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Why is the US Green Party so irrelevant?

  • Written by Per Urlaub, Associate Professor of German Studies, University of Texas at Austin
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Many Americans value environmental protection and want to see more of it. But Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, is drawing only 1 to 3 percent in recent polls, even in an election where many voters dislike the major candidates and are looking for alternatives.

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