Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 days agoFormer KKK leader David Duke endorses Jill Steinwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkFormer KKK leader David Duke endorses Jill Steinwww.nbcnews.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square153fedilink
minus-squareSocialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-29 days agoWhy? She has nothing to do with him, and the party even said so. From the article: Stein’s campaign says it wants nothing to do with Duke, the former American Nazi Party member Stein’s campaign manager, Jason Call, disavowed the endorsement and called Duke “trash.”
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoI agree, but did you say the same when racists endorsed Trump?
minus-squareSocialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-29 days agoAn endorsement doesn’t mean the candidate becomes the same as the person endorsing them. Plenty of questionable people endorse candidates from all parties. I try to judge a candidate based on their own actions, not on the people who endorse them.
Not a good look for Jill Stein.
Why? She has nothing to do with him, and the party even said so. From the article:
Stein’s campaign says it wants nothing to do with Duke, the former American Nazi Party member
Stein’s campaign manager, Jason Call, disavowed the endorsement and called Duke “trash.”
I agree, but did you say the same when racists endorsed Trump?
An endorsement doesn’t mean the candidate becomes the same as the person endorsing them. Plenty of questionable people endorse candidates from all parties. I try to judge a candidate based on their own actions, not on the people who endorse them.