No Labels, the political organization pursuing a bipartisan presidential ticket balanced between two members of the Democratic and Republican parties, is highly likely to field a candidate in the 2024 election cycle based on recent commentary made by the organization’s national director.
In a recent interview with CNN, the National Director of No Labels, Joe Cunningham, stated that his organization plans to nominate a presidential ticket early next year, but only if Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican President Donald Trump secure their party’s nominations.
“We’re looking to nominate a ticket next spring, probably sometime after Super Tuesday, and we picked that date because—look, we want to be sure that this will be a Trump – Biden rematch because we’re only interested in getting involved here if there’s a pathway to victory,” Cunningham said in a conversation with CNN’s Kasie Hunt.
National polling data examined by Independent Political Report has frequently found that Joe Biden and Donald Trump lead their respective fields by overwhelming margins of support. Such findings have been consistent across the election cycle.
For instance, a recent Quinnipiac poll from earlier this month reveals that Joe Biden leads his nearest challenger, Marianne Williamson, by almost 80 points. In contrast, Donald Trump leads his closest primary challenger, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, by nearly 50 points. Further information about the Quinnipiac poll referenced above can be found here.
Readers of Independent Political Report can access a video interview between Joe Cunningham and Kasie Hunt on the CNN website here.
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Dozen states have certified, many more sitting on verification for unknown reasons, drives ongoing, drives upcoming, or drives can’t start unless and until there’s a ticket. In California, they still have plenty of time to restart and complete the registration drive with a different contractor, should they choose to go that route. They have the financial resources to get on the ballot everywhere. Will to do so is more questionable.
No Labels currently has ballot access in about a dozen states and has given up on qualifying in California by registration. They could still qualify by petition but would need almost a quarter million signatures over about a hundred days.
You misinterpreted those comments, which were consistent with what they said all along. They will nominate if there’s a “pathway to victory,” which will be based not just on Trump and Biden being nominated but on spring polls that they will conduct. Most likely they are smart enough to do those polls with an actual prospective nominee of their own, or perhaps several likely ones, after “exploratory” media rollouts.