Jill Stein Is Killing the Green Party - eviltoast
With membership at new lows and no electoral wins to their name, it’s time for the Greens to ditch the malignant narcissist who’s presided over its decline.

"How has Stein fared as a leader? By AOC’s perfectly reasonable standard, she’s done abysmally. As of July 2024, a mere 143 officeholders in the United States are affiliated with the Green Party. None of them are in statewide or federal offices. In fact, no Green Party candidate has ever won federal office. And Stein’s reign has been a period of indisputable decline, during which time the party’s membership—which peaked in 2004 at 319,000 registered members—has fallen to 234,000 today.

This meager coalition can’t possibly kick-start a legitimate political movement, capable of organizing voters and advancing ideas outside of perennial electoral events. It’s just large enough, however, to spoil the work of those who put in this kind of work."

  • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
    44·
    2 months ago

    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.

    • Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      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.

      • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
        12·
        2 months ago

        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.

        • Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

          right at a time when their platform is making a swing to the right.

          It’s also right at a time when the conservatives have been at an all time high with their open fervor for fascism.