HTA-0496: Jill Stein — 2012 Green Party Presidential Candidate

A. Story Identification

FieldValue
HTA IDHTA-0496
TitleJill Stein — 2012 Green Party Presidential Candidate
Date2012
Date ConfidenceHIGH — 2012 presidential campaign
ProgramKRON 4 News Weekend
StationKRON-TV, Channel 4, San Francisco
Duration~4:00 (estimated)
FormatStudio interview

B. Content Summary

Henry interviews Dr. Jill Stein, the 2012 Green Party presidential candidate. His opening is direct and funny: "Now, look me in the eye and tell me, do you have a chance of actually winning?" Stein's response: "I'm not holding my breath, put it that way." Henry: "Good, she's a physician, so you know not to." The interview explores Stein's view that the campaign is about "recovering a voice and our political courage" rather than winning outright.

C. Structured Metadata

FieldValue
PeopleHenry Tenenbaum (Reporter), Dr. Jill Stein (Green Party Presidential Candidate)
OrganizationsKRON-TV, Green Party
LocationsKRON studio
SubjectsThird-party politics, presidential campaign, Green Party, progressive politics
ThemesPolitical courage, alternative voices, democracy
ToneDirect, playful, respectful

D. Notable Quotes

"Now, look me in the eye and tell me, do you have a chance of actually winning?" / "I'm not holding my breath, put it that way." / "Good, she's a physician, so you know not to."

"It's a win for us simply to recover a voice and our political courage and a voice for the public interest."

G. Source Provenance

FieldValue
Transcript sourceDr.+Jill+Stein,+2012+Green+Party+Presidential+Candidate.txt
Video sourceNot located
Storage locationTranscript: local (/KRON/)
Analysis modeTranscript Only
Date analyzed2026-07-05
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