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Jill Stein hurts Donald Trump more than Kamala Harris, poll suggests (www.newsweek.com)

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A new poll suggests that Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is drawing more voters from former President Donald Trump than from Vice President Kamala Harris.

According to a Noble Predictive Insights survey released last week, Harris holds a narrow lead over Trump in a hypothetical three-way race. With Stein on the ballot, Harris' lead expands, pointing to a potential spoiler effect similar to what many Democrats blamed Stein for doing to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

For Trump, the emergence of Stein as a potential spoiler may be a critical factor in battleground states, where even a small shift in votes could determine the outcome. For Harris, Stein's candidacy could paradoxically provide an unexpected advantage, drawing votes from Trump and narrowing his pathway to victory.

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[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

MRW when @univeralmonk was right

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It doesn't matter.

If Kamala loses, they'll blame us. If Trump loses, they'll blame us. It's more convenient to use the 3rd party excuse than to acknowledge that the ruling parties, through the effects of their governance, have convinced tens of millions of voters that missing a badly-needed day's pay isn't worth taking the time to vote.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What about four-way race? Some states still have RFK on the ballot 🥴

[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In Illinois, we had RFK and no Jilly-bean.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

Yep. Thought that was weird since he dropped out.

[–] LoamImprovement@beehaw.org 5 points 1 week ago

I don't listen to polls anymore. I've already voted, I don't give a fuck about who's leading who.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Jill Stein releases a statement: "To be clear, I only want Kamala votes please! Only former Kamala voters!"

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Yay!

[–] seth@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

"No shit," seth suggests.

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