Chlorophyll

In this article, a poli sci prof actually calls Greens "election spoilers," though he does at least know enough to caution the reader that not all Green votes would otherwise be Democratic votes.

How many times will we have to say there is no such thing as a "spoiler" effect? We have an effect, to be sure, but to frame it as spoilage is to accept the idea that we are some sort of exception to the rule. It presumes that we live in a two-party system, and the the Green Party is some anomaly that the rightful parties have to put up with.

In fact, the Green Party is a fully legitimate choice in any context. If the Dems want our votes, trying to blame or suppress us is hardly the way to get them. The way that will work for them is instant run-off voting.