Tag Archives: No Labels

ABC News reports: No Labels will not run a third-party “unity” ticket against Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election, the group said Thursday. In a statement, the centrist group said they were unable to find a candidate that had a credible path to winning — “so the responsible course of action is for us to stand …

Reuters reports: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, has decided against running as the No Labels candidate for president, delivering the latest blow to the centrist, third party’s bid for the White House. The two-time former presidential contender’s decision leaves the group with few remaining viable options for candidates as it seeks to seize on the unpopularity of …

The Washington Post reports: Joseph I. Lieberman, the doggedly independent four-term U.S. senator from Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, becoming the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, died March 27 in New York City. He was 82. The cause was complications from a fall, his family said in a …

The Hill reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is not ruling out running on a potential No Labels ticket in the 2024 presidential election. The former GOP presidential candidate, who dropped his White House bid in January, seemingly left the door open to a third-party run during an interview released Thursday with former Obama adviser David Axelrod on …

The Washington Post reports: The centrist group No Labels announced a committee of 12 people Thursday who will decide in the coming weeks who should appear on the group’s potential third-party presidential ticket. Led by co-chairs of the group — including former senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), retired Navy Adm. Dennis Blair and civil rights activist Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. — …

The Washington Post reports: No Labels, the centrist group planning a third-party presidential bid, plans to announce a nominating committee Thursday that will be charged with selecting a presidential candidate in the coming weeks, the group’s co-chair, Joseph Lieberman, said in an interview Wednesday. The new committee, which Lieberman, a former U.S. senator from Connecticut, expects to join, will also …

Politico reports: The centrist political organization No Labels voted on Friday to move forward with its presidential ticket, according to details of a virtual meeting the group held with its delegates. But an official with the group acknowledged during the gathering, details of which were shared with POLITICO, that they currently do not have a candidate and may not find …

NBC News reports: In a Monday email obtained by NBC News, No Labels co-executive director Liz Morrison invited recipients to a Zoom call Tuesday evening with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who is running in a heated Republican Senate primary scheduled for March 19. LaRose, a former state senator, has been involved with No Labels programs in the past, …

Politico reports: Donors to No Labels are starting to fear that the third-party group missed its window for launching a much-hyped presidential bid and are questioning whether to make future financial commitments to the organization. Those fears have intensified after two high-profile No Labels candidate targets — former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, …

“This has been a project to essentially give Americans another choice if they’re unhappy with the presumptive nominees. Which, you know, it appears it’s going to be Trump vs. Biden right now, but we don’t know. “Nikki Haley, she’s remaining in the race. You can’t count her out completely. And hats off to her for staying in and for sticking …

Topeka’s NBC affiliate reports: A man arrested in Florida is at the center of an election fraud case involving a newly approved political party in the state of Kansas. The office of the Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach [photo] issued a press release on Monday, Feb. 19 regarding the arrest of a 30-year-old man hailing from Dade City, Florida. This …

Politico reports: A national co-chair for No Labels said Sunday the organization continues to pursue “several exceptional leaders” in the wake of Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision not to run for president in 2024. “We’re talking with several exceptional leaders. We have our own internal process,” Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis said on “The Weekend” on MSNBC. While not naming anyone who …

The Associated Press reports: Two Democratic-aligned groups this week filed campaign finance complaints, hoping to crimp No Labels’ pipeline of campaign cash and force the group to follow the same rules as formal political parties. The complaints, filed by the groups End Citizens United and Accountable.US, are part of a broader Democratic effort to ramp up legal scrutiny. No Labels …

The New York Times reports: Two members of the powerful Durst real estate family in New York have sued the centrist group No Labels, accusing it of pulling a “bait and switch” by seeking donations for a bipartisan governing group and then moving to fund a third-party presidential candidacy. The breach of contract and “unjust enrichment” suit was filed in …

The New York Times reports: Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, a Democrat running a long-shot primary challenge to President Biden, said on Saturday that he would consider running on the ticket of No Labels, a centrist group exploring an independent bid, if it appeared the general election would be a rematch between Mr. Biden and Donald J. Trump. In an …

Politico reports: “If Gov. Haley does not succeed in obtaining the Republican nomination for president and she declares any interest in being part of our bipartisan unity ticket, I’m sure the people at No Labels would give that the most serious consideration, but obviously she’s not done that because she’s an active Republican candidate for president,” said Joe Lieberman, a …

The Hill reports: No Labels filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice over what leaders contend are organizations engaging in a “conspiracy” to interfere with its ballot access effort. During a press briefing on Thursday, group leaders alleged a “brazen” attempt among mostly Democratic aligned outside groups to curb its work to build popular support for a unity …

The Associated Press reports: No Labels, the group preparing for a possible third-party presidential campaign, can prohibit members from using its ballot line to run for office in Arizona, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The decision protects the group’s efforts to maintain control and secrecy around its operations and finances as Donald Trump critics warn that No Labels could help …

The Associated Press reports: Larry Hogan, the former governor of Maryland and a moderate Republican who has been critical of Donald Trump, stepped down last month from the leadership of the third-party movement No Labels, a move that could signal his preparations to run for president using the group’s ballot line. Hogan did not address his own future in a …

NBC News reports: No Labels founder Joe Lieberman is open to scrapping his bipartisan, third-party presidential ticket if the nonprofit political group cannot nail down the right candidates within the next few months. No Labels has so far secured ballot access in 12 states for its potential “Unity Ticket,” which would feature a Democrat and a Republican to try to …