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Is there money to run ads against Stein? (Original Post) piechartking Aug 2016 OP
No need. Agschmid Aug 2016 #1
Another Stein thread. bigwillq Aug 2016 #2
No she is not . Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #8
From 0.28% to 0.31%! FSogol Aug 2016 #13
We aren't Trump. We don't punch down. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2016 #3
This, exactly. No, we will not help raise Stein's profile by treating her like an equal. BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #6
Money yes - but money well spent? JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #4
Ads against Stein would increase her name recognition jberryhill Aug 2016 #5
Agreed. Best to ignore her. Doodley Aug 2016 #10
No need...I am sure the outside Dem groups will run Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #7
No, 'fraid not. Hortensis Aug 2016 #9
Forget her, that woo-woo wacko isn't making anything happen. DinahMoeHum Aug 2016 #11
No intelligent person will support Jill Stein bluedye33139 Aug 2016 #12
Ha ha, she'll be lucky to get 2%! auntpurl Aug 2016 #14
I was thinking the same thing democrattotheend Aug 2016 #15

Demsrule86

(68,576 posts)
8. No she is not .
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 07:50 AM
Aug 2016

For an unknown reason, some keep posting about the loser Green Party and their poster girl for wacko...Jill Stein.

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
6. This, exactly. No, we will not help raise Stein's profile by treating her like an equal.
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 07:47 AM
Aug 2016

Stein is a fraud and a liar, not worth engaging because of how dishonest she is about nearly everything.

JustAnotherGen

(31,823 posts)
4. Money yes - but money well spent?
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 07:41 AM
Aug 2016

No.

She and her running mate don't even leave the bench in this election.

If she were going after Trump - he would hit back. And hard. She's not though.

I think HRC is smart enough to 'not be like Trump' with someone so insignificant in this election.

The fact that she (Stein) is NOT going after Trump kind of shows she doesn't have the mettle to hit him or anyone else head on unless they are a person who as common decency ingrained in them.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
5. Ads against Stein would increase her name recognition
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 07:45 AM
Aug 2016

The overwhelming majority of voters never heard of her.

Demsrule86

(68,576 posts)
7. No need...I am sure the outside Dem groups will run
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 07:48 AM
Aug 2016

ads against all candidates anyway. she is a tool and POS...She runs ads to help Trump win...the Greens suck on all levels...they have been dead to me since 2000.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
9. No, 'fraid not.
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 07:54 AM
Aug 2016

Don't forget, political forum people are weird. Most Americans don't care, don't realize or have forgotten that there is a Green Party, much less that whatever-her-name-is is running.

Besides counterproductive, running an ad anywhere would be...bizarre, kind of like Trump ranting at his rallies, not about Hillary, but about a fire marshal who enforced occupancy restrictions. The media's standards for her are infinitely higher than for Trump, and they would not be kind.

But those who think the Greens are a threat are free to go to war. I suggest taking the battle to a forum where Greens gather for maximum destruction. Or just donate again to the Hillary campaign so they can ignore them even more effectively.

bluedye33139

(1,474 posts)
12. No intelligent person will support Jill Stein
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 08:26 AM
Aug 2016

And the fools that will, will not understand rational arguments

auntpurl

(4,311 posts)
14. Ha ha, she'll be lucky to get 2%!
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 08:32 AM
Aug 2016

I wouldn't waste one penny of Hillary's campaign's precious money raising the recognition level of that wackadoodle.

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)
15. I was thinking the same thing
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 12:58 PM
Aug 2016

I don't think it's enough to tell people that a vote for Stein is a vote for Trump. I think we need to go after her ON THE MERITS. I would love to see an outside group run ads against her.

Maybe we could take a stab at making some YouTube ads and seeing if any go viral. If anyone has any ideas I might be able to do the video editing.

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