BYE-BYE NO LABELS/NO BRAINS

From The Hill:

The bipartisan group No Labels won’t put forward a third-party presidential ticket after failing to find a candidate, multiple outlets have reported.  

No Labels will reportedly announce on Monday that it hasn’t been able to recruit the right White House contender and won’t be moving forward with its 2024 “unity” bid, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. 

“No Labels has always said we would only offer our ballot line to a ticket if we could identify candidates with a credible path to winning the White House,” Nancy Jacobson, the group’s CEO, said in a statement shared by The Associated Press. “No such candidates emerged, so the responsible course of action is for us to stand down.”

One of this cycle’s biggest questions was whether No Labels would move forward with a third-party ticket as a contrast to President Biden and former President Trump’s unpopularity with voters. 

Leaders floated former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as possible candidates before running through a list that grew narrower as more names fell off. 

Last month, the group blew past its own deadline to give an update about their strategy, extending it to mid-April. And last week, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joined a lengthy list of would-be recruits who preemptively turned down the position.

Poor Mr and Mrs Mark Penn, back to the world of Political Irrelevance they go.

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