The Green Party leader has hired a GOP consulting firm and worked with Trump-affiliated lawyers

The Green Party leader has hired a GOP consulting firm and worked with Trump-affiliated lawyers.

  • NateNate60@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The US Green Party, and all other minor parties, have no incentive to act professionally or nominate serious candidates because voters can’t really punish it electorally for nominating shit candidates or other screw-ups by the party.

    Green Party electoral results:

    Libertarian Party electoral results:

    Working Families Party electoral results:

    Constitution Party electoral results:

    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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      2 months ago

      This is the really important bit.

      Like, we need third parties, but running them in federal elections is at best a dog-and-pony act, and at worst, a useful agent for the least-aligned party via the spoiler effect.

      Even if a third party candidate miraculously won the presidency, they would be cockblocked their entire term.

      The way they are now is an insult to democracy.

      If they really wanted to do be effective, they’d best be working together where goals align. And where goals should align for all of them, voting reform and moving off FPTP, would be a damn good place to start.

      But they don’t want to be effective. They just want to pop up every 4 years, get some money, con a few suckers into thinking that voting for them will give them a clean conscience, then disappear back into their hole. Giant fucking scam, all of them.

      • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        If they really wanted to do be effective, they’d best be working together where goals align.

        This is what the WFP does. They have a number of members running as Democrats, or put their endorsement to democrats, where needed (or where they don’t have ballot access and need to run as Democrat).

        They don’t belong in NateNate60’s list.

  • nexguy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Nothing about this story or Jill is important except for one thing. She is aligned with Putin in denying Ukraine weapons to defend itself. She may not be purposefully supporting Putin but she is supporting his position and making his position stronger ignoring Putin’s past patterns of behavior.

  • Soup@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Since when do we care what she does with Russia’s money?

    Seriously though… the propagandists are swinging for the fences here today! Sheesh! The comments are something else!

    • barsquid@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      That is a tough call for sure. I’d have to see their down ballot votes before I decide. If they took time out of their day to be a full clown, yeah, at least the person sitting it out didn’t waste any paper while doing nothing.

    • Krauerking@lemy.lol
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      2 months ago

      Her trust fund. (And other rich idiots who think giving her money cleans them of sins of capitalism)

      She’s just a rich bored kid who wants the attention like pretty much all politicians these days other than the prostitutes the Republicans bring in to slow proceedings in a way they expect to be able to control by being the source of their money.

  • MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    I never see positive posts about Kamala because centrist Dems know that there isn’t anything they can post about her that will be actually appealing so their only tactic is to beat up on the anti-war leftist candidate as much and as often as possible

    • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Seriously? I’m actually growing sick of all the positive posts I see about her. I feel like the support is overwhelmingly positive and extensive on here to the point where some people lose touch with reality.

      However, I see you are from a different instance, so it’s entirely possible that we are not seeing the same feed. Cannot see what you are seeing from where I’m standing.

    • kescusay@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      You’re kidding, right? Right now, the front page consists of whatever stupid shit Trump has done recently, downvoted crap pushing Putin’s favorite “anti-war leftist candidate,” and positive news about Kamala Harris and her campaign.

      • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
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        2 months ago

        What positive news about Harris? All I’ve seen is her make statements assuring the population that she’s right of center