Jill Stein hurts Donald Trump more than Kamala Harris, poll suggests

I won't believe a single poll until this election is over. There is so much incentive for misinformation out there it is unbearable. Just get out and vote.

Worldnews@lemmy.world about to lose their minds with rage.

I'm struggling really hard to see which voter is on the fence between Trump and Stein. Wouldn't it be more likely to be on the fence between Stein and Harris, or Stein and the couch?

Democrats will still blame Stein if they lose, and even though their explicit strategy is to pick off disaffected Republicans, they'll never blame Chase Oliver. It's just like in 2016, when Hillary used the exact same strategy, and they blamed Stein, even though Gary Johnson took home a much higher percentage of the vote in most swing states. They don't care about spoiler candidates; they just want to punch left, especially when they need a scapegoat for a loss.

Libs will still blame leftists like blue maga wants them to.

Do you think all of those people who have been saying that third-party voters are going to destroy the US will be apologizing in the comment section here?

Without looking at any statistics or polling, I think the spoiler effect is not as prominent and is over stated for one reason.

If I'm going out of my way to not vote for the Democrats or Republicans and voting third party that would mean that I dislike my options so much that I'm giving a fuck you to the two party system.

What people can gather from this is if you said there was only two options I would just sit out and therefore it wasn't going to affect either candidate regardless.

I'm open to be convinced otherwise but I think candidates blaming spoilers should look at the electoral college and themselves when every 4 years they are ready to blame single digit candidates for their losses.

Dem mental gymnastics are going into overdrive rn

You heard'em, start campaigning for Stein if you want Kamala to win.

MRW when @univeralmonk was right

It doesn't matter.

If Kamala loses, they'll blame us. If Trump loses, they'll blame us. It's more convenient to use the 3rd party excuse than to acknowledge that the ruling parties, through the effects of their governance, have convinced tens of millions of voters that missing a badly-needed day's pay isn't worth taking the time to vote.

What about four-way race? Some states still have RFK on the ballot 🥴

I don't listen to polls anymore. I've already voted, I don't give a fuck about who's leading who.

Yay!

"No shit," seth suggests.

Ranks 60 out 284 in Five Thirty-Eight's rankings. Not bad.

This week, Stein received an endorsement from David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader. Duke, a known white supremacist, endorsed Stein over Trump, citing her criticism of U.S. policy on Israel as the reason. Stein has unequivocally rejected the endorsement, calling Duke a "racist troll" in a social media post. Nevertheless, the attention surrounding the endorsement has cast a shadow over Stein's campaign and added a controversial layer to an already-complex race.

I hate when you're on my side!

Jill Stein releases a statement: "To be clear, I only want Kamala votes please! Only former Kamala voters!"

BUT STILL DONT FUCKIN VOTE FOR HER THO

I’m talking to you, dipshit dev I worked w 4y ago who sounded stupid then too

Says everything you need to know about Jill Stein doesn't it?

Bullshit.

Always make both parties worried: threaten to vote for a third party to keep the main party on its toes. But vote for the main party on the actual day. This isn't a time for idealism.

Funny if true.

She can still go fuck herself.

Insanity. Anyone willing to switch to Stein should be at least as willing to switch to Harris. Someone get this goddamned grifter out of politics