If I had wanted to vote for investments hypocrite Jill Stein instead of the Party for Socialism and Liberation's de la Cruz, as I actually did, I would have done so — I would have voted Stein instead.
Now, I see on Shitter that last week (way too late for early voters), her campaign called for an unofficial fusion with Stein's in some states and Cornel West's (gack!) in others.
I told her last night that if she's the PSL's nominee in 2028, she's not getting my vote. This is the last straw in several.
The worst previous straw was her refusing to attend a third-party presidential debate in Los Angeles, to which she had been invited. She would have had to pay airfare from NYC and a hotel, as well as get a day or two off work. But, that would have been it. IMO, it would have been a big visibility boost to the party. But, she didn't show.
If this were a parliamentary government, we could talk about pre-election fusion for legislative seats. (We still can, in the US.) We could talk about coalitioning in such a parliament after elections. (Independents do that in the US House and Senate.)
But, in a strong-presidential system, even if you admit you're a "spoiler," no, you run as yourself.
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