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America’s political establishment is once again sidelining a third-party candidate from the democratic process. And no, it’s not RFK Jr this time.
Jill Stein, the Green Party spoiler candidate who cost Hillary Clinton the 2016 election, has filed an FEC complaint over her exclusion from the upcoming presidential debate. “We think that the American people are really hungry for a real debate, not just the two zombie candidates that are being rammed down our throats again,” she told Scripps, a TV channel.
Joe Biden, meanwhile, finds himself between a rock and hard place. While another Left-wing candidate could potentially scrape some votes off his margins, having another body on the stage to argue with Trump and take up time and attention could only help him. Speaking of which, is Cornel West still running?
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