Jill Stein says she would welcome Bernie at the top of the Green ticket, not just veep.That ...

[berniesandero]

Jill Stein says she would welcome Bernie at the top of the Green ticket, not just veep. That starts to get very interesting.


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[tonyt53]

1. Bernie's words of Trump must be stopped, must have passed by some people.

There is but one way and even Bernie knows it. Time for you and Stein to get on board with it too.

[enid602]

38. two birds with one stone

He'll be able to keep the donations flowing as well..

[MattP]

2. So go take it to green party underground

[Gomez163]

3. After June 16, you should leave

[Gomez163]

8. Your concern has been noted.

[chapdrum]

12. A reaction worthy of HRC.

[Plucketeer]

10. Daily KOS

Hey - are they gone now? I just realized they've quit sending me daily notices.

[liberalnarb]

17. Lets stick to the facts.

1. Hillary is opposed to the TPP
2. Republicans are evil

[Renew Deal]

27. Why wait?

[Scootaloo]

4. A notion which Bernie has simply rejected out of hand

[yellowcanine]

5. So that doesn't say much for her or the Green Party, does it?

[captainarizona]

7. wow!

Every time I mention jill stein and the green party I get hidden!

[WhiteTara]

9. This is the Democratic Underground

for democrats of all kinds, but not greens.

[juxtaposed]

14. are greens evil? Or are you just scarred of other view points that use to be mainstream

of the democratic party?

[WhiteTara]

15. I'm neither scarred nor scared of other points of view

but if you want a Green news and discussion site, why not go build one?

[juxtaposed]

20. No, I think there are a lot of like minded ppl. here. We'll just stay here and build from what we

have now. Maybe you should look at right of center sites where you would feel at home with like minded people.
just a thought.

[WhiteTara]

21. I'm a democrat and this has been

my home for the past 16 years...I had a name change and lost my original sign up date, but I'm quite happy here and won't be leaving.

[juxtaposed]

22. why would u leave if you're a democrat, I've been a register demo for over 40yrs. Been a state

delegate too.. I remember when clinton said, lets all swing to the right abit..

[WhiteTara]

23. I was responding to you

and your comment
Maybe you should look at right of center sites where you would feel at home with like minded people.
just a thought.

Your comment was a bit snarky, but I'll be here for the long haul. See you around.

[juxtaposed]

25. right of center seems to be a safe place for a lot of ppl. here, hrc supporters.

[redstateblues]

26. tick tock tick tock

[juxtaposed]

31. tock a sock

[lunamagica]

24. No, the grees aren't evil and we are not afraid of them. But this is Democratic Underground

DEMOCRATIC underground. This site was created to promote and help elect DEMOCRATS.

If you want to promote and help elect greens, build Green Underground.

[juxtaposed]

29. lables move from rightwing to leftwing names mean things to most pol. The dem's have moved so far to

right I had to back up 12 feet...

[juxtaposed]

30. I missed saying the sheep follow suit..

[Ineeda]

11. The audio is not great on my computer.

Did she say that maybe Bernie could try to change the rules at the convention? If so, what convention? The Green Party Convention? If she meant the Democratic Convention, what would give the Green Party the right to change any rules at all? A bit presumptuous. (This is not a comment on her qualifications. I know very little about her.)

[WhiteTara]

16. I thought in order to run on a 3rd party platform

you had to follow certain rules and I don't think that Jill can change her name to Bernie Sanders. He would have to follow rules that say he would not be allowed on the ballot of several states, because he is too late in the filing process. But hey, maybe Greens have a different rule they can follow.

[MisterFred]

39. No, they'd be following the same rules.

For example, Clinton isn't on any ballots yet because she's not officially the Dem nominee. Same with Trump, actually. Most states preserve party slots that are filled by the official nominee.

If Sanders were to be nominated by the Green party (not going to happen: he'd turn it down), he'd have ballot access in those states where the Green party has ballot access. It's never going to happen, but if he accepted the Green party nomination he could realistically have access to the ballot in most states. Here are the ones he'd almost certainly lose out on:

Georgia
North Carolina
Indiana
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Montana

Probably another couple as well would have failed ballot access campaigns.

That said, Sanders is not and will not run as a third-party candidate. But he COULD, if he wanted to, thanks to the Green Party.

[liberalnarb]

19. I've been watching Jill for a few years now.

Honestly, she says a lot of dumb (for lack of a better term) things. In my eyes she isn't ready to be President. I always support Democrats and will continue to do so.

[chapdrum]

13. Third parties are always marginalized

by default.
It's what The Owners and its willing millions of sycophants embrace.

300+ million people, and two parties.

No worries; the U.S. will continue its comforting embrace of Groundhog Day (the precept of the movie).

[redstateblues]

28. Go join another party and build something instead of complaining

[liberalnarb]

18. Bernie has flatly refused.

He is a man of integrity. He would never do this.

[saidsimplesimon]

32. Hello berniesandero

Senator Sanders has always written his own ticket from what I read. He promised he would not run third party. I believe him.

If we want door number 3, we must build the house from the ground up. This takes decades. Immediate gratification will not win the future. It will require hard work and dedication. If you are in it for the long term, start building. As always, just my opinion

[PATRICK]

33. Politically

this only makes sense, to me, as an initial appeal to Sanders' supporters in the long run. As far as influencing anyone else(especially Sanders himself) it seems very remote. Makes sense to say it not actually do it especially after the last unhelpful experience handing things over to Nader- even with the argument it will be better this time.

America has never been in poorer shape with third party options in a year that actually dares someone try. Much overdue for a shift because of the tilt of both parties- and the mediocrity and poor politics.

[enid602]

34. join green party

Well, that might be the only way bern can keep the donations flowing. Judging by the commemts here there will be no shortage of, er donors.

[MFM008]

35. I thought he already said no on this?

He DID say he would do everything to work with Clinton to defeat Rump.
I don't think this would be it.

[Sienna86]

36. I wondered about this idea today.

Sounds very interesting to me.

[Tortmaster]

37. Bigger fraud: Jill Stein or Donald Trump?

In at least one important aspect, Stein is the bigger fraud. Trump at least has a chance to be President. So, his donors are buying into a possibility.

In that crucial respect, Stein is a bigger fraud than Trump.