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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Running scared from......what exactly? Certainly not Jill Stein.

How fucking transparent can you be to issue a statement like this, then turn around and say you're not a spoiler candidate.

Fuck you, Jill Stein.

[–] GlobalCompatriot@lemm.ee -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The fact that Harris has lost the Muslim vote, a sector she can't win without. That's the bed Democrats made, hope it's comfortable for them

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

LOLOL. Where in the hell are you getting your polling stats and facts from, Jill Stein herself, or the UbërKüül "Anti-Establishment News/Zone".

The Muslim population in the US is 1%. They could sit this out and nobody would notice. 🤣

You're also attempting to speak for "the entire" Muslim population because of your stance on Palestine, but newsflash, plenty of the Muslim population couldn't give two shits about Palestine, and absolutely fucking hate Hamas for having gotten innocent civilians into the mess they are in now. Source: I live in an urban area with a high density Muslim population who is all about Harris/Walz, and thinks you're just making some shit up to make yourself feel better.

[–] GlobalCompatriot@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

From the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Your antidotal evidence is meaningless when the numbers tell a different story.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Wow...do you math?

So 30% of the 1% population segment of the US is for Jill Stein.

OH NO...what will the Democrats ever do....

How could Harris possibly go on to win without those hundreds of votes.

Edit: let me go deeper for you on this since you can't use functional math.

Let's say 3M Muslim voters in the US, and 30% (according to that link you sent) vote for Harris, 30% for Stein, and 40% for Trump (lulz not likely.

So then you take that 3M number and divide by population centers they live in. Let's just divide it up evenly across 50 states to be favorable for your argument even though that's not how that works, but whatever.

60k votes per state spread across districts, and we have..... zero impact at all in the national polling numbers for Harris.

So, no. You thinking the Muslim vote for Harris is needed is absolutely wrong. Fact of the matter s that's not where this segment lives at all. The more concentrated groups are in Urban areas of solidly Blue states Trump can't win anyway, and that's all Harris cares about. You think they don't do this math? 🤣

[–] GlobalCompatriot@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They live where it matters, swing states. The places where Harris is tied with trump

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

But they don't: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States#By_state

Man, you must feel pretty bad realizing your entire bullish stance on this is complete bullshit. I'm lolling super hard at your "Dems made their bed and have to sleep in it" comment 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦

[–] GlobalCompatriot@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

DNC by the numbers 2020

Georgia won by 11k votes - has 120k Muslims

Arizona won by 10k votes - has 109k Muslims

Wisconsin won by 20k votes - has 68k Muslims

Pennsylvania won by 80k votes - has 150k Muslims

Michigan won by 150k votes - has 241k Muslims

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Again you can't math, AND you aren't even aware of what states Stein is on ballot for, then you're assuming the entire Muslim population is voting.

The national polling is between Trump and Harris. Harris has the edge. 1% of any population isn't going to affect that.

[–] GlobalCompatriot@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Even if only half the Muslim vote that voted for Biden in 2020 votes for a third party in those swing states, Harris will lose.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, because your poll already said 30% of that same number is voting Harris, and Trump is only 10% because he is so disliked. Stein isn't on the ballot in any of the deciding swing states, so again...does not matter. The Muslim population is not large enough to matter.

[–] GlobalCompatriot@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)
[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] GlobalCompatriot@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago

Brought to you by the party that claims that they're going to protect democracy, so we need to vote for them. The best they can do is sue to keep threats to their power off of the ballot.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Wow, you might want to tell her Campaign that then: https://www.jillstein2024ballotaccess.com/

AGAIN. MATH.

Regardless of Stein. Regardless of the Muslim 1%. Regardless of any of the other bullshit you keep trying to bring up, the concentration in numbers DOES NOT MATTER.

The problem with people who are cocky and trying to influence something they have zero power to influence is that they are so fucking sure of themselves that they can't be wrong.

You are wrong.

[–] GlobalCompatriot@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago

I cant help it if you cant read maps. The dark solid green is where Jill And other Green Party members are on the ballot. The lighter green is where only Jill is on the ballot.

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I like her. I'm not voting for her, but I like her.

[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Last week you said you were. Who are you going to vote for now?

Does that mean you’ll stop spamming this community with irrelevant Jill Stein “news” sometime soon?

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago

I’ve shifted my support to Rachele Fruit of the Socialist Workers Party, who aligns more closely with my socialist convictions.

But I still support Stein’s fight to break the stranglehold the Democrats and Republicans have on this country. It's amusing, really, how much people panic when someone dares to challenge the status quo.

Does that mean you’ll stop spamming this community with irrelevant Jill Stein “news” sometime soon?

I'm just posting this article that’s already available on a much bigger platform than Lemmy—I didn’t write it, just sharing it for discussion.

I’ll keep posting content that fits the community’s guidelines, and if you feel otherwise, the mods are available.

Open debate needs different perspectives, not censorship.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Slams", while avoiding the actual context and pivoting to attack on a different subject entirely.

Needs more Grassroots, not grass clippings.

