Harlan Crow (of the Clarence Thomas patronage scandals) donated the max individual donation ($3,300) to Cornel West’s campaign, which invited obvious criticism.
Text of his response on Twitter:
As an independent candidate and a free Black man, I accept donations within the limits of no PACs or corporate interest groups that have strings attached. I am unbought and unbossed. Despite my deep political differences with brother Harlan Crow (who is an anti-Trump Republican), I’ve known him in a non-political setting for some years and I pray for his precious family. I find it hypocritical for those who highlight his $3300 donation to my campaign but can’t say a mumbling word about the PAC-driven billion dollars to support the genocidal attack in Gaza sponsored by their candidate! I’m fighting for Truth, Justice, and Love! Onward!
Frankly, the pleasant words make this look much worse than just saying “if some asshole wants to send me money, I’ll keep it”. Sounds like someone he wants to keep on the good side of, but y’know they’re only political differences, not stuff that really matters.
If you’re threatened by West you’re already preparing your arguments for losing. He will have zero appreciable impact on the results.
If you’re mad at him existing because he forces your candidate to address things he’s weak on, that’s just a poor coping mechanism for having a weak candidate.
Edit: to be clear, I’m not a West supporter, but I strongly want social justice Christians to start waking up and participating in the political process and he is very useful for that
Harlan Crow certainly thinks West’s campaign could impact the results, and not because he wants Biden to do better on social justice issues.
Plus there’s just no world where praising Harlan Crow is compatible with strong and uncompromising moral leadership. West just seems like a dude that likes having powerful ‘friends’.