I’ve long been a fan of No Labels, the organization that works to reduce political polarization and Washington gridlock.
That project is a $70 million effort to secure ballot access for a potential third presidential candidate in 2024.
Today, they argue, the electorate is roughly evenly split among those who lean Democratic, those who lean Republican and the unaffiliated.
Fifty-nine percent of voters surveyed in that No Labels analysis said if that happened, they would consider voting for a third moderate candidate.
If the No Labels candidate won just 61 percent of this disaffected group and the remainder was split evenly between two other candidates, he or she would capture a plurality of the electorate and could win the presidency.
Persons:
Washington gridlock, I’ve, Joe Biden, Donald Trump
Organizations:
Washington, Democrats, White
Locations:
America