The green party is and always has been a scam that activates every 4 years to bilk people on the left who are disaffected and also not particularly politically savvy.

Running for president while paying no attention to downballot offices is like showing up to the Olympics and demanding they let you compete even though you didn't try out and in fact haven't even trained.

Getting Republicans Elected Every November

Sometimes a very overt scam, too! This article mentions legal challenges, but I definitely remember seeing these candidates on my ballot in November (in fact, I think I only learned about this fiasco when I was researching candidates on Election Day eve)

In Canada, the leaders and members of our Green Party can be best described as "centre-right conservatives who recycle", and yet so many voters seem to think that they are an anti-establishment leftist party (a misconception that neither the party nor the media is interested in dispelling.)