The centrist group No Labels announced Friday that it will move forward with selecting a candidate to run against President Biden and President Donald Trump in the November general election.
The group had maintained that it would not issue presidential and vice presidential tickets that do not have a substantial chance of winning the White House.
“Earlier today, I led a discussion with 800 unlabelled representatives from all 50 states. These civic leaders asked us what kind of leadership they want in the White House in 2024. We’ve been talking to each other for months…We weren’t sure exactly where the No Labels delegation would land today, but they sent a clear message: Keep moving forward. No Labels National President Mike Rawlings said in a statement.
“They voted almost unanimously to continue the project in 2024 and take immediate action to identify candidates for a unified presidential election,” Rawlings added.
“Now that No Labels has received the go-ahead from our representatives, we will accelerate candidate outreach and announce the process for how Unity Ticket candidates will be selected on Thursday, March 14th.”
No Labels is working to gain voting rights in all 50 states, and the bipartisan deliberations for Republican candidates include former 2024 candidates such as former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. I was considering someone. ticket.
The group did not publicly announce who was on its final list of candidates, stressing that it was first focused on ensuring access to the ballot.
Before withdrawing from the Republican race on Wednesday, Haley insisted she was a Republican and ruled out third-party candidacy, even though she did not immediately endorse Trump.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) also suspended his campaign on Wednesday, although he previously ruled out running as a non-label candidate. Another potential candidate, retiring Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), Last month, he also said he would not run for president as a third-party candidate..
“Poll after poll shows that two-thirds of American voters are dissatisfied with the choices they will have in the 2024 presidential election. “We are working to provide good options,” the group said on its website, adding that “this is a unique moment in modern American political history” and the potential to develop successful third-party candidates. It is claimed that there is. .
Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump are already facing three major third-party candidates: independents Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the Green Party’s Jill Stein.
