ROUNDUP: Jill Stein, David Duke, and the Plot to Spoil the 2024 Presidential Election
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Vice President Kamala Harris continues her swing state stumping, Jill Stein is stooping to new lows and garnering support from autocrats like Vladimir Putin and avowed racists like Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. By working hand in hand with Republicans, Stein is making it abundantly clear she is nothing more than an empty ideological shell bent on ruining Democratic chances of keeping the White House.
For months, MoveOn has sounded the alarm about third-party spoilers such as Jill Stein, Cornel West, and Robert F. Kennedy, after torpedoing No Labels’ GOP-funded bid. Heading into the election, MoveOn and partners aren’t taking any chances and are bringing the fight to them.
In a piece from The Hill, MoveOn’s Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne lambasted Stein, saying, “She’s funded, supported, and co-opted by extremist Trump MAGA loyalists who know she cannot win but that she only serves to make it easier for Trump to win.” Payne added, “That’s why so many of us who are fighting to keep Trump away from the White House are doing the work to call out Jill Stein, her MAGA backers, and her extremist ideas like defending white supremacists and January 6 insurrectionists.”
Jill Stein’s vote totals in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin alone in 2016 were enough to sink Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and the stakes are too high to let that happen again.
Never listen to what Jill Stein says. Watch what she does. Instead of standing with progressives, Stein is continuing to willfully collude with Republicans, autocrats, and outright racists to usher in Trump’s dangerous Project 2025 agenda. Earlier this week, Stein earned the endorsement of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke – just the latest in a long line of examples.
She’s defended white supremacists and January 6 insurrectionists. She’s funded, supported, and co-opted by extremist Trump MAGA loyalists. Stein is telling us who she really is and proving that any vote for a third-party spoiler is really just a vote for Trump.
More happenings from third-party candidates this week:
- The Hill: Democrats look to quash threat from Green Party’s Jill Stein
- USA TODAY: Democrats launch ad warning of Jill Stein ‘spoiler’ role benefiting Trump in swing states
- The Columbus Dispatch: Why votes for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein won’t count in Ohio
- NBC News: Gen Z advocacy group launches TikTok campaign against voting for Jill Stein
- The Associated Press: RFK Jr. suggests he’ll have a significant role on agriculture and health policy if Trump is elected
- The Hill: Democrats look to quash threat from Green Party’s Jill Stein
- Yahoo: AMPAC Endorses Dr. Jill Stein for President
- The Washington Post: Trump, RFK vow to ‘Make America Healthy Again,’ raising hopes and doubts
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