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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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[-] GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 month ago

I think it's funny that someone with "Locke" in their name would seemingly not distinguish between liberals and leftists.

[-] Naryn@lemmy.world -5 points 1 month ago

You realise that you're not using the word liberal as Locke would either right?

[-] GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago

That's true, they are (and I guess I am, by extension) using it in a narrower sense than is represented in Locke, who encompasses both the red and blue team, but the Lockean sense would still distinguish between liberals and modern leftism.

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