Philosopher Cornel West, a Green Party candidate for president, could pose a threat to Joe Biden's re-election campaign, Democrats on Capitol Hill fear,
Cornel West delivers a keynote speech at the Malcolm X Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in New York City., D-N.Y., told The Hill. with Ocasio-Cortez and her legislative allies because he admired the way they"[look] at the world through the lens of the poor."
Ocasio-Cortez continued,"I think just right now, given the Electoral College, it’s very difficult to square the very real threat of a Republican presidency… [with] the risk of giving up the very small margin of electoral votes needed to ensure that President Biden wins.", D-Mass., expressed similar concerns, lauding West's activism and academic accomplishments but saying his candidacy is misguided.
"The stakes are too high this year, especially if Trump is the nominee," McGovern said, according to The Hill."I think everybody, including the most progressive elements of our country, need to protect our democracy by stopping Donald Trump and supporting Joe Biden." "I worry about those things because Cornel West is a very effective speaker and can be very persuasive. I am not here to question his motives or bash him, because I’ve followed him for many, many years, but I just wish he wasn’t doing it," McGovern added.
Appearing on KBLA's Tavis Smiley podcast in June, West pushed back on the notion his candidacy was potentially"pulling votes away from Biden" and laid into the
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