“For the past two decades, Cornel West has traveled the nation’s political back roads, making provocative comments and acting as a surrogate for insurgent Democratic presidential contenders. This time, he’s running himself—in a role that aims to disrupt the nation’s two-party system and could hurt the current Democratic president,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“West said Thursday he would seek the presidency as an independent candidate, choosing to forgo a run with the Green Party. The decision complicates his ability to get on the ballot—if he had won the Green nomination, it would have ensured ballot access in nearly 20 states with the potential for close to all 50 states.”
Playbook: “It’s a potentially significant piece of good news for President Biden, whose campaign has been plagued by worries about West’s potential to play a spoiler role in the 2024 campaign by winning the support of voters who might otherwise back Biden’s reelection.”
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