Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) said in an interview Sunday that he has no intention of running for office as a third-party candidate for the No Labels political group.
In an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Cassidy said he didn’t think he was seriously considered joining the bipartisan ticket called No Labels. No Labels is an organization working to secure voting access to implement the group’s centrist ticket. Not decided yet. The group presented the idea as a way to provide an alternative to former Presidents Trump and Biden, the two major party nominees, respectively.
When asked directly if he was running on a no-label ticket, Cassidy replied, “Not really.”
“I was never seriously considered as a candidate for them. It was reported in the press that I wasn’t, but I was never seriously considered. So obviously the answer is yes. It’s not,” Cassidy said.
Cassidy is a serious lawmaker with a track record of finding bipartisan compromises, and said it was no surprise that his name was mentioned in the debate over no-label. He specifically pointed to concerns about Social Security’s solvency, saying neither Trump nor Biden have serious plans to deal with the possibility of Social Security collapse.
“On the other hand, I would say that there is some basis in the very fact that No Labels brought this up. No Labels people are actually looking for answers to serious problems in our country. At this point, neither candidate is actually offering a serious solution.
“So the fact that I’m talking about it means, wait a minute, this might be someone we should consider. “Because we’re talking about a serious answer,” he later added.
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