US presidential candidate, Jill Stein, says because of AIPAC’s $100 million funding of the US election, it has become '‘politically toxic’ to speak out against the genocide in Gaza.

‘If we have concerns about the right to life before birth, how about a right to life after birth,’ she said in reference to Israel’s killing of innocent children and the elderly in Gaza. US President Joe Biden 'can end this war with a phone call’, she added.

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    5 months ago

    I mean technically?

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballot_access_in_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election

    She’s on the ballot now in 23 states with a total of 279 Electoral College votes, so not a lot of wiggle room for a candidate who has only ever had around 1% of the vote and a party that maxxed out around 5% under Ralph Nader 24 years ago.

    This compares to:

    Democratic Party - 50 States+D.C. - 538 EC votes.
    Republican Party - 50 States+D.C. - 538 EC votes.
    Libertarian Party - 35 States - 352 EC votes.
    Green Party - 23 States - 279 EC votes.
    Kennedy - 14 States - 184 EC votes.
    Constitution Party - 11 States - 114 EC votes.
    West - 7 States - 44 EC votes.

    It would be better for everyone if the candidates who can’t win drop out, but they won’t.

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      If Democrats are so concerned about FPTP they have an opportunity to ensure she makes it past. They claim they don’t like Biden but will still vote for him. How about trying it a different way and voting FOR something you want in government as opposed to voting against WHO you don’t want in government.

      Voters are their own worst enemy

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            Your choice is (as of this writing) an old man who believes Israel has the right to defend itself (Biden), and an old man who thinks Israel needs to go harder and faster to finish the job they started (Trump).

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              With a seemingly unlimited amount of money and weapons that Biden is providing and the refusal to draw a line in the sand for Netanyahu, Biden is allowing Israel to finish the job.

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                It would be easy for everyone if that were the case, but it’s not. Biden believes in the Iron Dome defense and will provide everything needed to maintain that.

                The problem is Bibi is continually misappropriating that support.

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          5 months ago

          According to some of your own replies swing state polling Biden is losing. If he stays in the race it looks like a vote for Biden is a vote for Trump

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            Oh, there’s no doubt Biden needs to drop out. I’m hearing rumors that a speech is already being written.