The NoLabels national co-chairman said this after calling out on Fox News on Thursday. Ministry of Justice to investigate what he called intimidation tactics by state officials to keep independent voting groups from voting.
Benjamin Chavis Jr., former executive director of the NAACP, said the No Labels organization is subject to such tactics in many states, adding that his movement may not even be able to field a candidate in the first place. Ta.
“No Labels is not about trashing Donald Trump. No Labels is responding to the vast majority of Americans who don't want to see a repeat of 2020,” he said in response to criticism. Chavis later said the group would make a final decision on tickets in March.
While Chavis slams Trump, left-wing activist group MoveOn despises No Labels' ability to gain access to ballots to date, calling for as much “disruption” as possible to win over Republicans. He claimed on X (old Twitter) that he was trying to cause this. Return to the office.
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No Labels leaders and guests, from left, Co-Executive Director Pat McCrory, Margaret White, National Co-Chair Dan Webb, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, and former Sen. Joe Lieberman, National Press Club will talk about the 2024 election. Washington, Thursday, January 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
“Well, the move-on is not accurate. It's off base,” Chavis said on “The Story.”
“We are clear about our intentions, and our intentions are to work with everyone, Democrats, independents, Republicans…”
He said his group has won voting rights in 14 states, including North Carolina, and aims to create a viable ticket for Republicans and Democrats to run together.
Mr. Chavis did not provide details about the specific candidates he and his group, whose founding committee is chaired by former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), would like to field.
When asked by anchor Martha McCollum about anti-Trump Republican Chris Christie, Chavis said the former New Jersey governor was not at the top of his list.
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West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is also considered a likely candidate as a no-label or independent candidate, after recently saying he “loves America too much to vote for Donald Trump.”
However, the One No Labels leader recently resigned from the group to support Nikki Haley in the Republican general election.
Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, an ardent critic of President Trump, did not intend to spark rumors that he would run for president himself when he left No Labels, but instead called himself “the strongest possible Republican.” said Sunday that he would like to see him nominated.
Regarding the group's petition to the Justice Department, Chavis told Fox News that it is the appropriate agency to bring charges and that he expects a proper investigation.
“We have presented the evidence and the facts, and it is now up to them to investigate,” he said.
In separate remarks in Washington this week, Chavis said, “The alleged conspiracy to stop No Labels is a brazen voter suppression operation. Based on the evidence we have submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice, we believe that individuals It is clear whether he was trying to intimidate or harass him.” If there were organizations attempting to register disenfranchised voters, the country would be outraged and those individuals would likely be prosecuted. ”
