Speaking yesterday on The Katie Halper Show, Stein and Ware talked about a number of things, including how they see the Biden/Harris administration’s unconditional support of Israel’s genocide in Gaza as a key factor in the Democratic Party’s defeat. They also responded to recent derogatory remarks about “third parties” made by Lawrence O’Donnell, and to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s earlier accusation that the Green Party is “predatory.” Finally, Stein and Ware reflected on things that, in retrospect, they would have done differently in their campaign.
NOTE: The segment of the following Katie Halper Show featuring Jill Stein and Butch Ware begins at the 52:45 mark.
Michael,
As we power up for the next phase of this movement, I want to send you my deepest heartfelt gratitude. For you are a paragon of courage, the unstoppable force we need for an America and a world that works for all of us! Together we have changed history, and our work has only begun.
Despite the extraordinary effort to silence, smear and intimidate us, you stood strong to challenge genocide, endless war, oligarchy, inequality, climate collapse, rising fascism, nuclear armageddon and more.
You forced solutions into the election dialogue that would otherwise have been ignored – from a weapons embargo to end Israel’s genocide, to ending endless war, a $25 dollar minimum wage, rent control, Medicare for All, a real Green New Deal, reparations, land back, an end to mass incarceration and police violence, and ending the migration crisis by ending predatory US policies driving mass migration in the first place - from endless war and neo-colonialism to the war on drugs and more.
It is a tribute to you that we emerge with the third highest vote count in the race, some 770,000 votes and counting. In fact, among people-powered parties, we have the highest vote count of all, making us the leading political alternative – as we continue building collaboration across like-minded parties and movements. We also helped maintain Green ballot access in 17 states across the country, no small feat given the extraordinary effort to deny our ballot access.
We did all of this despite the most extreme propaganda and political repression I’ve seen in my lifetime: the DNC “war room” to smear and censor us; their “army of lawyers” to kick us off the ballot; their job postings to solicit spies and infiltrators; and for the first time ever, a billion-dollar campaign had to buy smear ads against a grassroots candidate. Every time their attack dogs pounced – like AOC, DNC chair Jaime Harrison, Thom Hartmann, Angela Rye, Mark Ruffalo and more – they were deservedly ridiculed on social media.
Don’t be discouraged by a vote count more distorted than ever by billionaire money, ballot access obstruction, censorship, disinformation, and fear-mongering. In ways that count the most, we emerge stronger than ever – in our resolve to keep building and in the breadth and depth of new partnerships with the Muslim American, Arab American, student, radical labor, immigrant and Black Liberation movements.
More than one in three eligible voters stayed home, rejecting both parties that have thrown them under the bus. These voters are largely young, low income and people of color. This is why Democrats worked so hard to disappear our campaign, fearing the potential for disenfranchised voters to discover a campaign fighting for them. Unaware of a people-powered option, millions of working people stayed home or swung to Trump. But Trump’s agenda of deportations and tariffs will cause massive economic chaos and inflation, while tax giveaways for the rich and obscene military expenditures will squander resources needed for health care, housing and climate survival. All of this will leave Americans more desperate than ever for a politics for working people. It’s only a matter of time and concerted outreach for us to reach voters hungry for what we’re offering.
Our campaign was never just about a single election – it has always been about building a lasting movement for change. That work continues, and I invite you to join us in taking the next steps.
Getting active with the Green Party is an important way for us to stay connected and keep up the momentum. You can connect with your state party, sign up for the national Green Party newsletter, and join a caucus through the embedded links. Through your state party, you can be appointed to a national working committee (including Ballot Access, Campaign Coordination, Diversity, Eco-Action, Fundraising, IT, Media, Outreach, Peace Action, Platform and more). Stay tuned for a labor committee and Muslim caucus currently being formed.
I hope you’ll get involved today so we can keep organizing together – and stay tuned for more to come on next steps!
This is not the end – it’s a new beginning. I’ll be in touch through ongoing social media, occasional emails, and a biweekly livestream beginning in the new year. As we face unprecedented crises threatening our rights, our lives, and life on Earth itself, by standing together, we can transform our world into one that truly works for all of us.
Thank you for being part of this incredible journey. Your passion, commitment, and belief in this movement inspire me every day. Let’s keep the momentum going and build a future rooted in justice, sustainability, and peace.
Finally, I want to share a short video that captures the spirit of this campaign and what many of us believe lies ahead. Huge thanks to our amazing team member Mar Kamal (@grinvites on Instagram) for this inspiration.
I hope to see you in the adventure that awaits!
In gratitude,
Jill Stein
UPDATES: Green Party 2024 Election Results: What Happened? – An Interview with Jill Stein – Briahna Joy Gray (Bad Faith, November 25, 2024).
Green Party Denounces U.S. Landmine Supply to Ukraine, Warns of Long-Term Consequences – Jordan Willow Evans (Independent Political Report, November 22, 2024).
U.S. Policy Is Still One of "Full Spectrum Dominance" Across the World: An Interview with Jill Stein – Mikaela Nhondo Erskog (No Cold War, November 25, 2024).
Escaping the Duopoly Nightmare: A Tribute to the Fearless! – A video created and editing by Mar Kamal for the Green Party of the United States (November 26, 2024).
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Progressive Perspectives on Where Democrats Went Wrong in the 2024 Presidential Election
• Jill Stein: “We Give Reasons for People to Come Out and Vote”
• The “Green Smoothie” Option
• We’re Witnessing a Liberal Meltdown Over Jill Stein
• Jill Stein in the Twin Cities
• Anti-Genocide Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Reflects on the First Anniversary of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
• Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate Butch Ware in Minneapolis
• Butch Ware: “You Can Actually Vote Your Conscience”
• “This Is a Tragic, Heartbreaking Moment in the History of Humanity”: Butch Ware on the Gaza Genocide
• Miles Kampf-Lassin on the “Flashing Red Warning Signs” for the Harris Campaign
• Peter Bloom on the Unmasking of the “Democratic Charade”
• When Democrats Undermine Democracy
• “Americans Deserve Choices”: Jill Stein on Breaking Points – 4/30/24
• Progressive Perspectives on the Presidential Nomination of Kamala Harris
• Progressive Perspectives On an American Coronation
• Demolishing the False Narrative About Jill Stein and the 2016 Election
• “The Next Step Is a Green Step”: Cornel West Endorses Jill Stein
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