Breaking and great news!

[kstewart33]

The Green Party candidate in the Arizona US Senate race has withdrawn and pledged her support to Krysten Sinema, the Democratic candidate.

https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/414439-arizonas-green-party-candidate-drops-out-of-senate-race-and-endorses

[sarah FAILIN]

1. Is it not too late?

She needs to get to calling her people.

[Blue_true]

17. Possibly not is she is agressive in getting the words out to her people.

Just turning several hundred votes the right direction in the last few days can make a major difference in a close election.

[DownriverDem]

29. I bet

she will or has emailed those on her campaign list. It will be covered on the local news too. Then again if I was the Dem candidate, I let everyone know about it.

[Hortensis]

41. Maybe not for both. Apparently Green hasn't been

a very active campaigner, so hopefully she does have a well-developed email list.

Notably, Sinema was a Green Partier when she first entered politics. In the AZ legislature, she's apparently developed a centrist voting record, but her opponent is using her prior Green Party affiliation to cast her as a wingnut. So far Sinema hasn't commented.

Fingers crossed for her. And us.

[onit2day]

44. His supporters will all know who he supports now. She must show why

[sheshe2]

2. Hell yes!

This is great news.

[dalton99a]

3. Good

[workinclasszero]

4. First time I've ever heard good news connected with the Green party

[George II]

8. Bazinga!

[SpankMe]

45. What does Banghazi have to do with this?

Just kidding...

[obamanut2012]

13. I know! Good for her!

[aeromanKC]

24. +1000

No kidding!!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

32. Seriously. n/t

[still_one]

5. My hats off to this Green party candidate, who realizes what the stakes are, and the wisdom that

a progressive agenda has a chance working with Democrats, and no chance with republicans

[LAS14]

6. Great news! Now will the 3rd party candidate that Rachel reported on last night...

... also withdraw? The one who's campaign fund raiser/treasure/don-r remember withdrew, saying it would be a disaster for <the state I can't remember> if the GOP candidate won. Was it Kansas? It was one of those square states. Can anyone help my brain?

This is an excellent model for 3rd party candidates. Run as hard as you can, collect supporters, develop a base, but withdraw before you do something like give Maine someone like Paul LePage for governor.

[magicarpet]

14. Yes it was Kansas with 3rd party guy has 8% of total vote.

You asked,..

Was it Kansas? It was one of those square states. Can anyone help my brain?

[magicarpet]

19. Yes LePage got in two times because a third party lib split the vote.

LePage got in on 36% of the total. We have rank/choice now.

Info about Rank/Choice,
If interested:

http://www.lwvme.org/RCV.html

[LAS14]

42. I think rank/choice is so common sensical. I don't even know the arguments against it. nt

[demtenjeep]

36. ORman. He has run for many different offices

I don't think he works-his job is being a constant candidate

[Tarheel_Dem]

7. That's great, but she'll need to stump for Sinema because her name will still be on the ballot.

That can be really confusing.

[iluvtennis]

9. Yay! Great news.

[OhZone]

10. This is what Nader and Stein should have done. n/t

[Haggis for Breakfast]

39. YES !!!!

But both of them have an ego larger than Texas.

[guillaumeb]

11. One hopes that Jill Stein will read this. eom

[pnwmom]

12. For once! A GP candidate who does the right thing. I just wish she'd done it much sooner. n/t

[Blue_true]

15. That is great. Finally a Green that has her head screwed on.

He sees that the election will be close and there are only two people that can win. She doesn't want the republican to win. Bravo to her.

[Ilsa]

16. The Georgia Libertarian should drop out and pledge for

Stacey Abrams. The 3rd party candidate for governor in Kansas should drop out.

[Blue_true]

21. Libertarians normally lean conservative.

The Livertarian person is likely hurting Kemp more. Greens tend to hurt us.

[Ilsa]

22. I hope you're right.

The Libertarian here is likely to cause a runoff.

[elmac]

18. our state ballet has a lot of spoiler party canditates

i'm thinking they were financed by putin, they know they are just a bunch of fake candidates.

[Demovictory9]

20. great news

[not fooled]

23. She just got her party

a whole lotta good press and goodwill.

Unlike stein, a notable factor in getting the orange turd in the White House.

[flamingdem]

25. Thanks for doing the right thing!!!

[Gothmog]

26. Yeah

Link to tweet

[no_hypocrisy]

27. *SIGH . . . . * If only the Green Party candidate for NJ Senate would do the same . . . . .

[Tarc]

28. Madelyn Hoffman is drawing 1%

It doesn't matter.

I had to dig to find a poll that even mentioned her.

[Thekaspervote]

30. Oh boy!! That is really great news

[scheming daemons]

31. Now... will the idiotic Green party voters follow her lead?

[beachbum bob]

33. We need Kansas 3rd party guy to do the same for governor

[Jersey in OKC]

34. Super!

Ugh, hopefully people vote. I can scream, but I'm stuck in OKC. All I can do is my city. 😕 GET OUT THERE AND REGISTER!!

[demtenjeep]

35. ORman needs to do the same in the KS gov race

but he has run for almost every office in KS and never gets much. He is our perennial candidate

probably paid for by the Koch brothers in their support for KKKObach

[YOHABLO]

37. What happens to people who early voted? There votes are lost.

[reACTIONary]

38. Why was she running in the first place?

I think they should grow up.

[stuffmatters]

40. That is wonderful for Sinema. Yay!

[tomg]

43. That is great news. In my district - NY 19

We have both a Green who is clearly acting as a spoiler - and has a history of being a deliberate gadfly - and a "celebrity" independent. CD 19 is a very tight election, and they could tilt the election by even a few hundred votes, saddling us with John Fas(o)cist for 2 more years.

[Power 2 the People]

46. Smart and patriotic thing to do