Should Cornel West run as a Democrat? w/Bhaskar Sunkara, D.D. Guttenplan | The Marc Steiner Show

1. This question was answered in 2016 and 2020 with Bernie Sanders, and will be answered again in 2024 with RFK Jr and the answer was and will remain NO. What’s the point of running in the democratic party when we know what the outcome will be? West has my vote

2. I appreciate this conversation. Thank you for showing some respect to third party voters compared to most Democrats.

3. Absolutely not only people brave enough to vote Green can influence the republicrats.

4. Definitely should not run under the Dems.

5. HELL TO THE NAW!

6. no no no

7. The democratic party is where good candidates and campaigns go to die.

8. No way he should let the Dems eff him over like they did Bernie. No way.
   Cornel West '24.
   He's the good man we NEED right now.

9. They all want Cornel West to run as a Democrat so they can Bernie Sanders him. NOPE

10. What idiotic reasoning!

11. I believe Cornel West is the best choice for President, though whether he runs as an Independent or as a Democrat, it's moot. He won't be President & things will continue to deteriorate, and fast, as they are now. Like George Carlin said, voting is a waste of time. It's REVOLUTION, mass organized civil disobedience (not by the right) or we're all screwed. Just look at the Ukraine War or any Wars, supported by both parties, and today intimidation of very possible Nuclear Extinction, possibly soon. I don't know, what do you really think? It's time to wake up boys & girls, though the media ensures that most people don't. Anyways, for what it's worth, peace to all.

12. This is a leftist show? On a leftist network? Three supposed leftists all advocating to propagate and support the duopoly. The guest on the following episode advocated for the exact same thing. This show sounds a lot like the phony leftist shows that are popping up all over the place these days.

    If you want the support of your viewers then represent actual leftist views and plans of action to expand the movement, which absolutely includes taking action in the only election that most people care about in the United States. I can’t even believe that this point has been so thoroughly obscured somehow that now presidential elections are somehow seen by leftists as something to avoid completely. We’re supposed to just sulk into the booth and vote against the person best suited to do the job.

    How can you possibly expect to build a coalition if you tell people to vote against the candidate that they align with in the only election that they care about. All of these strategic games that you guys want to play can’t stand up to any scrutiny and will fall apart in a million different scenarios.

    If this network is serious about representing the left, this show either needs to become aware of where it’s at and change course or be canceled.

13. The "uf we want your opinion well give it you" party?

14. horrible question to ask- to support a pro war wall street party of corporate cash

15. As a long term registered Democrat, I'm fed up with the two party system. Time for change. My vote will go to Cornel West.

16. he should stay home, wake me up when Thomas Sowell is running.

17. Not if he wants to be treated fairly. We have seen what the two major parties think about democracy. I will not vote for Biden again; Dr. West has my vote, which ever party he chooses to run.

18. I love how you took REAL RAW NEWS AND PIGGY BACKED OFF of REAL RAW NEWS THAT INFORMED US WITH REAL NEWS OF ALL THIS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THEM GOING TO GUANTANAMO BAY FOR SENTENCING. …….. BUSH JR WAS HUNG IN A GALLO THERE IN JANUARY OF 2022 AND NOTHING YOU PUT OUT HAD ANY SIGNIFICANCE …. YOU ARE OPERATING UNDER THE CONTROL OF SOME officials to keep all this information from going out

19. No. He's losing his grip. He needs to sit down and be quiet.

20. No!! They are corrupt

21. What is Bhaskar and DD talking about? Everything they're saying is moot because we have Marianne Williamson running from the left in the Democratic Party. I think Bhaskar and DD are not good faith actors here, in their motives for wanting Cornel to run in the Party.
    Anyway, the left has got one candidate running inside the Party, and another running from the outside: it's perfect. Whichever one gets further, is the one we rally behind.

22. The Biden administration is escalating WWIII with a nuclear power🇷🇺 while antagonizing another one 🇨🇳
    He’s responsible for more oil, drilling permits, and the biggest release of CO2 ever recorded With the NordStream terrorist bombing

    STOP Acting like he is even an iota less evil than Trump

23. Finally some voice of reason. If anyone thinks that the hard right can't wait to get Executive power and provide cover for worse things they need to wise up. The "Proud Boys" are "standing by" waiting for Trump to come back — and so many "leftists" are too dumb to understand voting strategically. The right wing in this country has smarter people running it, immoral but smarter, just look at the ultra-left braindead comments here.

24. The only place Cornel West should run is, out the door, down the street and in front of an oncoming……… Tornado or Hurricane. "I believe I can fly….."

25. I kinda feel sorry for anyone with an emotional investment in the democratic party, in the way you pity anyone in an abusive relationship, but if you allow yourself to be used by their machine after the examples of Sanders run you deserve those black eyes. Revolution.

26. To Not bring on a Counterpoint to exclaim why a 3rd Green Party Running Starts a Movement to move america away from the ***Duopoly*** #StopSuopoly, #West24, #StopWar Mass Dem Exit is the only way to show 'em we mean business and they are not responding to the needs of the working class and poor and unions DNC deserves no dem votes*

27. Dems are just as Finnished as The Republican Party. Both Parties are Bloody with War Money, Both of the war Parties have to be Defeated.. The American Leopleh ave to Unite behind a Third Party and make Sure that their Votes are not Stolen, Make the Third Party Win., for Your Rights and a Bstter ,Peaceful Life.

