Jill Stein

Jill Stein

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The 2024 campaign, like Stein's [[Jill Stein 2016 presidential campaign|2016 campaign]], was described by some as a possible [[spoiler campaign]], which could have benefitted [[Donald Trump]].{{Cite news |last=Blake |first=Aaron |date=2024-08-26 |title=Analysis {{!}} RFK Jr.'s exit pushes the 2024 spoiler effect to the left |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/26/rfk-minor-party-candidates-spoiler-effect/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914213230/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/26/rfk-minor-party-candidates-spoiler-effect/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Siddiqui |first=Sabrina |date=September 21, 2024 |title=Republicans Boost Jill Stein as Potential Harris Spoiler |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/jill-stein-republican-support-harris-voters-5a194ebf |work=The Wall Street Journal |archive-date=September 28, 2024 |access-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928080607/https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/jill-stein-republican-support-harris-voters-5a194ebf |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Doherty |first=Erin |date=September 27, 2024 |title=How Jill Stein could derail Democrats again |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/09/27/jill-stein-democrats-2024-republicans |work=Axios |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |access-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008062511/https://www.axios.com/2024/09/27/jill-stein-democrats-2024-republicans |url-status=live }} Stein said "Candidates have to earn your vote, they don't own your vote."{{cite web |last1=Markoe |first1=Lauren |title=Jill Stein says war in Gaza 'makes any genocide pale by comparison' — and then says she misspoke |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/648351/jill-stein-genocide-gaza-misspoke-cspan/ |website=The Forward |language=en |date=27 August 2024 |access-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927183826/https://forward.com/fast-forward/648351/jill-stein-genocide-gaza-misspoke-cspan/ |url-status=live }}
The 2024 campaign, like Stein's [[Jill Stein 2016 presidential campaign|2016 campaign]], was described by some as a possible [[spoiler campaign]], which could have benefitted [[Donald Trump]].{{Cite news |last=Blake |first=Aaron |date=2024-08-26 |title=Analysis {{!}} RFK Jr.'s exit pushes the 2024 spoiler effect to the left |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/26/rfk-minor-party-candidates-spoiler-effect/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914213230/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/26/rfk-minor-party-candidates-spoiler-effect/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Siddiqui |first=Sabrina |date=September 21, 2024 |title=Republicans Boost Jill Stein as Potential Harris Spoiler |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/jill-stein-republican-support-harris-voters-5a194ebf |work=The Wall Street Journal |archive-date=September 28, 2024 |access-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928080607/https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/jill-stein-republican-support-harris-voters-5a194ebf |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Doherty |first=Erin |date=September 27, 2024 |title=How Jill Stein could derail Democrats again |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/09/27/jill-stein-democrats-2024-republicans |work=Axios |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |access-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008062511/https://www.axios.com/2024/09/27/jill-stein-democrats-2024-republicans |url-status=live }} Stein said "Candidates have to earn your vote, they don't own your vote."{{cite web |last1=Markoe |first1=Lauren |title=Jill Stein says war in Gaza 'makes any genocide pale by comparison' — and then says she misspoke |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/648351/jill-stein-genocide-gaza-misspoke-cspan/ |website=The Forward |language=en |date=27 August 2024 |access-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927183826/https://forward.com/fast-forward/648351/jill-stein-genocide-gaza-misspoke-cspan/ |url-status=live }}


In September 2024, Congresswoman [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|Alexandra Ocasio Cortez]] criticized Stein saying, "'All you do is show up once every four years to speak to people who are justifiably pissed off, but you're just showing up once every four years to do that, you're not serious.'" Stein responded that Green candidates had won "1400 elections" and that the Democratic Party had worked to exclude third-party candidates from ballots and presidential debates.{{Cite magazine |last=Rothpletz |first=Peter |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Jill Stein Is Killing the Green Party |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/186004/green-jill-stein-2024-election |access-date=2024-09-27 |magazine=The New Republic |issn=0028-6583 |archive-date=September 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930151154/https://newrepublic.com/article/186004/green-jill-stein-2024-election |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Guzman |first=Chad de |date=2024-09-04 |title=What to Know About AOC's Feud With Jill Stein and the Green Party |url=https://time.com/7017339/not-serious-jill-stein-aoc-green-party-election-democrats-war/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |magazine=TIME |language=en |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007125423/https://time.com/7017339/not-serious-jill-stein-aoc-green-party-election-democrats-war/ |url-status=live }} She also criticized AOC for her attempt at entryism into the Democratic party and backing Kamala Harris despite her position on Israel.{{Cite web |last=Barber |first=Rachel |date=September 3, 2024 |title=Jill Stein hits back after AOC says her bids for the White House are 'predatory' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/03/aoc-jill-stein-predatory/75053510007/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=September 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925155828/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/03/aoc-jill-stein-predatory/75053510007/ |url-status=live }}
In September 2024, Congresswoman [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|Alexandra Ocasio Cortez]] criticized Stein saying, "'All you do is show up once every four years to speak to people who are justifiably pissed off, but you're just showing up once every four years to do that, you're not serious.'" Stein responded that Green candidates had won "1400 elections" and that the Democratic Party had worked to exclude third-party candidates from ballots and presidential debates.{{Cite magazine |last=Rothpletz |first=Peter |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Jill Stein Is Killing the Green Party |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/186004/green-jill-stein-2024-election |access-date=2024-09-27 |magazine=The New Republic |issn=0028-6583 |archive-date=September 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930151154/https://newrepublic.com/article/186004/green-jill-stein-2024-election |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Guzman |first=Chad de |date=2024-09-04 |title=What to Know About AOC's Feud With Jill Stein and the Green Party |url=https://time.com/7017339/not-serious-jill-stein-aoc-green-party-election-democrats-war/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |magazine=TIME |language=en |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007125423/https://time.com/7017339/not-serious-jill-stein-aoc-green-party-election-democrats-war/ |url-status=live }} She also criticized AOC for her attempt at [[entryism]] into the Democratic Party and backing Kamala Harris despite her position on Israel.{{Cite web |last=Barber |first=Rachel |date=September 3, 2024 |title=Jill Stein hits back after AOC says her bids for the White House are 'predatory' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/03/aoc-jill-stein-predatory/75053510007/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=September 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925155828/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/03/aoc-jill-stein-predatory/75053510007/ |url-status=live }}


Peter Rothpletz in ''[[The New Republic]]'' criticized Stein for the decline in Green party membership from 319,000 in 2004 to 234,000 in 2024, and for arguing in a 2016 interview that [[Hillary Clinton]] was a greater threat than [[Donald Trump]]. Rothpletz also referred to criticism of Stein by members of the Democratic Party that she defended members of the [[African People's Socialist Party]], who were indicted for being part of a "malign influence campaign" on behalf of the Russian government, and that she did not know how many members were in the House of Representatives.
Peter Rothpletz in ''[[The New Republic]]'' criticized Stein for the decline in Green party membership from 319,000 in 2004 to 234,000 in 2024, and for arguing in a 2016 interview that [[Hillary Clinton]] was a greater threat than [[Donald Trump]]. Rothpletz also referred to criticism of Stein by members of the Democratic Party that she defended members of the [[African People's Socialist Party]], who were indicted for being part of a "malign influence campaign" on behalf of the Russian government, and that she did not know how many members were in the House of Representatives.