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

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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.¹
• In a statement, No Labels said it wasn't able to 'identify candidates with a credible path to winning the White House.'¹
• 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.²
• 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.³
• 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.⁴

Sources: ¹Forbes, ²Associated Press, ³ABC News and ⁴Politico.com.

Narratives

• Narrative A, as provided by MSNBC. 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, as provided by PJ Media. 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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