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From a distance, it seems like a Clacton by-election is a huge opportunity for the UK Green Party. Yes, it's a stupid stunt by Farage to distract from his corruption, but it's happening. Labour and the Lib Dems have already bowed out, so the Greens will have the only viable anti-Farage candidate. Worst case scenario is that Farage wins and the Greens were the only party who stood up to him. The Green candidate will be a local, and it's a running joke that Farage doesn't care about Clacton. Nobody likes being subjected to a forced by-election. The Greens are a far more plausible anti-Establishment party, and they'll have a rare sustained period of media attention to hammer home just how posh and out-of-touch Farage is. Most likely Farage will win, but the Greens will give him no break from scandal and he'll return even more compromised. Whereas the Greens will reinforce their message that they're the only major party fighting Reform everywhere. Plus… they could win. #UKPol