Gang,
This could be an election where an organized third-party could impact results.
We know that Cornel West is flirting with a run as the Green Party candidate. West speaks for many. Think Indy!. (See video.) He won't take votes from "fascistic and disgusting" "MAGA Republican" "Christian theocrat" supporters of Trump.
And, ol pb is a Kennedy/Carter Dem who eventually gave up on the Dems because it became too woke...and there are many Boomers like him. Disgust with the brainless and feckless "dementia-ridden piece of crap" in the White House makes a moderate-left candidate appealing.
People with sense HATE the idea that 024 will be a rematch between Biden and Trump.
But, the "fascistic and disgusting" "MAGA Republican" "Christian theocrats" can't wait to vote in 024. Apart from Good German Dems, like Curt, no one's committed to Joe. Fewer as time goes on.
Center-left think tank Third Way has released data showing that a major third-party ticket could be a "spoiler" that ruins President Joe Biden's chances of keeping the White House. The group, along with progressive organization MoveOn, will brief Senate Democratic chiefs of staff on July 27 about their concerns.
"Both our polling and theirs shows an overwhelming opening for a third party ticket before names are even announced and any campaign communicating the vision and issue positions is run," No Labels chief pollster Dritan Nesho said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. "Our data also shows there are a lot more undecided and disaffected voters in the country. Elections are about choices, and an independent unity ticket has a lot of room to grow.”
Discussions about nontraditional presidential candidates crop up every election cycle, but No Labels is seeking to break through in a larger way thanks to its $70 million campaign to secure ballot access in all 50 states and the prospect of a presidential rematch, which has not occurred since 1956.
Biden won Georgia in 2020 by 11,779 votes, or 0.23%, and Arizona by 10,457 votes, or 0.3%. So even the tiniest swing could get those states back in the red column next year.
While no candidate has been announced yet, No Labels have not ruled out a campaign to elevate someone like Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), a centrist Democrat and longtime supporter of the group. Manchin has often been a thorn in the side of Democrats and faces long odds of reelection to the Senate in deep red West Virginia.
