This list proves my point. They hold less than 1% of 1% of LOCAL positions. According to your list, they don’t even hold a single seat in any statehouse in this country. It is an absolute disgusting joke that this party would seriously attempt to run a presidential candidate. This like an elementary school little league player trying out for an MLB team. It’s a complete embarrassment, a clown show.

What kind of hubris do you have to have to think your party has any business putting up a candidate for president when you don’t currently even a single God-damn state house seat?

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Socialist Berserker@lemmy.worldOP

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10 days ago

And my point is that they don’t just run in presidential elections.

It’s a complete embarrassment, a clown show.

Well, they’ve made enough of an impact that the democrats are really really mad at them and want them off the ballet. So for a clown show, they are causing quite a stir.

I’m not voting for her, but I have no issues with Jill Stein. I like her.

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jordanlund@lemmy.worldM

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10 days ago

But what other elected office has Stein held?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Stein

"Stein began her political career by running as the Green-Rainbow Party candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002. Her running mate was Tony Lorenzen, a high school theology teacher. She finished third in a field of five candidates, with 76,530 votes (3.5%), far behind the winner, Republican Mitt Romney.[14]

In 2004, Stein ran for state representative for the 9th Middlesex District, which included portions of Waltham and Lexington. She received 3,911 votes (21.3%) in a three-way race, ahead of the Republican candidate but far behind Democratic incumbent Thomas M. Stanley.[15]

In 2005, Stein set her sights locally, running for the Lexington Town Meeting, a representative town meeting, the local legislative body in Lexington, Massachusetts. Stein was elected to one of seven seats in Precinct 2.[16] She finished first of 16 candidates, receiving 539 votes (20.6%). Stein was reelected in 2008, finishing second of 13 vying for eight seats.[17] Stein resigned during her second term to again run for governor.[18]

At the Green-Rainbow Party state convention on March 4, 2006, Stein was nominated for Secretary of the Commonwealth. In a two-way race with the three-term incumbent, Democrat Bill Galvin, she received 353,551 votes (17.7%).[19]

On February 8, 2010, Stein announced her second candidacy for governor.[20] Her running mate was Richard P. Purcell, a surgery clerk and ergonomics assessor.[21] In the November 2 general election, Stein finished fourth, receiving 32,895 votes (1.4%), again far behind the incumbent, Democrat Deval Patrick.[22]"

She’s a perennial candidate.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_candidate

“A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for elected office and rarely, if ever, wins.[1]”

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Socialist Berserker@lemmy.worldOP

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10 days ago

She’s a perennial candidate.

I would agree with that about Jill Stein. But sometimes people are under the impression the entire green party is like that, which isn’t true.

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