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago

Green Party doesn't only run in pres elections.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Green_politicians_who_have_held_office_in_the_United_States (thanks to @SyntaxTerror@feddit.org for the info)

State-Level Green Party Officials (Former)

  • Shane Robinson - Maryland, House, District 39 (2011-2019)
  • Henry Bear - Maine, House, District 144 (2013-2019)
  • Ralph Chapman - Maine, House, District 133 (2010-2019)
  • Fred Smith - Arkansas, House, District 50 (2011-2015)
  • Richard Carroll - Arkansas, House, District 39 (2009-2011)
  • John Eder - Maine, House, District 118 (2003-2007)
  • Matt Ahearn - New Jersey, General Assembly, District 38 (2002-2004)
  • Audie Bock - California, State Assembly, District 16 (1999-2000)

Current Green Party Mayors

  • Peter Schwartzman - Galesburg, Illinois (2021-2025)
  • Bruce Delgado - Marina, California (2008-2024)
  • Emmanuel Estrada - Baldwin Park, California (2020-2024)

Former Green Party Mayors

  • John Reed - Fairfax, California
  • Mike Feinstein - Santa Monica, California
  • David Doonan - Greenwich, New York
  • Kelley Wearvering - Cordova, Alaska
  • Robb Davis - Davis, California
  • Peter Gleichman - Ward, Colorado
  • Jim Sullivan - Victory, New York
  • Jason West - New Paltz, New York

Current Green Party City & County Council Members

  • Sylvia R. Chavez - Calipatria, California
  • David Conley - Douglas County, Wisconsin
  • Josiah Dean - Dufur, Oregon
  • Becky Elder - Manitou Springs, Colorado
  • Bob Gifford - Portage County, Wisconsin
  • Renée Goddard - Fairfax, California
  • David Grover - Trinidad, California
  • Damon Jespersen - Newbury, Massachusetts
  • John Keener - Pacifica, California
  • Rebecca Kemble - Madison, Wisconsin
  • Paul Pitino - Arcata, California
  • Marsha A. Rummel - Madison, Wisconsin
  • George P. Steeves - Southbridge, Massachusetts
  • Anna Trevorrow - Portland, Maine
  • Daniel Welsh - Lewisboro, New York
  • Heidi Weigleitner - Dane County, Wisconsin
  • Stephen Zollman - Sebastopol, California

Former Green Party City & County Council Members

  • Peter Schwartzman - Galesburg, Illinois
  • George Altgelt - Laredo, Texas
  • Michael Beilstein - Corvallis, Oregon
  • Bruce Delgado - Marina, California
  • Jessica Bradshaw - Carbondale, Illinois
  • Michael Cornell - River Hill Village
  • Jennifer Dotson - Ithaca, New York
  • Kathleen Fitzpatrick - Mosier, Oregon
  • Gail Garrett - Mount Washington, Massachusetts
  • Matt Gonzalez - San Francisco, California
  • Cam Gordon - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Art Goodtimes - San Miguel County, Colorado
  • Daniel Hamburg - Mendocino County, California
  • Michelle Haynes - Norwood, Colorado
  • Gary Hull - Sharpsburg, Maryland
  • Tanya Ishikawa - Federal Heights, Colorado
  • Brian Kehoe - Catskill, New York
  • Jason Kirkpatrick - Arcata, California
  • Mary Jo Long - Afton, New York
  • Tom Mair - Grand Traverse County, Michigan
  • Sarah Marsh - Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • Merrily Mazza - Lafayette, Colorado
  • Gayle McLaughlin - Richmond, California
  • Ross Mirkarimi - San Francisco, California
  • Leland Pan - Dane County, Wisconsin
  • Dona Spring - Berkeley, California
  • Chuck Turner - Boston, Massachusetts

Other Green Party Local Officials (Current)

  • Michael Clary - Coos County, Oregon
  • Jennifer Baker - Napa Valley College, California
  • Matthew Clark - San Mateo County
  • Billy Gene Collins - Waterford, Connecticut
  • Carl D'Amato - Waterford, Connecticut
  • Daphne Dixon - Fairfield, Connecticut
  • Matt Donahue - Benton County, Oregon
  • Maureen Doyle - Southbridge, Massachusetts
  • Andrew Frascarelli - Waterford, Connecticut
  • Frank Gatti - Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Michael Paul Hansen - Humboldt County, California
  • Jane Jarlsberg - San Bernardino County, California
  • Joshua Steele Kelly - Waterford, Connecticut
  • Vincent O'Connor - Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Sharron Parra - Hyampom, California
  • Vahe Peroomian - Glendale Community College, California
  • John Powell - Montecito, California
  • Colleen Ann Reidy - Thompsonville, Connecticut
  • Rebecca Rotzler - New Paltz, New York
  • Leif Smith - Redding, Connecticut
  • Darcy Van Ness - Waterford, Connecticut
  • Baird Welch-Collins - Waterford, Connecticut
  • Randy Marx - Fair Oaks Water District, Sacramento County, California
  • Fred McCann - Portland Water District, Portland, Maine
  • Garrett Erven - Red Wing, Minnesota

Other Green Party Local Officials (Former)

  • John Amarilios - New Canaan, Connecticut
  • Korie Blyveis - Newberg Township, Michigan
  • Hector Lopez - New Canaan, Connecticut
  • Kim O'Connor - Hillsborough County, Florida
  • Jill Stein - Lexington, Massachusetts
  • Raymond C. Meyer - Lucas County Health Center, Iowa
  • Amy Martenson - Napa Valley College, California
  • MK Merelice - Brookline, Massachusetts
  • Anna Trevorrow - Portland, Maine
[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You already posted basically this same story two days ago.

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago

This is a different news article, updated and by a different news org.

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

One of the advantages of having no chance of winning is that you can say whatever you want without consequence.

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago

I'm sure the duopoly enjoys people thinking like that.