The fatal flaw that doomed No Labels' anti-Biden, anti-Trump push
MSNBCApr 05
No Labels Won't Run 'Unity' Ticket in '24 Presidential Race
The Facts
No Labels, a bipartisan third-party political organization, Thursday announced it was ending its pursuit of a "unity" ticket to enter the 2024 US presidential race against Democratic Pres. Joe Biden and Republican former Pres. Donald Trump.
In a statement, No Labels said it wasn't able to "identify candidates with a credible path to winning the White House."
The Spin
Narrative A
In one way No Labels accomplished its goal of bringing people of different political persuasions together. But a bipartisan group of politicians turned the organization down because they were certain a No Labels run would clear a path for Trump's return to the White House. No Labels also did itself no favors by being secretive about its fundraising. The demise of No Labels is for the best.
Narrative B
No Labels was the wrong organization at the wrong time, and it proved that America is comfortable with the two-party system because it couldn't attract a candidate at a time when the two nominees were historically unpopular. Biden is particularly vulnerable, so any third-party candidates that remain in the race could still derail his attempt to remain in the White House.
Nerd narrative
There is a 2% chance that a third-party or independent candidate will win at least 15% of the popular vote in the 2024 US presidential election, according to Metaculus prediction community.