It matters if the number of West voters exceeds the margin of victoy. It means a more inspiring candidate could capture those voters and win.
With Trump, there isn't very much middle ground to capture. Voters know who he is, and either drink the kool aid or recognize the danger. Biden can't give a speech or support an agenda that will convince a Trump supporter to vote for Biden. Likewise, Biden supporters won't be convinced to suddenly vote for Trump under any circumstances. But the non-voters, the third party voters, they can be motivated to support Biden. Biden would just have to reach out and do something motivational.
I don't know a single person who has admitted they will vote for Cornel West, so I cannot speak to their mindset. But if he does have supporters, if he does motivate people to come out of the woodwork, and if he challenges Biden to take more progressive stances to win those voters, if he drops out and endorses Biden, then he'll have a positive impact on the race.
It matters if the number of West voters exceeds the margin of victoy. It means a more inspiring candidate could capture those voters and win.
With Trump, there isn't very much middle ground to capture. Voters know who he is, and either drink the kool aid or recognize the danger. Biden can't give a speech or support an agenda that will convince a Trump supporter to vote for Biden. Likewise, Biden supporters won't be convinced to suddenly vote for Trump under any circumstances. But the non-voters, the third party voters, they can be motivated to support Biden. Biden would just have to reach out and do something motivational.
I don't know a single person who has admitted they will vote for Cornel West, so I cannot speak to their mindset. But if he does have supporters, if he does motivate people to come out of the woodwork, and if he challenges Biden to take more progressive stances to win those voters, if he drops out and endorses Biden, then he'll have a positive impact on the race.