Today, new reporting from the Wall Street Journal exposes how Green Party candidate Jill Stein is being propped up by a network of GOP operatives to siphon votes from Vice President Kamala Harris and spoil the election for Donald Trump. 

In response, DNC Spokesperson Matt Corridoni released the following statement: 

“Jill Stein has no path to win the presidency, but just like she did in 2016, she can help Trump win. That’s why the GOP is doing everything in their power to get third party candidates on the ballot as spoilers in key swing states. Voters should see this cynical effort for what it is. The fact remains: only two candidates have a path to 270 and the only way to stop Donald Trump is by voting for Vice President Harris.”

ICYMI: Wall Street Journal: Republicans Boost Jill Stein as Potential Harris Spoiler

By: Sabrina Siddiqui

• Republicans are supporting Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s long-shot bid for the presidency, attempting to bolster a campaign that could siphon liberal voters from Vice President Kamala Harris.
• The support [includes] allies of former President Donald Trump
• Federal Election Commission records show Stein paid $100,000 in July to a consulting outfit that has worked with Republican campaigns, as well as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid. The firm, Accelevate, is operated by Trent Pool. The Intercept reported that he appeared to be part of the mob that breached the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6., 2021.
• Former Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow, who worked on the defense team in one of the former president’s impeachments, was among those representing the Green Party in efforts to get Stein back on the Nevada ballot after she was removed because of incorrect petition forms.
• In Wisconsin, Stein was represented by Michael D. Dean, a lawyer who took part in lawsuits that sought to overturn the 2020 election results.
• “When you see the information about Republican operatives boosting her candidacy, you can deduce from that very simply that she is very much sponsored and purposefully placed on the ballot to help Donald Trump,” said Joel Payne, spokesman for MoveOn, a progressive political-action committee.
• Stein, who used to practice internal medicine, told the Journal she saw no issue joining forces with Republicans […]
• Trump, for his part, has boasted that he stands to benefit from Stein’s campaign. “Jill Stein, I like her very much,” Trump said at a campaign rally in Philadelphia in June. “You know why? She takes 100% from [Democrats].”
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) said Stein was “predatory” to only show up and campaign every four years.