Nuclear reactors are quite expensive, but they provide some benefits we can’t get from other renewables. They can be used to provide a consistent base load of power to the grid, and if we pick a good base load, we’ll minimize time periods where we have extra or insufficient energy from solar and wind. And like I said, we can use nuclear reactors to burn nuclear waste. Being able to destroy waste is a big boon.

It’s not on the general population to replace Stein. It’s on the Green Party to appeal to the general population. In that regard it may actually be best that they don’t field a presidential candidate. Hear me out. Right now you have just a small group of people who are voting on who should be the Green nominee. That person is going to be reflective of the small group, but will lack general appeal. It’ll be someone who the Greens want, but not someone who the people in general want.

Democrats and Republicans are able to do this because they’re large enough that their nominee has to be approved of by a substantial part of the population. That’s something third parties don’t have, and their candidates will be alienating. Libertarians are a good example where the small group wants to get rid of drivers licenses for instance, but the general population is absolutely against it.

Instead of asking about challenging Stein, we should be asking if any candidate chosen by the current Green party would actually be desired by the general population. And I don’t think that is currently possible with how small and niche the party is. This is why they need to focus on local and state and congressional races.

Because before she wanted to be president Jill Stein was using her wealth to try and be a folk rock hero