The third-party group “No Labels” has been hard at work to find a candidate for the general election. No Labels and never run a presidential candidate before, but has been active in Congress to try and find support.
Among its top prospects were Chris Christie and Niki Haley, two Republicans who said they would not support Donald Trump in the general election. The Washington Post reports:
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie (R) has decided against running as the No Labels candidate for president after spending time and money gaming out the prospects of a centrist third-party bid against President Biden and former president Donald Trump.
The decision leaves the group with few remaining high-profile options for candidates, despite widespread public concern over the two major-party contenders.
The groups consists mostly of liberals, in opposition to the growing progressive wing. Still, very few of their policies would qualify as conservative. Among its top supporters was former Senator Joe Lieberman, whose recent death has thrown the group in chaos. Fox News says:
The group suffered a major loss with the death of former longtime Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party’s 2000 vice presidential nominee and a 2004 presidential candidate who later became an independent and was a No Labels founding co-chair.
There was also plenty of speculation that former U.N. ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was the final 2024 GOP presidential nomination rival to Trump before she ended her White House run earlier this month, would consider running on a No Labels ticket. No Labels had expressed interest in her earlier this year.
The dynamics of new political groups is important to know, and No Labels is nothing more than a milder form of liberalism. If the group finds candidates, it could pull votes away from both Biden and Trump, though who it will ultimately advantage in the election remains unknown.
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