“My heart soared”: Cornel West running mate Melina Abdullah on joining the campaign

Black Lives Matter organizer Melina Abdullah was never interested in running for office. A call from Cornel West and his wife Annahita changed everything . . .
Now a vice presidential candidate, Melina Abdullah and Laura Flanders discuss how she became Cornel West's running mate, and what she believes their campaign can do for America. With policies like a $27/hr federal minimum wage and healthcare for all, could American politics finally be for the people?
"My heart soared. My spirit wanted to say yes immediately, because I believe in this . . . I believe that what this campaign will do is disrupt the corporate-controlled, corporate-owned duopoly." - Melina Abdullah
This conversation was taped in the course of a shoot regarding the future of policing in California. Subscribe today and stay tuned for this upcoming report.
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I just think bringing awareness to a lot of Those particular issues is more important But it seems as if they want to do away with capitalism, which will be probably impossible because that’s what this Country was built on.

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Let’s face it Cornell; You’ll never get the popular vote. At this juncture, you are a spoiler like JFK, Jr.