The organization No Labels will host a national conversation next month on whether an independent political movement should come together. The group says the event is aimed at Americans who feel “politically homeless.”
In a news update released over the weekend, No Labels announced it will hold the event remotely on July 9 via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. The conversation will be led by CEO Nancy Jacobson and chief strategist Ryan Clancy, who plan to share what they’re hearing from voters across the country and what they expect moving forward. The organization is also running a one-question poll in advance of the event, asking participants whether the country should be “considering alternatives to our two-party system.”
The update references growing public interest in political options outside the Republican and Democratic parties. It cites a recent poll published on X by website owner Elon Musk as one such example, which asked whether Americans want a new party aimed at those “in the middle.” It also points to independent gubernatorial campaigns launched this year by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Florida State Senator Jason Pizzo, raising the question of whether such bids could help influence the formation of a new political party.
“We do not have to agree on the solution,” the statement reads. “But we do need to start admitting there is a problem that is not going away and will take all of us to fix.”
According to its website, No Labels is an “organization of Democrats, Republicans, and independents working to bring American leaders together to solve problems.” While it largely focuses on building consensus among lawmakers in the two major parties, including an upcoming bipartisan event later this month featuring members of Congress from both parties, it previously explored a third party bid for the presidency.
In 2024, No Labels considered running a bipartisan “unity ticket” outside the two major parties, consisting of candidates previously aligned with the Republican and Democratic organizations. It achieved ballot access in a handful of states but ultimately declined to move forward after failing to find a viable ticket. The group has since returned its focus to legislative coalition-building and hosting summits, allowing its prior ballot access efforts to lapse.
In addition to its more recent advocacy, No Labels is also responsible for the House Problem Solvers Caucus, which it helped establish in 2017 following a series of bipartisan meetings it hosted with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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