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Jill Stein, who is seeking the Green Party nomination for President, racked up a surprising 27% of the vote at the recent “Road to the White House” convention held at Western Illinois University.

The election was part of a mock convention involving over 1000 students in the midwest. The process began with party conventions to nominate candidates for the Democratic, Republican, and Green Parties. Then a general election was held. The final vote showed a three-way split with President Obama taking 39% of the vote, Romney 33%, and Stein 27%.

Stein’s showing was remarkable for an event that organizers assumed would be largely restricted to the two major parties.