Every election season there are candidates beyond Democrat and Republican. The Green Party is gaining momentum in this particular season. Americans are interested in other choices. In a May Data Targeting poll, 55 percent said they would favor an independent challenger to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. In a June ABC News/Washington Post poll, 70 percent viewed Trump unfavorably and 55 percent viewed Clinton unfavorably.
Despite only gathering a fraction of the money these candidates have and no media coverage, Green Party candidate Jill Stein is gaining a following. People are tired of entrenched politics and the same old money-trading games. Stein is gaining a following because she articulates a reasoned, values-based progressive vision with bold solutions to the problems our country faces. Stein believes politicians should be beholden only to voters, not big-money special interests. This is what the majority of Americans are echoing back. Media and the politicians need to listen.
Stein’s campaign is working to get on the ballot in all 50 states to give voters another choice in November. If this is a democratic society, the media should take their responsibility seriously to inform voters about all of their choices, not just the big-money ones. Give the Green Party an equal voice in the election.
