Morning Jolt: No Labels Comes Up Empty

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY

April 05 2024

On the menu today: The No Labels effort to recruit and support a major independent presidential candidate ended Thursday, with the organization concluding that it could not “identify a candidate with a credible path to winning the White House." Lots of Americans are fed up with President Biden, and lots of Americans dread the prospect of another four years of Donald Trump ranting and raving from the Oval Office. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. only has niche appeal, Jill Stein and Cornel West are single-digit left-wing gadflies, and the Libertarian nominee is to be determined from a long list of obscure figures. So, with so many Americans open to another option, at least on paper, how did No Labels come up empty? Read on.

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