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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 9 points 2 days ago

MRW when @univeralmonk was right

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 41 points 3 days ago (7 children)

I'm struggling really hard to see which voter is on the fence between Trump and Stein. Wouldn't it be more likely to be on the fence between Stein and Harris, or Stein and the couch?

[–] Naryn@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 days 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.

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[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think Trump draws a lot of broad support from his 'anti-establishment' rhetoric so it kinda makes sense for folks to look to other anti-establishment candidates as an alternative to him. There's a tendency to look down upon Trump voters as only right wingers, conspiracists etc and not really understand that a lot of his support is superficial and based on limited information.

In a way it's not so much that Stein or other left candidates are spoilers for the establishment Dems but more the case that figures like Trump are spoilers for progressive alternatives to the establishment.

[–] GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 days ago

Not as many people hate Harris specifically as hated Hillary, but a lot of people (for good and bad reasons) hate the Dems and also Kamala to some extent.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 43 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Worldnews@lemmy.world about to lose their minds with rage.

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[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 40 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Nobody hurts volcel-kamala like

[–] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Her word salads and accents are legendary. Could they have not picked someone else?

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

what's better for the establishment than a candidate that functions as an empty suit?

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[–] LoamImprovement@beehaw.org 5 points 2 days ago

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

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