Third party fever strikes again: CNN hosts a live town hall Wednesday with Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and her running mate, Ajamu Baraka, to air at 9 p.m. EDT. Enthusiastic fans have organized 120 watch parties around the nation, rallying under the phrase, “Time to reject the lesser evil for the greater good,” Ms. Stein’s campaign’s motto.

“Stein has consistently polled as the fourth-most popular option in the presidential race, after Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and Libertarian Gary Johnson. In the most recent CNN/ORC poll, Stein received 5 percent support nationwide, four points behind Johnson, her nearest competitor,” CNN noted.

This event marks an important point in the campaign as Jill is getting a chance to share her message in a national event in prime time,” her campaign advised. “Too many have not heard about Jill, when so many are open to her message of people, planet, and peace over profit.”

Ms. Stein is intent of reaching out to voters who once clamored for Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont. The Green Party option now appears on 28 state ballots, with more to come. The candidate is clearly no fan of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and pesky questions about those State Department emails.

“I think there should have been a full investigation. I think the American people are owed an explanation for what happened, and why top secret information was put at risk, why the identity of secret agents were potentially put at risk,” Ms. Stein told CNN.

“There is much more that is coming to public attention about Hillary Clinton’s behavior, including the recent revelations about favors bestowed on the Clinton Foundation’s donors who got special deals, who got state partnerships,” she added.

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