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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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[–] Naryn@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

People who don't like Trump but are too anti Democrat to vote Harris

[–] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago

One could still be pro Democrat or pro democracy, and still do not like Harris. Many things can be true at the same time.

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't those people usually vote Libertarian?

[–] Naryn@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

They vote anti establishment in general, which is the green party.

I just personally hate anyone who tries to argue somebody doesn't have a right to ruin for presidency, they might not win but that's not the point. If you're a democracy, any citizen who meets the criteria has he right to run for an elected position.