Michael Rectenwald
Michael D. Rectenwald (born January 29, 1959) is an American author and former professor.
Michael Rectenwald | |
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 Rectenwald at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 29, 1959 |
| Political party | Libertarian |
| Occupation | Author and Activist |
Career
[change | change source]Rectenwald was a Professor at New York University. He was a professor there for more than ten years. [1]
Rectenwald has written on a movement called secularism. Secularism was founded in London. It was founded in 1851 by George Jacob Holyoake.[2]
In 2018, Rectenwald's memoir, titled "Springtime for Snowflakes: Social Justice and Its Postmodern Parentage," was published by the conservative New English Review Press. In it, he criticizes social justice and left-wing ideology.[3]
2024 President Campaign
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Rectenwald’s Campaign Logo
In 2023, Rectenwald filed to run for president. He is running as a Libertarian. He won 2 primaries. He has also won about 2% of the vote.
Polling
Rectenwald has been included in 3 polls. He has averaged around 0.66%.[4][5][6]
Primaries
Iowa
Rectenwald got 2nd place. He got 16.9% of the vote. He lost to Chase Oliver. Oliver got 42.7% of the vote.[7]
Alabama
Rectenwald won, beating out runner ups Mike ter Maat and and Lars Mapstead. The vote was held at the state convention.[8]
Mississippi
Rectenwald won, getting 41.2% of the vote. He beat out runner ups Lars Mapstead and Chase Oliver. The vote was held at the state convention. [9]
National Convention
Rectenwald lead in the first 5 ballots. On the 6th ballot , where it was him against Chase Oliver, he got the least amount of votes. He was eliminated, and Chase Oliver won the nomination.[10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Kvetenadze, Téa. ""Anti-PC" Liberal Studies Professor Michael Rectenwald Has Retired". Medium.
- ↑ Holyoake, G.J. (1896). English Secularism: A Confession of Belief. Library of Alexandria. ISBN 978-1-465-51332-8.
- ↑ Messanger, Stephan. "Springtime for Snowflakes: "Social Justice" and Its Postmodern Parentage: A Review".
- ↑ "2024 Libertarian Presidential Primary" (PDF).
- ↑ "Iowa Youth Straw Poll".
- ↑ Micro, George. "The George Micro 2024 Libertarian Presidential Primary Poll". The George Micro Polls, News, and Photography.
- ↑ Bunge, Mike (January 16, 2024). "Libertarian Party of Iowa announces the winner of its statewide Presidential caucus".
- ↑ "LP Alabama".
- ↑ "The attendees of our annual convention in Flowood, MS, participated in the party's first presidential straw poll".
- ↑ "Libertarians select Chase Oliver as presidential nominee, very little support shown for Trump, RFK Jr | Fox News". www.foxnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.