ATLANTA — Democrats are renewing efforts in the homestretch of this year’s presidential election to label the Green Party’s Jill Stein as a spoiler candidate who will only help Donald Trump, while Stein supporters are calling on Georgians to abandon Kamala Harris. Polling at less than 1% support among Georgia voters, a small but vocal group of the electorate on Thursday criticized proposed policies from Trump and Harris, urging voters to cast their ballots for Stein. A co-chair of the “Abandon Harris” campaign in Georgia, Ibrahim Awad, said Stein is the only presidential candidate who will cut off military aid to Israel.
“The idea of witnessing a livestreamed genocide and still awarding a presidential nominee with the presidency is outrageous,” said Awad, a Palestinian American. For Awad and voters alike, there is no lesser of two evils because their vote hinges on a cease-fire in the yearlong conflict in Gaza, something Stein has vowed to end if elected. “We are not for Trump, and we are not for Harris,” Awad said.
“We are for a better future, and that’s why we support Jill Stein and the Green Party.” Stein landed a spot on Georgia’s ballot by way of a new state provision after facing Democratic-backed legal action to bar her and two other minor presidential candidates from the state ticket under the belief they could siphon votes away from Harris in a close election. However, the Supreme Court of Georgia disqualified the two other long-shot candida.