Leaked audio from the No Labels delegate assembly reveals a bunch of people that can’t discover a nominee and should by no means discover one.
Greg Sargent wrote about the leaked call in The New Republic:
On the finish of the decision, No Labels nationwide conference chair Mike Rawlings stated it’s important for the group to “see a pathway to the White House.” He acknowledged: “We don’t have a candidate. And it’s possible in the end we won’t find a suitable candidate.”
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“All of the prominent candidates approached by No Labels have refused,” Bennett of Third Means informed me. “That’s as a result of it’s clear that their ticket is a highway to nowhere. No severe particular person desires to finish up within the single digits nationally whereas serving to Trump win.
Joe Manchin, Nikki Haley, Larry Hogan, and Kyrsten Sinema have turned down No Labels. Nobody with a nationwide identify desires to run on this ticket when it’s clear that the one factor they might accomplish is getting Trump again within the White Home.
No potential candidate desires to go down in historical past as the one that led to the tip of American democracy.
No Labels has not been clear with its course of. It needed to be leaked as a result of the group won’t enable the media to look at its decision-making, which is one other method of defending them from public accountability and the Democratic course of.
The third-party run could by no means occur. It’s already March, and No Labels can’t discover any credible nationwide determine prepared to run for president on its ticket.
The media is hyping No Labels as a result of they’re solely involved with drama and a horserace, however the remainder of the nation must be very involved and ensure to not fall for one thing that more and more resembles a present that could be falling aside.
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Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelorâs Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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