Why is Jill Stein Trying to Get Trump Elected?
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🗓️ 12 October 2024
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Summary
Jill Stein may not be polling high, but in several states she’s poised to bring in more votes than the margin of error between Harris and Trump. Her campaign events tout that they could cost Harris key states like Michigan, and thus the election. Is this what she wants? A closer look at Stein’s 20 years in politics reveals the Green Party candidate has had little success in elevating left-wing positions, and many of her stances—including a ceasefire in Gaza—aren’t nearly as clear cut as they seem. What’s more, Stein’s presidential runs have been aided and funded by a slew of Trump lawyers and Republican consultants. What’s her game plan here? Is she going to spoil this election? How many metaphors will Max and Erin deploy to describe her hypocrisy? Listen to this week’s “How We Got Here” to find out.
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| 0:00.0 | So I'm looking at these polls from Pennsylvania and Max I noticed something. |
| 0:03.4 | You mean something other than the usual existential dread? |
| 0:06.2 | Yeah, the state is close. Harris is up less than a point, but then there's this other |
| 0:10.8 | tab with the numbers for Jill Stein. |
| 0:12.5 | Oh, the Green Party candidate, yeah. |
| 0:13.8 | She's getting about 1% in Pennsylvania, so not very much, but... |
| 0:17.4 | Oh, more than the margin of error between Harris and Trump. |
| 0:20.4 | Wisconsin, same thing, Michigan, usually two points for Stein. Yeah you're worried |
| 0:25.1 | could Jill Stein take enough Kamala votes to put Donald Trump back in the White House? |
| 0:29.0 | It makes you wonder is that what Jill Stein wants? Here's a clip of a Seattle politician named |
| 0:35.0 | Kasharma Suwant introducing Jill Stein at a campaign event in Michigan |
| 0:38.8 | earlier this week. We need to be clear about what our goals are. We are not in a position to win the White House, but we do have a real opportunity to win something historic. |
| 0:51.0 | We could deny Kamala Harris the state of Michigan. |
| 0:57.0 | And the polls show that most likely Harris cannot win the election without Michigan. |
| 1:06.0 | Aaron, help me out. I get that Jill Stein has beef with the Democrats, but it sure sounds like the goal here isn't to pressure Harris to take more left-wing positions. |
| 1:14.0 | It sounds like the goal is to get Donald Trump elected. |
| 1:16.5 | But how does that help any progressive causes? |
| 1:18.8 | Why is she doing this? |
| 1:20.0 | In other words, Jill, girlley, W-I-D. |
| 1:25.0 | I'm Aaron Ryan. |
| 1:26.0 | And I'm Max Fisher, and this is How We Got Here, a series where we explore a big question behind the week's headlines |
| 1:31.5 | and tell a story that answers that question. |
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