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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    14 days ago

    People are allowed to stand for election without engaging in your idiotic 2 party system

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      You’re allowed to do whatever you want, I just want you to understand that you’re choosing to literally do nothing 🤷‍♂️ you’re not making a stand, you’re not sending a message, and you’re not enacting change. You’re voting for Donald Trump while making yourself feel like you’re fighting an ideological battle.

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        I’m not even fucking American 😂. I just believe that people have the right to stand and vote for a legitimate candidate.

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          There is no legitimate third-party candidate in a first past the post system.

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            14 days ago

            Of course they are

            Not being likely to win doesn’t make them illegitimate.

            The UK is a FPTP system with 7.5 significant parties

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              The UK is a FPTP system with 7.5 significant parties

              … I’m not sure how to break this to you, but the UK is a monarchy and has literally never elected their leader.

              FPTP isn’t nearly as problematic in a system with distributed representation like Parliament, the Senate, or the House. It is massively problematic when electing a singular leader.

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                It is massively problematic when electing a singular leader.

                No, it’s not. That’s how all of the elections you just listed work. That’s how first past the post works.