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Green Party candidate Jill Stein is gaining ground among Muslim-American voters in three critical swing states: Michigan, Arizona, and Wisconsin, according to a recent poll by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

Stein leads Vice President and Democrat candidate Kamala Harris in these states, with 40 per cent support in Michigan, 35 per cent in Arizona, and 44 per cent in Wisconsin. This surge in popularity appears tied to Stein’s vocal criticism of US support for Israel during the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

We're in such a wonderful position: Kamala does nothing about Israel like she's paid to do and Palestinians die.

Trump wins and not only does nothing about Palestine, but encourages Bibi to go harder, more Palestinians die annnnd we get to enjoy the beginning of a fascist dictatorship!

Notice how Stein isn't even mentioned in the above? You can claim it's about putting pressure on Kamala all you like, but this is the literal election. When she loses because of this "pressure" (that isn't pressure, it's literally not voting for her at all) what's the outcome? It sure as hell has nothing to do with Stein being anywhere.

We've been having this argument about the green party for fucking decades and what progress/policies have they "forced" the Democrats to adopt?

I think aside from the obvious genocide, what really fucking pisses me off about Democrats and this topic is that "we" can sooooo easily say "handguns for self defense ok! Shotguns for self defense ok! Rifles for self defense ok (depends on magazine size and rate of fire) bombs? No! Tanks? God no!" But when it comes to Isreal they suddenly completely lose the capacity for nuance... Bombs = self defense? Are you fucking joking?

[–] Typotyper 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Don’t worry. With a divided vote trump will take care of everything.

Stien never had any chance but the one she’s intended for. Divide the vote and help the people funding her- republicans.

Edit. I’ll add this here. Just saw this on another post

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/09/dislike-both-candidates-thinking-of-sitting-this-election-out-consider-this/

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