Michael Rectenwald

Michael D. Rectenwald (born January 29, 1959) is an American author and former professor.

Michael Rectenwald
Rectenwald at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention
Personal details
BornJanuary 29, 1959
Political partyLibertarian
OccupationAuthor and Activist

Career

Rectenwald was a Professor at New York University. He was a professor there for more than ten years.

Rectenwald has written on a movement called secularism. Secularism was founded in London. It was founded in 1851 by George Jacob Holyoake.

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.

2024 President Campaign

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%.

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.

Alabama

Rectenwald won, beating out runner ups Mike ter Maat and Lars Mapstead. The vote was held at the state convention.

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.

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.

References

  1. ↑ Kvetenadze, Téa. ""Anti-PC" Liberal Studies Professor Michael Rectenwald Has Retired". Medium. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. ↑ Holyoake, G.J. (1896). English Secularism: A Confession of Belief. Library of Alexandria. ISBN 978-1-465-51332-8. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ↑ Messanger, Stephan. "Springtime for Snowflakes: "Social Justice" and Its Postmodern Parentage: A Review". Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. ↑ "2024 Libertarian Presidential Primary" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Iowa Youth Straw Poll". Archived from the original on 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  6. ↑ Micro, George. "The George Micro 2024 Libertarian Presidential Primary Poll". The George Micro Polls, News, and Photography.
  7. ↑ Bunge, Mike (January 16, 2024). "Libertarian Party of Iowa announces the winner of its statewide Presidential caucus". Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ "LP Alabama".
  9. ↑ "The attendees of our annual convention in Flowood, MS, participated in the party's first presidential straw poll".
  10. ↑ "Libertarians select Chase Oliver as presidential nominee, very little support shown for Trump, RFK Jr | Fox News". www.foxnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.