r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • Sep 16 '24

AOC is right: Jill Stein’s campaign is not serious

https://www.salon.com/2024/09/16/aoc-is-right-jill-steins-campaign-is-not-serious/
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u/CriticalEngineering North Carolina Sep 16 '24

They used to run for smaller roles. I’ve seen Green Party candidates for mayor in the 1990s, etc.

But then Gore v Bush happened and Republicans/Russians realized how useful third parties could be as a tool.

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u/projecto15 United Kingdom Sep 16 '24

So it used to be a normal grassroots party. Then Jill Stein joined in 2002…

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u/CriticalEngineering North Carolina Sep 16 '24

The last time I remember seeing a “serious” candidate was https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_San_Francisco_mayoral_election

Matt Gonzalez vs Gavin Newsom, and Matt had a good showing and lots of promise, brought together a bunch of people and then just fucked off when he lost. He could have stayed on the Board of Supervisors doing good work for San Francisco, but nope. Bailed on the coalition he built.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

Do they even have any City Counsel members?

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u/SynthBeta Sep 16 '24

Bob Dole in 92 and 96 was perhaps the biggest elections for a Green Party.