Cornel West reveals Democratic Party paid 20 million to block ballot access

What was said

"Democratic Party paid $20 million to keep us off the ballot. We're still fighting. We won the case already. In North Carolina, we're still fighting in Pittsburgh. We went to the Supreme Court in Pittsburgh to keep us off the ballot. So much for defending different voices and hearing different voices."

Presidential candidate Cornel West disclosed that the Democratic Party spent $20 million in efforts to prevent his independent campaign from appearing on state ballots during the 2024 election. West states his campaign won at least one case in North Carolina and continues legal battles in Pennsylvania, including at the Supreme Court level. He frames this as hypocritical given Democratic rhetoric about protecting diverse voices.