The philosophy professor created a surprise on Monday June 5 by declaring himself an independent candidate. And since this African-American is a personality marked on the left, this is probably not good news for Joe Biden.
With our correspondent in Washington, Guillaume Naudin
Cornel West is a well-known figure in American academic intellectual circles. At 70, he already has a political past. A former supporter of Barack Obama whom he ended up opposing by describing him as ” a black mascot of the Wall Street oligarchs he backed Bernie Sanders in the last two polls. This time, this music enthusiast announces in a video to go there by himself
” I embark on a quest for truth, I embark on a quest for justice. And the presidency is just a way to pursue that truth and justice as I have done all my life. No political party wants to tell the truth about Wall Street, about Ukraine, about the Pentagon, about the tech giants “, did he declare.
And Cornel West dismisses Donald Trump back to back, called “ neo-fascist “, and Joe Biden, treated as” soft neoliberal “. In the previous election in 2020, the two opponents were very close in some key states. And if he goes all the way, Cornel West could cost Joe Biden precious votes on his left.