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On 26 November 2016, Jill Stein praised Cuban Marxist dictator [[Fidel Castro]], as many leftist politicians around the world offered their condolences on learning of his passing: ''"Fidel Castro was a symbol of the struggle for justice in the shadow of empire. Presente!"'' she wrote on Twitter.<ref>[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jill-stein-praises-fidel-castro-a-symbol-of-the-struggle-for-justice/article/2608223 Jill Stein praises Fidel Castro: 'A symbol of the struggle for justice']</ref>
On 26 November 2016, Jill Stein praised Cuban Marxist dictator [[Fidel Castro]], as many leftist politicians around the world offered their condolences on learning of his passing: ''"Fidel Castro was a symbol of the struggle for justice in the shadow of empire. Presente!"'' she wrote on Twitter.<ref>[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jill-stein-praises-fidel-castro-a-symbol-of-the-struggle-for-justice/article/2608223 Jill Stein praises Fidel Castro: 'A symbol of the struggle for justice']</ref>
==2016 presidential election recount==
After the 2016 presidential election, in which businessman [[Donald Trump]] won, Stein announced she had raised over $5 million to recount the votes in [[Wisconsin]], and she stated she would do the same for [[Michigan]], and [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>Scott, Eugene (November 28, 2016). [http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/26/politics/donald-trump-jill-stein-recount/index.html Donald Trump blasts recount as 'ridiculous' and 'a scam']. ''CNN''. Retrieved November 28, 2016.</ref> Stein made this move despite the fact that she won only about 1 percent of the vote and likely contributed to Clinton's loss, as well as the fact that the Trump won by very wide margins for a recount—almost 11,000 votes in Michigan,<ref>Gray, Kathleen (November 28, 2016). [http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/28/gop-dems-preparing-recount-michigan/94535702/ GOP, Dems preparing for recount in Michigan]. ''Lansing State Journal''. Retrieved November 28, 2016.</ref> the narrowest margin, and over 70,000 votes or 1.17 percentage points in Pennsylvania, the widest margin.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jill-steins-pennsylvania-recount-efforts-what-you-need-to-know/ Jill Stein's Pennsylvania recount efforts: What you need to know]. ''CBS News''. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.</ref>
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