The Democratic National Committee released a up-to-date television ad in battleground states on Friday critical of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, calling her a “spoiler” whose candidacy only serves to aid former President Donald Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, get re-elected.
The ad, titled “Crucial,” will run in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where the “blue wall” is key to winning the White House, as well as on cable stations across the country. The ad features an image of Stein that slowly transforms into an image of Trump.
“Just like in 2016, Jill Stein cannot become president, but she will help decide who does,” DNC senior adviser Mary Beth Cahill said in a statement. “The stakes in this election are too high for Jill Stein to spoil it. The DNC will make sure voters know that a vote for anyone other than Kamala Harris is a vote for Donald Trump.”
Stein was on the ballot in 2016 in Pennsylvania, earning 49,941 votes. Democrat Hillary Clinton won 2,926,441 votes in Pennsylvania this election to Trump’s 2,970,733, a difference of 44,292 votes.
Trump said during a June rally in Philadelphia “Jill Stein, I like her very much. Do you know why? I take 100% of myself from them.”
Stein appears on 2024 Pennsylvania Ballot as a presidential candidate, along with Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver.
Wall Street Journal reported in September that in July, Stein’s campaign paid $100,000 to a consulting firm that worked with GOP campaigns.
Stein rejected the notion that her candidacy was merely a spoiler, telling The Journal “there is no lesser evil in this race.”
