Almost from its inception, the No Labels Party has been seen as a threat by the Democratic Party. The prospect of a third party that draws any votes at all from Democratic candidates raised the hackles of the party leadership.
In the current political context, drawing votes from Joe Biden in some crucial swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ohio keeps Democrats up at night. In fact, some Democrats are going to try to stop the No Labels Party at almost any cost.
So it’s no surprise that New York Times columnist Thomas Edsall would raise the prospect of a certain Trump victory if No Labels is successful in getting on the ballot in almost every state.
“The fear in many quarters — from Republican consultants who are members of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project to Democrats of all ideological stripes — is that if the No Labels third-party campaign is carried out, it will help elect Trump,” Edsall writes in the New York Times.
That very well may be true. It also may very well not be true. Edsall is speculating a worst-case scenario for Democrats. But what if No Labels puts up a candidate like New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu who has proven bipartisan support? Or former…
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