28. The Democratic Party is where socialist politics goes to die. It’s literally the oldest capitalist political party on planet earth!

29. There is a certain living reincarnation of the mighty Frederick Douglass that definitely has my vote. Down with the New McCarthyist branch of the Democrats and up with the torch bearers of our movement, folks like Bernie, AOC, Dennis Kucinich, Dr. Amazing West, and yes, even RFK Jr. It may not be this election but our time is coming!

30. Democrats have Kennedy he is their best shot

31. "they're at the table" Man, these n%$gas be trippin.

32. I didn’t get very fr into this episode (stopped at second question ) before I had to stop and write this. Running as a democrat WILL NOT WORK. Bernie did it twice and a slew of others have tried it in the past. Mariann Williamson is doing it RIGHT NOW and she’s been virtually freezed out by the media. The same would happen to West as well. It’s a loser of an argument.

33. NOBODY SHOULD RUN FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

34. Dems and REPUBLICANS are not it..
    I'm voting for Cornell

35. This Marc guy reminds me of Thom Hartmann. An establishment liberal trying sell fear that has no idea what he's talking about, and gets his politics from the US State Department. I'd like to see this goofball go up against Chris Hedges sometime on this very topic. That would be a hoot and a half!

36. Threat of right-wing authoritarianism, neo fascism? Seriously? America is already experiencing authoritarianism, neo fascism Biden style: Censorship and corporate media gatekeeping; weaponising the Justice Department against political opponents; breaking railroad worker's strike; increased funding for cops and support of Cop City; increased funding for dirty wars and forever wars; continuing to prosecute Julian Assange; persecution of the Uhuru Movement; sheilding Biden from accountability for corruption; forcing progressive s to accept K. Harris as the next president; weaponizing and militarizing the IRS; attacking real journalists like Matt Taibbi; threatening Tara Reade; protecting Sam Bankman Fried; etc. Biden, and the Democrat party, are the fascist authoritarians you keep projecting Trump and his populist supporters to be.

37. Republicans, Independents and Democrats all have a different set of priorities.

38. The reason Justice Democrats are going broke is due to the fact that they are now Just Democrats.

39. Hell No!

40. Out of curiosity, are Trump or Biden voters capable of independent thought, or does fear make all the decisions for them? I'm doing a study.

41. If Cornel wins the Green primary he’s got my vote. If he doesn’t then I probably won’t vote.

42. Any thinking person flushed The Nation down the toilet a long time ago. It's merely a tool for the establishment Democratic Party. If you want to know what The White House wants pushed, read The Nation. If you want true insight, go elsewhere.

43. A vote for West is a vote for Trump, and if you are voting for Trump the best way to do it is by voting for West.

44. I like Cornell West and Marianne Williamson. Yet watching Biden artfully manipulate the MAGA caucus, I wonder how successful either would be when dealing with our warped Congress.

45. The Democrats are beyond reform.

    Let’s look at this election scenario, Biden so far in decline he can’t speak a coherent sentence and he is more than half way there.

    Trump is in jail, his followers might still vote for him, but many won’t.

    Not saying that will happen, but this election West has a great chance.

    And if he looses, his percentage will likely be high enough to establish a third party on all ballots and receive federal funds.

46. These laws must be created, passed & signed into federal law immediately: 1. Clerics(all religions) barred from the positions of Senator, Representative, state/territory Governor and POTUS; 2. The Oath of Office can only be taken on the U.S. constitution; 2. Every American citizen who runs for state/territory Governor or POTUS must have actual political experience

47. Yes, vice President behind Bobby as president

48. Cornel West should run if he wants Donald Trump to be President again. Otherwise, He should wait one election cycle, then run.

49. Nobody should run as a Democrat since the DNC has clearly declared the voters will not be allowed to choose the nominee. Cornel needs to stay Green so I, and others like me, have someone decent to vote for.

50. I don't understand all these uncle Ruckuses on some of these channels calling Dr. West a "spoiler" and still trying to rally people behind Jim Crow Joe and the white moderate like it's going to benefit anybody. Biden's track record has been clear for 40 years. Just the 1994 crime bill alone should be enough to put anybody off him. So I'm ALL in for Dr. West no matter what anybody says. People can call it "accelerationist," "spoiling," or "cynical" all they want to, nothing will change my position on doing my little part to help raze the Democrats to the ground. They are obstacles to leftward progress, and they are a dangerous liability. Anyone still in doubt about this should read Chris Hedges' 2009 book, 'Death of the Liberal Class.' That's the eye-opener of a lifetime. I once campaigned for John Kerry and vote-shamed everyone supporting third parties as the cause of the Bush re-election. If the Democrats wanted to win, they wouldn't rig their own primaries against candidates like Bernie Sanders and they would do things that benefit their voters. It's their own fault when they lose. It is not voters' job to elect candidates, it's candidates' job to get elected. As it is, the Democrats exist to protect the capitalist empire and its endless wars- full stop- and Joe Biden is an agent of a white supremacist, colonial empire. Anyone can break out of the two-party delusion if they're willing to face the real truth of how our country is run. And no matter what that Uncle Tom Carville says, or the other Uncle Tom Rev. Clyburn says, it is a MORAL RESPONSIBLITY NOT TO VOTE FOR WAR PIGS. "You cannot lead the people if you do not love the people." – Cornel West Correct.

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