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Jill Stein Is Killing the Green Party
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Because for as long as they remain an available alternative to the democrats, they place pressure on them to address their policy shortfalls.
The real question is why the Democrats have suddenly decided they are an unacceptable threat, despite their declining registrations numbers.
Because the polling is currently a toss up between Trump and Harris. And the closer the race, the easier it is for spoiler candidates to spoil the vote. Hence the panic.
The last three or four elections have been 'toss-ups', though. Basically since the Greens were a party.
Previously, though, democrats were fairly dismissive, and I'd say even moderately receptive to addressing or responding to their main grievances. Democrats even adopted the Green New Deal from them as recently as 2018.
It's not an exaggeration to say that the democrats have had a very sudden change in tone around the green party, right at a time when their platform is making a swing to the right. I think it's fair to speculate that someone made a calculated decision to abandon any effort to match or compete with the greens on policy and instead attack them on the basis of their opposition.
It's also right at a time when the conservatives have been at an all time high with their open fervor for fascism.
Best to quietly affirm their fears of immigrants, then, amirite?
A classic 'missing the forest for the trees' moment if ever there was one.
I agree that it's a stupid ass decision/strategy. But you can't ignore other parts of the context.
If the context is a growing fascist movement in the US, appeasement isn't exactly a strategy we would be hoping to see.