Chris Christie turns down No Labels candidacy
NEW YORK — When No Labels' critics got the loudest, it was Joe Lieberman who came to the group's defense.
People are also reading… "This is the moment for a bipartisan unity ticket," Lieberman told Bloomberg Television last Thursday. “Now, we've just got to find a strong bipartisan ticket to recommend to the No Labels delegates in the next couple of weeks. That's not easy.”Lieberman's death not only marks an irreplaceable loss for No Labels, it injects a new level of uncertainty into the organization’s 2024 ambitions.
No Labels' leadership declined to address its 2024 plans on Thursday given Lieberman's passing. His funeral was scheduled for Friday. The former New Jersey governor's team looked seriously at a potential No Labels' bid. His advisers did polling, modeling and studied the fundraising challenges, according to a person familiar with Christie's thinking, granted anonymity to disclose private conversations.
“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,” Christie said Wednesday in a statement.
Sununu repeatedly told No Labels advisers that he wasn't interested, the adviser said. No Labels reached out again in early March to gauge Sununu's interest, and the New Hampshire governor again said no.The group announced on Wednesday, just before news of Lieberman's death emerged, that it had secured ballot access in Wyoming. That makes 19 states, including swing states Arizona and Nevada, in which No Labels says it has officially qualified for the presidential ballot.
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