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(58,770 posts) Mon Jun 5, 2023, 01:08 PM Jun 2023

Cornel West Announces Third Party Presidential Bid [View all]

Political activist and academic Cornel West announced that he is running for president as a third party candidate “to reintroduce America to the best of itself.”

https://politicalwire.com/2023/06/05/cornel-west-announced-third-party-bid/

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Cornel West Announces Third Party Presidential Bid [View all] RandySF Jun 2023 OP

whatever markie Jun 2023 #1

I like Cornel West myself as christian leftist, but he's picking the time for this. marble falls Jun 2023 #8

I do not like Cornel West...he is trying to help the GOP just as he did in 16. Hopefully people Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #90

+1 betsuni Jun 2023 #100

Thanks betsuni! Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #110

I don't.. Prof Tribe on Cornel West Cha Jun 2023 #87

Not super helpful but cilla4progress Jun 2023 #2

He defends DeSantis's eucation BS...and is on the board of one of the companies who Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #91

So much for his "People's Party" peppertree Jun 2023 #127

This guy went off the deep end long ago. tritsofme Jun 2023 #3

THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Jun 2023 #10

Describe this "deep end" as you see it. NotVeryImportant Jun 2023 #23

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"neo libs".. who are you talking about Cha Jun 2023 #27

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Cornel West called Biden a "neoliberal disaster" "mediocre, milquetoast neoliberal centrist" betsuni Jun 2023 #36

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LOl.. I bet it was! Bye Cha Jun 2023 #39

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Why are you aaking about "Meds & Lithium"? Cha Jun 2023 #47

We are deep state shills! In 2016 we were paid shills for David Brock. betsuni Jun 2023 #51

Right.. that insulter lasted about 2 seconds.. Cha Jun 2023 #54

Weirdly, that phrase reminds me of the "anti-woke" crusade. "Sleepy, you are getting sleeepy." Hekate Jun 2023 #116

Yeah it was a Cha Jun 2023 #122

The outrageously contemptible deceit of calling Biden "neoliberal" Hortensis Jun 2023 #48

Very embarrassing! Who do they think they're fooling? betsuni Jun 2023 #89

Voting for and working to elect Stein in 16 and now working for a company that makes money Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #92

Yeah, he did.. all that shit about Pres Cha Jun 2023 #26

Where can I corroborate this information? NotVeryImportant Jun 2023 #40

ON the Internet. Cha Jun 2023 #42

So, post all kinds of stuff, but when challenged to back it up NotVeryImportant Jun 2023 #76

Do your own work. Cha Jun 2023 #77

Reminds me of the antivax retort from the rabid right. NotVeryImportant Jun 2023 #78

Milquetoast. betsuni Jun 2023 #85

Took me all of about 1 minute to Google "Professor West on President Obama" - there I've even set... electric_blue68 Jun 2023 #125

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Google is your friend... Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #93

Here is confirmation LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 #101

Hey -- it is in the DU Archives, abundantly sourced at the very time it was happening Hekate Jun 2023 #117

How many times do people need to be reminded that this helps no one other than Republicans? NT Bleacher Creature Jun 2023 #4

West calling Biden "neoliberal" is like smearing him as a "Republican." Hortensis Jun 2023 #52

They need to be reminded a lot. betsuni Jun 2023 #120

Shoulda seen this one coming. johnp3907 Jun 2023 #5

Yep. He wants to join the club. tonekat Jun 2023 #13

Yes, I remember. He and buddy Tavis Smiley got upset that Pres. O... brush Jun 2023 #14

You're rhetoric is quite hostile. NotVeryImportant Jun 2023 #43

Ahhh...someone not familiar with the incident. Do your research. brush Jun 2023 #50

+1!! Cha Jun 2023 #55

A. Not rhetoric mcar Jun 2023 #62

Mahalo, mcar.. If facts can be Cha Jun 2023 #68

Right? mcar Jun 2023 #71

Yeah, but here Cha Jun 2023 #72

You definitely have it wrong...but I sent you a link that shows who and what this guy is now. Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #94

HERE YA GO, POSTED TODAY IN ANOTHER THREAD ON DU. ENJOY. Hekate Jun 2023 #118

What happens with putting people up on purity test idol pedestals, but only when they're Democrats. betsuni Jun 2023 #119

Ok Boomer. Desperately seeking to remain relevant. ZonkerHarris Jun 2023 #6

Fuck that boomer shit. Zonker Harris is a boomer for pete's sake. marble falls Jun 2023 #9

and would make a better President ZonkerHarris Jun 2023 #11

Screw the divisionism you suggest. marble falls Jun 2023 #12

Jeebus - Nader is 89. Oldest boomers are 77. Enough with this meme. yorkster Jun 2023 #15

Hear, hear! ShazzieB Jun 2023 #66

Nader is 90yo in February 2024, he is solid Silent Gen (born 1928-1945) Celerity Jun 2023 #16

hey, it's not a Boomer thing it's narcissism. msfiddlestix Jun 2023 #21

"Ok Boomer" PatSeg Jun 2023 #33

Hah! If I ever found myself in a pigeonhole with West, Hortensis Jun 2023 #58

Same here! PatSeg Jun 2023 #63

It is no accident that his is running in the People's Party...Nina Turners BS fake party...which Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #95

