This would normally be the part of the story where I’d tell you that a third-party candidate has little chance of winning next year – and I am telling you that.
It’s also true, however, that 2024 is shaping up to be the kind of election Biden could lose primarily because of a third-party candidacy.
This year it’s pretty clear that such a portion of third-party voters probably already exists for a simple reason: Biden and Trump are historically unpopular.
The headlines and the fears Democrats have about a third-party candidate are, at least partially, a tacit acknowledgement that Biden is unpopular.
So why aren’t we hearing Republicans worry about a third-party candidate?
Persons:
CNN —, Joe Biden’s, ”, Cornel West’s, Joe Manchin, It’s, Biden, Let’s, Donald Trump, Democrat Al Gore, Ralph Nader’s, Gore, Republican George W, Bush, Nader, Trump, Hillary Clinton, don’t, FiveThirtyEight’s Geoffrey Skelley, We’re, Gary Johnson
Organizations:
CNN, ’, Democratic, Trump, Democrat, Florida –, Green Party, Republican, Biden, Republican Party, Quinnipiac University, Independent
Locations:
New Hampshire