The Green Party Convention kicked off in Houston yesterday and presumptive nominee Jill Stein is mounting a “plan B” campaign for disaffected Democrats.
Stein and the Green Party are hoping to capitalize on the Bernie Sanders revolution, by making the case that choosing to vote for the “lesser of two evils” in Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is akin to really having no choice at all.
So what’s the answer? According to Stein’s new ad, “a revolutionary agenda.”
So what is the answer by Stein’s calculation? “A revolutionary agenda,” dubbed “The Green New Deal” – a platform that seeks to combat climate change and reduce economic inequality at the same time.
A Green New Deal “will create 20 million jobs, halt climate change and make wars for oil obsolete,” Stein says.
“It’s time to reject the lesser evil and fight for the greater good like our lives depend on it – because they do”
The parties both have a (small) chance of getting their candidate onto the debate stage with Trump and Clinton in the fall.
While Libertarian Gary Johnson has polled as high as 12% in some polls, Stein has yet to break 5% in national polling average – a far cry from the 15% average needed to secure a debate spot.
But the better these third party candidates do in 2016, the more states will guarantee them a spot on the ballot in 2020. Not to mention, if Stein or Johnson are able to keep their campaigns above 5% in an average of national polls, their party will get millions in federal campaign funds in the next election cycle.
So maybe “The Year of the Third Party” will really be 2020.
Stein and the Green Party are hoping to capitalize on the Bernie Sanders revolution, by making the case that choosing to vote for the “lesser of two evils” in Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is akin to really having no choice at all.
So what’s the answer? According to Stein’s new ad, “a revolutionary agenda.”
Jill Stein and The Green New Deal
“Donald Trump says despicable things,” Stein says at the top of her newest ad. “But Hillary Clinton has a terrifying track record.”So what is the answer by Stein’s calculation? “A revolutionary agenda,” dubbed “The Green New Deal” – a platform that seeks to combat climate change and reduce economic inequality at the same time.
A Green New Deal “will create 20 million jobs, halt climate change and make wars for oil obsolete,” Stein says.
“It’s time to reject the lesser evil and fight for the greater good like our lives depend on it – because they do”
Is There a Bright Green Future?
The historic level of dissatisfaction with both major party candidates this cycle has breathed fresh life into Americans’ interest in third parties – most notably the Green and Libertarian Parties.The parties both have a (small) chance of getting their candidate onto the debate stage with Trump and Clinton in the fall.
While Libertarian Gary Johnson has polled as high as 12% in some polls, Stein has yet to break 5% in national polling average – a far cry from the 15% average needed to secure a debate spot.
But the better these third party candidates do in 2016, the more states will guarantee them a spot on the ballot in 2020. Not to mention, if Stein or Johnson are able to keep their campaigns above 5% in an average of national polls, their party will get millions in federal campaign funds in the next election cycle.
So maybe “The Year of the Third Party” will really be 2020.