MONTCLAIR -- Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party's nominee for president, made her final campaign stop in New Jersey Friday night during a rally on Montclair State University's campus.

More than 200 people filled University Hall, many wearing green Stein/Baraka t-shirts and chanting "Jill not Hill," to listen to the candidate speak just a four days before the election. Ajamu Baraka is the party's candidate for vice-president.

"Usually third parties tank as they come to the end of the election cycle, but for us it's the opposite," Stein told NJ Advance Media in an interview Friday night. "We're going up as people begin to discover us. We're sort of the well-kept secret."

While Stein--who was also the party's nominee in the 2012 presidential election--has lagged in the polls behind major party nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, the event was meant to position the Green Party as a "noteworthy option for New Jersey voters," officials said.

"Dr. Stein's appearance here in New Jersey highlights the party's desire to play a key role in every election cycle, from presidential to gubernatorial to municipal races," Richard Harris, New Jersey state coordinator for the Jill Stein for President campaign, told NJ Advance Media last month.

Stein's campaign has focused on raising the minimum wage to $15, the cancellation of student debt, single payer healthcare, and a Green New Deal, a program aimed at "moving America out of crisis into a secure, sustainable future," according to the Green Party's website.

If Stein wins just five percent of the vote, the Green Party can be recognized as an official national party and could receive up to $10 million in federal funds to use for the 2020 presidential campaign.

So what's her pitch to New Jersey voters as they head to the polls on Tuesday? Don't waste your vote.

"Don't throw your vote away on a political system that has thrown you under the bus," Stein said. "Don't waste your vote on these two corrupt political parties."

Still, many Americans think voting for a third party a candidate would be a waste. Stein disagrees.

"It's actually a real investment of your vote in real change, because you know what it means to vote for these two parties," Stein said. "They are a sinking ship. They are a race to the bottom. In each election, they both become more militarist, more corporatist, more in the pocket of the banks and the fossil fuel companies and the war profiteers."

In September, Stein's campaign hosted another rally at Rutgers. On Friday, she was joined by Erika Jacho, the party's candidate for Belleville School Board president, and Seth Kaper-Dale, the Green Party candidate for Governor of New Jersey.

"If this year's election cycle has demonstrated anything, it's that voters are fed up with the status quo and want to see a party emerge that will stand up for the people's interests, not the special interests," said Julie Saporito-Acuna, chair of the Green Party of New Jersey.

"The Green Party of New Jersey will be the only party in next year's elections that is truly committed to social and environmental justice, fighting on behalf of workers, and holding Trenton accountable."

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