Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is making a campaign swing through Colorado later this month.
Stein is expected to draw a crowd as she appeals to one-time Bernie Sanders supporters in a state that overwhelmingly voted for the Vermont senator at the 2016 caucus. The shows Stein with 7 percent support in Colorado, far better than her showing in when she won just 0.3 percent, or 7,508 votes.
In a earlier this week, Stein rejected the suggestion that her bid will help boost Donald Trump.
“I will have trouble sleeping at night if Donald Trump is elected. I will also have trouble sleeping at night if Hillary Clinton is elected. And as despicable as Donald Trump’s words are, I find Hillary Clinton’s actions and track record is very troubling,” .
Colorado is ripe territory for third-party candidates, as the state didn’t favor either of the major party nominees in the primary season. On the Democratic side, by 19 points in the April contest and remain concerned about supporting the former secretary of state.
Stein is looking to tap into the discontent on her two-day trip. The retired Massachusetts physician and political activist will hold a rally and march for “peace, climate and justice” at noon Aug. 27 in Colorado Springs and give a speech All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church across town at 1:30 p.m., .
In the evening, Stein will travel to Fort Collins for an 6:30 p.m. “meet and greet” at Avogadro’s Number, a downtown nightlife spot.
Stein is scheduled to hold another “meet and greet” Mercury Cafe in Denver at 1 p.m. Aug. 28 and then attend a 7 p.m. fundraiser at Glenn Miller Ballroom on the University of Colorado campus. An for all the events.
The Green Party candidate’s campaign is also touching on a number of hot-button issues in Colorado. Stein a $15 minimum wage, a public health care system and wants to ban fracking for natural gas.