Ralph Lombreglia

The Harris/Trump debate the other night proved conclusively what every Jill Stein supporter already knew: We need another candidate, and bad.

They have the power to stop these wars and they won’t do it! Is it because there’s something they don’t understand? No! They invited Netanyahu to speak and gave him 60 standing ovations!

It should be painfully obvious to everyone that the US is now a permanent war economy. Ukraine and Gaza are only the latest. There will be more. The bloodthirstiness our government is acting out is like a gangrenous limb. Soon, we’ll have no choice but to cut it off ourselves.

Most of the positive press for Harris’s debate performance focused on her being a competent public speaker who didn’t embarrass herself — while managing, repeatedly, to trick Trump into taking her bait. As if that were a huge hurdle for a professional politician. As if that qualifies you to be President.

In her post-debate appearances, she’s actually giddy. It’s like she can’t believe her good fortune — getting nominated for President without doing anything. Or she’s gaslighting us, seeing how far she can take it. You’ll remember that in her only interview (where she was the opposite of giddy), she exclaimed to Dana Bash, “We have to get a deal done!” as if she’s not Vice-President of the country sending the arms to Israel. She reversed all her positions from 5 years ago but says, “My views haven’t changed” — something that worked so well for her the first time she’s now repeating it. So what did change? Just the marketing language?

As to the negative press for Trump, it’s well-deserved. He underestimated his opponent, which he in particular should never do. In his defense, he may have over-watched videos of Harris laughing idiotically. But Trump has lived in his personal Teflon-coated reality all his life; nothing sticks to him unless he likes it. He’s already past his bad debate experience. He could still get more votes than Harris simply because he believes he will.

What you should be visualizing is Jill Stein getting more than either of them.

It’s not impossible. The voters of 48 states can choose Jill Stein, though in 8 of those states they’ll have to write her in. Those 48 states represent 517 votes. If America collectively decides to throw both of the bums out, Jill Stein could be elected. Americans are clearly tired of the fake choices the duopoly offers them, and with two major wars taking place simultaneously, there’s plenty of room for a mistake that will make voters re-think their existing positions.

We need a new candidate, and bad. If you donate, volunteer, and get your friends out to vote for Jill Stein, we could actually get one.