No Labels is likely to take another step toward forming a bipartisan presidential candidate in November’s general election, with representatives of the centrist group coming together in a virtual gathering Friday.
Two sources familiar with Thursday’s meeting told Fox News that the roughly 800 delegates in attendance are expected to vote in favor of running what No Labels calls a “unity ticket” in the presidential election. he admitted.
No Labels officials will not publicly confirm plans for tomorrow’s virtual gathering. But Ryan Clancy, senior strategist at No Labels, said in a statement to Fox News: “We hope our representatives will encourage the process to continue.”
But the expected move, first reported by the Associated Press, came as several leading candidates for the no-label ticket withdrew their names from the issue.
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No Labels leaders and guests, from left, Co-Executive Director Pat McCrory, Margaret White, National Co-Chair Dan Webb, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, and former Sen. Joe Lieberman at the National Press Club. Talk about the 2024 election. Thursday, January 18, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
For more than a year, No Labels, a third-party company, points to poll after poll showing that many Americans have no enthusiasm for a rematch between President Biden and former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. I’ve been considering tickets for.
And No Labels has long said it would decide whether to sell presidential tickets after Super Tuesday, when primaries and caucuses are held in 16 states from coast to coast.
Trump won 14 of the 15 Republican nominating contests on Tuesday and is now considered the Republican nominee. Trump’s last remaining rival, former United Nations ambassador and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, withdrew from the 2024 race on Wednesday.
Biden also led on Super Tuesday, winning 14 of the 15 Democratic candidates. And one of the two leading challengers to the president, Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, on Wednesday put his bid for the White House on hold.
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Both Biden and Trump are expected to formally clinch their party’s nominations within the next week or two, and their campaigns are now in general election mode.
No Labels is not expected to announce its presidential and vice presidential nominations on Friday, but will instead likely begin a formal selection process to nominate candidates in the coming weeks.
However, former two-term Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland, a former leader of No Labels and considered a strong candidate for the group’s ticket, recently announced that he would run this year for the vacant Senate seat. and removed his name from the issue. his home state.
Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-Va.) spoke with former Utah Governor John at the “Common Sense” town hall, an event sponsored by the bipartisan group “No Labels,” held on Monday night, July 17th. – Served as co-headliner with Huntsman (Republican). , 2023 at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire.
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate who is not seeking re-election and who flirted with a White House bid, also said he would not run for president.
There was speculation that Haley might consider running as an independent candidate if she decided not to run for the Republican White House. And No Labels expressed interest in Haley earlier this year.
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However, Hailey has repeatedly refused to participate in the no-label ticket, most recently appearing in an interview on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday.
“What I want to tell you is that I’m a conservative Republican. I’ve said many times that I’m not running as an independent. I’m a Republican, so I’m not running as a no-label, and “I always thought that,” she repeated.
Former United Nations Ambassador and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley speaks while announcing the cancellation of her 2024 Republican presidential campaign on March 6, 2024 in Charleston, South Carolina. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
No Labels says it has already voted in 14 states and is working to gain access in more than a dozen other states.
There has been a chorus of Democrats warning that unlabeled tickets could pave the way for Trump to win in November. But the group has dismissed that criticism.
“That’s not our goal here,” Lieberman told Fox News Digital late last year. “Ours is not a choice between President Trump and President Biden.”
Friday’s No Label meeting was closed to the press. The group said it would issue a statement after the rally.
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