Green Party
American physician and Green Party nominee for president of the United States; former candidate for Governor of Massachusetts (2002 and 2010)
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Jill Stein
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FROM Jill Stein
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Green Party Candidate Jill Stein For Bernie supporters who just can’t come around to supporting Hillary Clinton, there’s another woman in the race - Jill Stein. She’s the Green Party candidate, the party which some pundits say played spoiler in the 2000 election. What is she hoping to accomplish with her campaign? Will her candidacy pull supporters away from Hillary Clinton, or pave the way for a viable third party.
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