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Republicans Boost Jill Stein as Potential Harris Spoiler (www.wsj.com)

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“Federal Election Commission records show Stein paid $100,000 in July to a consulting outfit that has worked with Republican campaigns, as well as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid. The firm, Accelevate, is operated by Trent Pool. The Intercept reported that he appeared to be part of the mob that breached the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6., 2021. The Journal hasn’t independently verified the reporting.”

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[-] immutable@lemm.ee 15 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

No you see they have a plan.

Convince people likely to vote for Harris to throw away their votes by voting 3rd party or staying home
Suppress democratic turnout while leaving Republican turnout untouched.
Spoil the election while haughtily going “oh not voting is a vote for trump somehow” and snorting to themselves. Completely blind to context.
Have the things they claim to really super duper care about like genocide in Palestine continue under trump
Also have vulnerable groups in America, like legal Haitian migrants, be the target of Republican vitriol.
(step missing)
Glorious proletariat revolution against the most powerful military and militarized police force to ever exist

Its brilliance is in its simplicity!

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