Cornel West Is Running as Independent in Presidential Race
- Academic drops plans to seek Green Party nod for president
- West will need grassroots campaign to get on state ballots
Cornel West.
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Cornel West, the Ivy League academic mounting a progressive challenge to Joe Biden, has dropped plans to campaign under the Green Party banner and instead run as an independent candidate for president.
West made the decision official Thursday with a filing to the Federal Election Commission changing his party affiliation.