Pennsylvanians will see the Green Party on the ballot in this upcoming November election as the Greens petitions for access passed with no objections. Before we start yelling about "spoilers" let's consider the options that these candidates provide.

In the statewide races for US Senate, Governor, and Lt. Governor there will be a four-way contest between Green, Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian candidates.

This sets up a much wider point of view for voters to consider than the traditional left-right of center discussion which we have been spoon fed. Green Party candidates Neal Gale (US Senate), Paul Glover (Gov), and Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick (Lt. Gov) are the only candidates committed to not accept corporate PAC donations and therefore are the only candidates permitted to freely discuss their positions.

In the down ballot races Green Party candidates will provide voters with the opportunity of choice.

In Senate District 20 and House District 10, John Jay Sweeney and Darcell Slappy face only Republican incumbents and in House District 23 Jay Ting Walker faces only a Democratic incumbent. Without these Greens there would be no choice of representation for voters in these districts.

These candidates are standing up to serve in the 2018 election. They are providing voters choices. They bring with them the issues that our centrist politicians refuse to talk about for fear of losing donors and careers. So before we sound the spoiler siren let's give them respect, listen to their issues, and save our judgement for the voting booth.

TIMOTHY RUNKLE, Elizabethtown