Jill Stein, environmentalist candidate who could overshadow Kamala Harris

She is very popular with the Arab-American community for denouncing the massacres of civilians, a cornerstone of her program.

What if it was a candidate other than Donald Trump who caused Kamala Harris to lose or rather another candidate? Because, even if they are less well known, there are other contenders for the White House. Among them, Jill Stein could be quite a thorn in the side of the Democratic Party. The Green Party candidate, also a doctor, made denouncing the massacres of civilians one of the major points of her campaign. And it has become very popular with Arab-Americans, such as in Dearborn, Michigan, home to the largest Arab-Muslim and Lebanese community in the United States.

While waiting for his turn at the hairdresser, a retiree waits in front of the Al Jazeera channel and plays riddles: “Guess who I'm going to vote for? Third party, Jill Stein, because she feels people's pain.” It will also be the choice of Johnny, employed in a supermarket selling Middle Eastern products. In any case if he decides to vote. The young man was born in Michigan but his parents are of Palestinian origin. “The least I can do is use my vote to help people who are suffering, Johnny explains. Vote for both parties [principaux] would go against my beliefs. That is to say, supporting the genocide taking place in Palestine.”

Leaflet in hand, Hudhayfah Ahmed lists the commitments of the green candidate: “She demanded an arms embargo on Israel, she demanded an unconditional and immediate ceasefire. She demanded that Netanyahu be tried for war crimes.” He is the spokesperson for Abandon Harris, a movement which refuses to vote for the Democratic candidate because of her support for Israel. “40% of American Muslims lean towards Jill Steincontinues Hudhayfah Ahmed, I feel like this is an underestimate because there is a broad distaste for the Democratic Party.”

“I think the race here is between Donald Trump and Jill Stein.”

Hudhayfah Ahmed, porte-parole d'Abandon Harris

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The last time she ran, in 2016, Jill Stein received just over 50,000 votes in Michigan. In this state, Donald Trump won with only 10,000 more votes than Hillary Clinton.