Politics

No Labels Won't Run 'Unity' Ticket in '24 Presidential Race

APR 5 2024·Updated APR 6 2024

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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.
Forbes
In a statement, No Labels said it wasn't able to "identify candidates with a credible path to winning the White House."
Forbes
No Labels' decision comes despite the group raising tens of millions of dollars and leaves independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the only remaining high-profile alternative to the two mainstream candidates.
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Several prominent politicians had been rumored to be in consideration by No Labels, including former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley — who unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.
ABC News
Although neither the Biden nor Trump campaigns commented on No Labels' announcement, prominent Democrats had worried a No Labels candidate would hinder the chances of the president getting reelected.
Politico.com

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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.

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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.

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