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Jill Stein Won’t Stop. No Matter Who Asks. (www.nytimes.com)

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While Ms. Stein condemns both “zombie political parties” as tools of Wall Street and war profiteers, her campaign has focused largely on hammering Ms. Harris, blaming the White House she serves for relentless violence in Gaza and Lebanon.

And Democrats, as never before, are focused on Ms. Stein.

The party has prepared a negative ad blitz for the election’s final weeks, its first-such effort ever directed at a third-party candidate. Fearful that Ms. Stein might divert critical votes in places like Michigan, Democrats are also pressing their case on billboards plastered recently across swing states:

“Jill Stein Helped Trump Once. Don’t Let Her Do It Again.”

She dismisses the “spoiler mythology” that has come to define her mainstream identity, noting — accurately enough — that some of her supporters would never back Ms. Harris anyway.

She says that Democrats would do well to look inward, disputing that she bears any responsibility for Mr. Trump’s fortunes, then or now.

“Those conversations never go anywhere,” Ms. Stein, 74, said in a wide-ranging interview.

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[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 5 points 10 hours ago

If first past the post was banned, this wouldn't be a problem

but it isn't so fuck her.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml -1 points 12 hours ago

oh heres a new name for my blocklist

[–] daltotron@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

I dunno about this shit I'm probably just voting PSL.

[–] bad_news@lemmy.billiam.net 10 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Don't you understand? You have to vote against Trump because he's a threat to democracy. This is proven by Dick Cheney and W becoming democrats. Now you may say "didn't I have to vote against W and Cheney because they were a threat to democracy for a decade?" To which I say, why do you hate our freedoms?

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

There was a failed coup.

Even the assholes who brought us here are going 'oh shit, this is bad, actually,' and your dumb ass wants to pretend that means it's all fine and good. Like if they walked over a bridge you'd jump off.

[–] mindaika@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 14 hours ago

You’re either with us or you’re with the terrorists

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

The way you phrased that made it sound like political rhetoric and fears about the end of democracy are at least partially self serving to further the interests of one political party, and that the truth of their claims may be exaggerated. Now that we know you hate America, and are a dangerous threat to democracy if not outright treasonous, fascist, communist, and a bot also, who is paying you? Thanks in advance for responding.

[–] bad_news@lemmy.billiam.net 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Soros

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Of course, boy do i feel silly...

[–] basmati@lemmus.org 0 points 20 hours ago

10/10 satire. Really felt like I was on reddit in 2016 when Dems and Republicans became one indistinguishable mass.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

[–] Volkditty@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No one ever asked her to start, either.

[–] basmati@lemmus.org -1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure plenty of people asked her to run as president, given she's the most uncontroversial candidate from any party and is more qualified to be president than pretty much anyone else.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 hours ago

Arguments are easy when you just make shit up.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Maybe not start but I'm sure there're groups that have encouraged her to keep running over the years. Eyes picture of her at dinner with Putin, other Russians and Flynn who Trump pardoned. Though I'm sure there're good reasons for her to be in that picture that aren't shady...I expect a lottery win about the time they make sense.

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