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Common Ground Scorecard for Cornel West

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Cornel West announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on June 5, 2023. West is an academic and activist who serves as the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. He has previously taught at Harvard University, Yale University, and Princeton University, among other institutions. West has published 20 books, including Race Matters (1993), Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism (2004), and Black Prophetic Fire (2014).

(Biography courtesy of https://ballotpedia.org/Cornel_West)

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Common Ground Score is

75
Champion

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
30
Personal ActionsMAX 30
15
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Official Performance Commentary

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Personal Actions Commentary

Had many public conversations with conservative scholar Dr. Robert George exemplifying respect and affection across stark political differences. Additional Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

Communications Commentary

"I think it’s deeper than civility and it’s even deeper than respect. I think we’ve got a genuine love for one another. I love this brother. I revel in his humanity. We spend good time together. And so we just always want to send a sign to the nation that deep down in your heart, you know love is not reducible to politics."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground in mutliple national TV interviews alongside his friend and conservative scholar Dr. Robert George, including a feature on Fox News Sunday.

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  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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For candidates without congressional or gubernatorial service, Official Performance points are a predictive estimate using statistical modeling.

Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

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