Democrats Claim Green Party's Jill Stein 'Spoiler for Trump' in New Ad

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Oct 13, 2024

Above: Activists with Workers Strike Back and the "Abandon Harris" campaign hold an event endorsing Green Party candidate Jill Stein at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, Mich. on Friday, Oct. 6, 2024. Image copyright: Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Imagesstory last updated Oct 15

The Facts

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) released a new television ad on Friday, claiming that a vote for the Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein would help Donald Trump return to the White House.
The ad was aired on television in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and on cable across the country. Currently polling at around one percent, Stein will be on the ballot in all seven battleground states but Nevada.

The Spin

Democratic narrative

Voters must realize that the Green Party presidential candidate, and well-known Russian state asset Jill Stein, is nothing more than a spoiler to take votes away from Democrats and help Trump win the White House — again. This course is all in plain sight, with Republicans and Trump donors supporting her.

Thirdway

Republican narrative

It's no surprise that Democrats have launched this attack on Jill Stein, as they had anti-democratically sought to remove her from the ballot in multiple states, so as to force her voters to support Harris instead. Ahead of a very likely Trump win in November, the Democratic Party is desperate — and will blame anyone else for their impending defeat.