They hate Democrats, that's all it is. betsuni Jun 2023 #102

That is the bottom line...trying to help the GOP beat us. Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #109

Yawn. Ocelot II Jun 2023 #7

i like him and in a dem primary i would prob vote for him dembotoz Jun 2023 #17

Do you prefer that your elected leaders put principles over actual accomplishments? W_HAMILTON Jun 2023 #19

In a primary you can vote for the person you agree with...vote with your heart. dembotoz Jun 2023 #32

Yeah, I did that once. W_HAMILTON Jun 2023 #37

:) You agree Obama, Hillary and Biden are all "neoliberals"? (!) Hortensis Jun 2023 #60

This "neoliberal" crap is giving me bad 2016 flashbacks. ShazzieB Jun 2023 #67

:) I was just wondering how many admirers those "tellers of truth" Hortensis Jun 2023 #69

did i like or trust either clinton? hell no still don't dembotoz Jun 2023 #80

:) Yes. Liberals tend not to fixate on heroes and Hortensis Jun 2023 #81

I find that only people who hate Democrats accuse them of hero worship. betsuni Jun 2023 #97

Lol, too true. People project what they don't want to admit about themselves. Hortensis Jun 2023 #105

Oh, me too. betsuni Jun 2023 #84

A primary is not only voting for someone you agree with...the person has to electable and have Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #112

I woul never vote for someone who voted for Stein...thanks to people like him Roe is gone. Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #96

I'll have to research what he's planning to do about actually ending the Covid pandemic liberal_mama Jun 2023 #18

It's not pretending. The Pandemic is over. maxsolomon Jun 2023 #28

Thank You, Max ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #45

I lost my dad 6 months ago. He was fully vaccinated/boosted. They are hiding the true numbers liberal_mama Jun 2023 #61

Condolences on the loss of your Father. You're not alone, there were many losses. maxsolomon Jun 2023 #65

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Welcome to DU maxsolomon Jun 2023 #107

The Pandemic IS over obamanut2012 Jun 2023 #83

No politician is running on anything COVID related from a mitigation standpoint. Ace Rothstein Jun 2023 #86

Wear a mask. I do. I came close to dying myself...but you can't easily end a pandemic with Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #113

oh ffs msfiddlestix Jun 2023 #20

All he'll do is attack Democrats. His favorite insult is "milquetoast." He's nutty. betsuni Jun 2023 #22

Nutty, like that mortician in the Tales from the Hood short "Welcome to My Mortuary" TheBlackAdder Jun 2023 #30

Are you able to articulate any policy of his that's nutty? NotVeryImportant Jun 2023 #46

"articulate any policy"? What does that mean? betsuni Jun 2023 #75

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Wow, what an asshole. themaguffin Jun 2023 #29

I just hope he doesn't siphon votes from Biden. Initech Jun 2023 #34

Not helpful. yardwork Jun 2023 #35

Of course, he does. iemanja Jun 2023 #44

He spoke at my college graduation mvd Jun 2023 #49

His advocacy for 'reparations' is near radical, I hope he has good security Model35mech Jun 2023 #53

Ta-Nehisi Coates' call for reparations in "The Atlantic" was extremely cogent, logical... brush Jun 2023 #59

He is wasting his time. LiberalFighter Jun 2023 #56

No way he beats RFK Jr. and Vivek Ramaswamy in the general election Jose Garcia Jun 2023 #57

Is "Movement for a People's Party" able to finally run someone against Democrats? Hortensis Jun 2023 #64

You're so right - him running as a Dem would be much worse. ShazzieB Jun 2023 #70

For sure! tRump, from NY, actually considered it, but authoritarianism Hortensis Jun 2023 #73

Yeah, I saw this ismnotwasm Jun 2023 #74

Prof. Tribe-West will help the GOP nominee win -- the way Ralph Nader helped GW Bush defeat Al Gore LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 #79

"Brother Bernie and Brother Trump are authentic human beings in stark contrast to their donor-driven betsuni Jun 2023 #82

Anyone who call Trump Authentic is a completel idiot...no wonder he likes DeSantis. Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #98

It's that fantasy alliance of right and left populists doing Teh Revolution. betsuni Jun 2023 #99

They are left but not progressive...just as regressive as the GOP...if you ask me. Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #111

As I'm sure Sister Nina Turner is. Certainly no one doubts the Hortensis Jun 2023 #108

Yes, she had lots and lots of money. But it was ... ahem, "grassrooooots" and pure because betsuni Jun 2023 #124

Special interests, outside big money, buying elections Hortensis Jun 2023 #126

I just posted that up top, too.. Cha Jun 2023 #88

+1 betsuni Jun 2023 #103

"The Ghost of Cornel West" by Michael Eric Dyson Cha Jun 2023 #104

+1 betsuni Jun 2023 #114

Self-important twit. After the things he said about Obama I don't feel like he's our friend... Hekate Jun 2023 #115

It's the political version of the movie The Grudge. betsuni Jun 2023 #121

The Peoples Party is only on the ballot in three states LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 #128