No way, No Labels:
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) has decided against running as the No Labels candidate for president after spending time and money gaming out the prospects of a centrist third-party bid against President Biden and former president Donald Trump.
The
decision leaves the group with few remaining high-profile options for
candidates, despite widespread public concern over the two major-party
contenders. [Ed.: well, at least the fascist one]
“I
appreciate the encouragement I’ve gotten to pursue a third-party
candidacy,” Christie said in a statement to The Washington Post on
Wednesday. “While I believe this is a conversation that needs to be had
with the American people, I also believe that if there is not a pathway
to win and if my candidacy in any way, shape or form would help Donald
Trump become president again, then it is not the way forward.”... (our emphasis)
Christie is displaying an admirable self- awareness and sense of duty to guard our democracy against the Malignant Loser.
Speaking of No Labels:
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 at his home in the Bronx. He was 82.
The cause was complications from a fall, his family said in a statement. [snip]
His transition from Al Gore’s running mate in 2000 on the Democratic
ticket to high-profile cheerleader for Republican presidential candidate
John McCain eight years later was a turnaround unmatched in recent American politics.
Mr. Lieberman continued to draw Democrats’ ire after leaving the Senate
in 2012, most especially with his efforts to mount a third party
presidential ticket in the 2024 election. As a co-chair of the centrist
group No Labels, he helped lead the organization’s campaign to field an
alternative to the major party candidates — a move that some Democrats
feared would take votes from President Joe Biden and help President Donald Trump recapture the White House...
If you can't say something nice... (but others, have at it).
