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ROUNDUP: Trump and Stein Double Down on National Abortion Bans, Republicans Deploy Dirty Third-Party Tricks

November 11, 2024 Roundup, Trump, Dirty, bans, deploy, Tricks, Republicans, thirdparty, down, Stein, abortion, National, Double0 comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz make their final pitch to voters about their positive vision for America, Republicans and third-party candidates are doubling down on passing a national abortion ban and restrictions on reproductive freedom. Republicans across the country are also engaging in dirty tricks to deceive voters in the final stretch. Just yesterday, Donald Trump intimated that he would tap Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to handle policy related to women’s health. For those keeping score at home, RFK Jr. said that he…

ICYMI: Rahna Epting Sounds the Alarm on Third-Party Presidential Threat to NYT

October 14, 2024 thirdparty, Rahna, Epting, ICYMI, Presidential, Threat, sounds, Alarm0 comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting was quoted in a piece from The New York Times, sounding the alarm on how third-party candidates pose a clear and present danger to Vice President Kamala Harris’s election efforts in the final stretch of the campaign. The piece also covers MoveOn’s efforts to mitigate third-party spoilers, which have already torpedoed No Label’s’ GOP-funded bid and helped drive Robert F. Kennedy Jr. out of the race. Epting relayed that the stakes are sky-high. She said, “The presidential race could…

Third-Party ROUNDUP: Jill Stein Paid $100K to MAGA Operative; RFK Jr. Continues Chaos Operation

October 2, 2024 MAGA, thirdparty, Jill, 100k, Stein, Operative, continues, paid, Roundup, chaos, operation0 comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the clock keeps ticking toward Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris continues to garner support from Americans of all backgrounds. Republicans, on the other hand, continue to boost third-party candidates in their effort to undermine Democrats and tilt the election toward Trump. On September 21, The Wall Street Journal revealed that Jill Stein paid $ 100,000 to Trent Pool, a MAGA operative who participated in the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. This builds on previous reporting that exposed ties between Stein and other Trump-affiliated…

THIRD-PARTY WATCH: Growing Chorus of Voices Warn of Third-Party Threat

September 20, 2024 Threat, Watch, Voices, Chorus, thirdparty, warn, growing0 comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, MoveOn Political Action spotlights the growing chorus of voices raising the alarm on how third-party presidential candidates could damage Democratic chances again in 2024. Pete Rothpletz of The New Republic points out that Jill Stein has made the Green Party even worse off than it was before. Echoing an earlier critique by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rothpletz points out that Stein has done next to nothing to build the party over the years, nor is she focused on actually achieving long-term progressive power: “This meager coalition can’t possibly…

ICYMI: Zombie RFK Jr. and the Third-Party Bogey-Candidates Are Still Scaring Dems

September 16, 2024 still, Dems, Zombie, thirdparty, ICYMI, BogeyCandidates, Scaring0 comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As we get closer to Election Day, MoveOn Political Action and Third Way are anchoring a broad, cross-ideological coalition to warn Democrats and educate voters on the dangers that third-party candidates could have on the election. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may have dropped out, but he remains on the ballot in roughly two dozen states, including in Michigan and Wisconsin. Jill Stein’s vote totals in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were enough to cost Hillary Clinton the election in 2016 and hand the White House to Donald Trump.…

ROUNDUP: Third-Party Threat Looming Large, Despite RFK Jr.’s “Suspension”

September 4, 2024 large, Threat, despite, Roundup, looming, Jr.'s, thirdparty, “Suspension”0 comment

West’s Anti-vax, Stein’s Anti-climate Views In the Spotlight … And RFK Jr. Is Still on the Ballot in Three Battleground States WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Democrats continue to rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz after last month’s strong and joyful showing at the Democratic National Convention, it is becoming clearer than ever that the third-party threat is still looming large over the 2024 presidential race. With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fully debasing himself to please Donald Trump, Cornel West’s campaign is seizing on the moment to…