Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein claimed in a recent interview that the Green Party has seen a surge in support following last week’s CNN presidential debate, asserting that the true winners of the night were third party candidates.
In a recent interview with Newsweek, Stein reported a fourfold increase in donations to the Green Party and a notable rise in support from frustrated Democrats following Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s performance against Republican candidate Donald Trump. She expects this support to continue growing, although she did not provide specific numbers beyond the increase in donations. Stein also remarked that third party candidates emerged as the real winners of the debate, even though none were in attendance, citing polls she had seen indicating a rise in third party support. She further described the debate as a contest between “two zombie candidates representing zombie parties.”
Stein additionally expressed discomfort watching Biden’s performance, calling it sad and highlighting his cognitive issues. She suggested that Democrats should replace Biden, but cautioned that any replacement would likely be a younger version of him and fail to address the broader systemic issues.
“It’s not just Joe Biden,” she told Newsweek. “But Joe Biden is a fitting symbol of the system. This system does not have a brain. It does not have rational thought. It does not have a memory. And it does not have a functioning heart or soul.”
Good work on getting a new picture!
Do you mean regarding the photo, Richard? Perhaps making Green Party candidates green might be a bit on the nose, but I can check if we have another photo of Stein that we’re allowed to use if it’s too much.
Perhaps Independent Political Report should no longer transform Jill Stein into Elphaba, every time it mentions her.