Progressive activist Cornel West leaves the Green Party and will run for president as an independent

Published October 5, 2023 9:28 AM

By STEVE PEOPLES
AP National Political Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Progressive activist Cornel West will run for president in 2024 as an independent, not as a member of the Green Party. That’s according to a statement released by his campaign on Thursday. According to the statement, the African American thought leader “believes the best way to challenge the entrenched system is by focusing 100% on the people, not on the intricacies of internal party dynamics.” West faces long odds in his quest to become the first candidate not affiliated with a major party to win the presidency. But Democrats are quietly concerned that he could make a significant impact in the 2024 presidential contest by taking votes that would otherwise go to President Joe Biden.

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