Claudia De la Cruz 2024 presidential campaign
| Claudia De la Cruz 2024 presidential campaign | |
|---|---|
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| Campaign | 2024 United States presidential election |
| Candidate | Claudia De la Cruz Karina Garcia |
| Announced | September 7, 2023 |
| Launched | September 8, 2023 |
| Website | |
| https://votesocialist2024.com/ | |
Claudia De la Cruz announced her presidential campaign on September 7, 2023. She and running mate Karina Garcia are the presidential ticket for the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a Marxist–Leninist party, in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.[1][2]
Platform
Their socialist program offers a transformation of major political and economic structures in the United States through building a socialist movement.
Their socialist policy program includes a pledge to support reparations for Black Americans, institute a single-payer healthcare system, end all U.S aid to Israel, forgive all student loan debt, fully recognize Native American sovereignty and honor treaty rights, cut the U.S. military budget by 90%, seize the 100 largest corporations, expand public transportation, and use taxation to eliminate billionaires.[3][4]
Events
On January 28, 2024, Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia held their first in-person campaign event in Newark, New Jersey.[5]
On February 29, 2024, De la Cruz participated in a presidential candidates debate hosted by the Free & Equal Elections Foundation, alongside Green Party candidates Jill Stein and Jasmine Sherman, and Libertarian Party candidates Chase Oliver and Lars Mapstead.[6][7]
In March 2024, the South Carolina Workers Party voted to place De la Cruz and Garcia on the state ballot for President and Vice President.[8]
In June 2024, De la Cruz gave a speech at a pro-Palestine protest that surrounded the White House.[9]
Endorsements
Claudia De la Cruz
- Political Parties
References
- ^ Gabbatt, Adam (2024-01-07). "'We are working-class women of color': the long-shot socialist run for the White House". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ Kennedy, Kaitlin (2023-12-03). "Claudia De la Cruz 2024: Her story, experiences, and policies". TAG24. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ Kennedy, Kaitlyn (September 28, 2023). "Presidential candidate Claudia De la Cruz on reparations and her fight for a socialist third option". TAG24. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Our Program". Claudia & Karina 2024. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Claudia De la Cruz/Karina Garcia socialist presidential campaign holds kick-off event in Newark, NJ
- ^ "Campaign 2024: Free and Equal Elections Presidential Debate" Archived 2024-03-15 at the Wayback Machine. February 29, 2024 Retrieved March 10, 2024
- ^ Marantz, Andrew (March 11, 2024). "Libertarians and Socialists and Jill Stein - Oh, My!". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ KENMORE, ABRAHAM (March 22, 2024). "Candidates kept off SC ballots in '22 start new 3rd party, file to run for Legislature". The South Carolina Daily Gazette. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Smoke, Palestinian Flags and Protest Chants Fill the Air as Thousands Surround White House". Yahoo News. 2024-06-08. Archived from the original on 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ Winger, Richard (2024-06-16). "South Carolina Workers Party Nominates Claudia De la Cruz for President". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
