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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 9257" data-attributes="member: 35">I agree.  He had built up a lot of support during the Democratic primary, and could have potentially used that to his advantage on the Green Party ticket.As much as I like Jill Stein, she just isn't well known enough to have a viable campaign.  On top of that, the debates are designed to keep out candidates that poll under 15%.  Because the debate commissioners are members of the two major parties, the rules are designed to keep out third party candidates.  Had Bernie run as a Green, he certainly would have polled beyond the required 15%.</blockquote>