Officials announced Wednesday the creation of a super-political action committee (PAC) to support a potential third-party “unitary ticket” sponsored by No Labels.
The group, New Leaders 2024, is led by two Republican strategists and one Democratic strategist. No Labels has yet to officially announce whether it will choose a candidate to run for the White House, but the group has secured voting rights in 13 states so far and plans to add several more in the coming months. He expects to be able to vote in the following states.
“New Leaders 2024 is being formed to support the election of the No Labels Unity ticket if nominated in the coming weeks,” the group's leaders said in a statement.
“Most Americans clearly believe that a Biden vs. Trump rematch cannot provide an option that fully fulfills the promise of a healthy democracy. The public wants another option,” they added.
The group is led by Kathleen Shanahan, who served as chief of staff to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (Republican) and was also a close aide to former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney. .
Andrew Fishman, president of Schoenfeld Strategic Advisors and a Democrat, will serve as the super PAC's treasurer.
Rob Stutzman, a Republican strategist who worked for former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), will advise the super PAC.
“A unity ticket is the innovation our democracy needs in today's broken political dynamics,” the three officials said in a statement. “While entrenched institutional interests will continue to raise their cries of protest regarding the unity ticket, these protests have stood by, or worse, oversaw the selection of deeply flawed candidate candidates. It will be driven by the same partisan supporters.”
new york times report The group has initial funding of $2 million, but expects to raise up to $300 million if No Labels presents valid tickets.
No Labels has been collecting information for months about the feasibility of a so-called “unity ticket” in next year's presidential election.
In a press conference in December, No Labels officials argued there was a path to winning 25 states representing 286 electors with such a ticket. The group cited modeling showing 34% of voters supported the right to unite in the race between President Biden and former President Trump.
No Labels officials say they won't decide whether to announce a ticket or move forward with the effort until after Super Tuesday in March, at which point it will be clearer whether the matchup is Trump versus Biden. Stated.
Critics of No Labels say a “unified ticket” has no chance of winning the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House and would disproportionately pull votes away from Biden, effectively handing the presidency to Trump. It is claimed that it will be.
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called the group “dangerous to our democracy” last November.
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