Far-Left Firebrand Cornel West Ditches Green Party, Runs for President as Independent

He has already changed party affiliation once since he announced the presidential bid in June.
Far-Left Firebrand Cornel West Ditches Green Party, Runs for President as Independent
Political activist Cornel West as seen in a 2016 file photo. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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Former Harvard University professor and far-left activist Cornel West said Thursday he will leave the Green Party and continue his 2024 presidential campaign as an independent.

“People are hungry for change. They want good policies over partisan politics. We need to break the grip of the duopoly and give power to the people,” Mr. West, a self-described “non-Marxist socialist,” wrote on X.

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