobs with living wages, decent housing, women’s rights, health care for all, and de-escalating the destruction of the planet.
- West’s candidacy is a sign of the times, as more and more people are turning to third-party candidates in order to pursue truth and justice.
Activist and academic Cornel West has announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, running as a third-party candidate for the People’s Party. In a video posted to Twitter, West, 70, said he is running for truth and justice, and criticized both Democrats and Republicans.
West said his campaign would focus on issues such as access to jobs with living wages, decent housing, women’s rights, health care for all, and de-escalating the destruction of the planet. He also said he would work to end poverty, mass incarceration, wars, and ecological collapse.
West is the latest Black candidate to enter the 2024 presidential race, following Senator Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) campaign launch last month and California radio host Larry Elder’s entry into the GOP race in April.
West said he has been trying to pursue truth and justice all his life, and the presidency is just one vehicle to do so. He said he cares about whether people have access to the basic necessities of life, and that his campaign will focus on making sure everyone has access to these things.
West’s candidacy is a sign of the times, as more and more people are turning to third-party candidates in order to pursue truth and justice. It remains to be seen whether West will be successful in his bid for the People’s Party nomination, but his candidacy is sure to be an interesting one to watch.
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