Democratic strategists beat back potentially catastrophic third-party threats this year with a campaign to force attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the race and prevent a presidential bid by the moderate group No Labels.
But advisers to Vice President Kamala Harris still say the final outcome in key swing states could hinge on the remaining independent and third-party contenders, who are collectively drawing about 5 percent of the vote in public polls.
In response, the Democratic National Committee on Friday launched its first television ad targeting the candidacy of Jill Stein, the perennial Green Party candidate who has been registering at about 1 percent of the vote in the northern swing states.
The ad will run on televisions in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, along with national broadcasts on cable news. The DNC did not announce how much money would be put behind the spot.
Over an image of Stein that morphs into an image of Republican nominee and former president Donald Trump, the ad describes Stein’s role in the 2016 election as a “spoiler” who helped Trump become president and refers to legal help that her campaign has received indirectly from Republican operatives. It also quotes Trump praising her.
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