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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18991756

In a double boost for Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday afternoon threw his backing behind the former president in the 2024 presidential election while Jill Stein unequivocally stated she will not drop out of the race.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 months ago (28 children)
[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago

RFK Jr Jill Stein Jimmydoreisalefty

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Jill Stein is either the dumbest person in America, or she’s being paid by Russia. God I wonder which it is.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

Two things can be true.....

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The real question is "Will the Greens break 1% of the vote this time?"

2020 - 0.26% (Hawkins)
2016 - 1.07% (Stein)
2012 - 0.36% (Stein)
2008 - 0.12% (McKinney)
2004 - 0.10% (Cobb)
2000 - 2.74% (Nader)
1996 - 0.71% (Nader)

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (5 children)

The two times they did, the rest of us got royally fucked.

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[–] solsangraal 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She doesn’t lose. We lose. She’s so bad at politics that America itself loses whenever she plays the game. It would be hilarious if it weren’t so consequential.

[–] solsangraal 26 points 2 months ago (5 children)

this is why i take every opportunity to shit on people bleating about "vote third party"

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Green voters aren't Dem voters. I'll never understand the logic of being upset they exist. When people couldn't influence an old mentally declining man for 4 years. If she wasn't running they would most likely just not be voting at all lol.

There more non-voters to make up for the voting block Liberals feel like they are entitled to. There is also the option of following the lead of Harris herself and wanting to earn support.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 months ago
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