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No Labels, which sought to challenge Biden and Trump, ends its 2024 presidential bid
David Gergen, Sen. Joe Manchin, Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough and Sen. Evan Bayh participate on a panel for the launch No Labels in 2010.
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David Gergen, Sen. Joe Manchin, Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough and Sen. Evan Bayh participate on a panel for the launch No Labels in 2010.
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The group No Labels will not nominate a third-party presidential candidate this year.
The organization had emerged earlier this year as a potentially well-funded force in the election. However, No Labels said Thursday that finding the right candidates proved difficult.
“No Labels has always said we would only offer our ballot line to a ticket if we could identify candidates with a credible path to winning the White House,” the group said in a statement. “No such candidates emerged, so the responsible course of action is for us to stand down.”
It had been pursuing what they called a “unity ticket,” featuring centrist candidates. No Labels repeatedly said their impetus was to give an alternative choice to voters unsatisfied with Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
No Labels has gained ballot access in 21 states and had been working to gain access nationwide.
The group had raised alarms, particularly among top Democrats, who feared a No Labels candidate would draw votes away from Biden and help Trump win.
“I think that our democracy is at risk, and I think that No Labels is perilous to our democracy,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said late last year. “I say that without any hesitation.”