{"id":578238,"date":"2023-06-11T20:08:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T17:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/democratic-fears-grow-over-third-party-candidates\/"},"modified":"2023-06-11T20:08:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T17:08:33","slug":"democratic-fears-grow-over-third-party-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democratic-fears-grow-over-third-party-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"#Democratic fears grow over third-party candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Democrats are raising concerns over efforts to recruit third-party candidates in 2024 amid fears they could take votes away from President Biden\u2019s reelection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bipartisan group \u201cNo Labels\u201d has been working toward building the foundation to launch a \u201cunity ticket\u201d to run as an option separate from Democrats or Republicans as polls show a rematch between Biden and former President Trump is likely.\u00a0And Cornel West, a progressive activist, became the first relatively well-known third-party candidate to enter the race.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The developments come as polling shows Americans souring on the prospect of a Biden-Trump rematch. A <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>Nation\/DDHQ poll released this week found 49 percent of respondents said it was somewhat or very likely they would consider voting for a third-party candidate in 2024 if Trump and Biden were the nominees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, an NBC News poll released last month found 70 percent of Americans said they did not want Biden to run for president next year, while 60 percent say they do not want Trump to run for president in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s almost universal,\u201d said former Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), who is involved with No Labels. \u201cPeople are just saying \u2018350 million Americans, can\u2019t we have a different match?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden and Trump have been gr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ling with their separate sets of issues as they embark on the 2024 campaign cycle. Biden, 80, and Trump, 76, have both faced questions over their age \u2014 particularly Biden, who would be 86 years old if he were to complete a second term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump, who is handily leading the Republican primary field, is facing his second indictment in three months. The Justice Department on Friday revealed Trump had been charged with 37 counts connected to the mishandling of records at Mar-a-Lago in addition to his efforts to block the government from recovering the documents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n        Trump indicted on 37 counts in Mar-a-Lago case<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>West has used his candidacy to directly address frustrations over both candidates. In his launch video, West, a member of the People\u2019s Party, labeled Biden a \u201cmilquetoast neoliberal\u201d and called Trump a \u201cneofascist.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In an interview with Semafor on Friday, West addressed Democrats\u2019 concern over third-party campaigns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3288\" height=\"2191\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/647e21dbdcffe3.41145321.jpeg?w=900\" alt=\"FILE - Harvard Professor Cornel West speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at the Whittemore Center Arena at the University of New Hampshire, Feb. 10, 2020, in Durham, N.H. West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik, File)\" class=\"wp-image-4035177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/647e21dbdcffe3.41145321.jpeg 3288w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/647e21dbdcffe3.41145321.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/647e21dbdcffe3.41145321.jpeg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/647e21dbdcffe3.41145321.jpeg?resize=1080,720 1080w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/647e21dbdcffe3.41145321.jpeg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/647e21dbdcffe3.41145321.jpeg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/647e21dbdcffe3.41145321.jpeg?resize=645,430 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/647e21dbdcffe3.41145321.jpeg?resize=50,33 50w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/647e21dbdcffe3.41145321.jpeg?resize=876,583 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cornel West speaks at a 2020 campaign rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at the University of New Hampshire, in Durham, N.H. West is running for president in 2024 as a third-party candidate. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf the Democrats don\u2019t want third-party candidates like myself, why don\u2019t you put poor and working people, here and abroad, at the center of your vision? Biden was a caretaker president for four years,\u201d West told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats can\u2019t have caretaker presidents forever,\u201d he added. \u201cIf the only alternative to neoliberalism is neofascism, that is a catastrophe, and you\u2019re still going to have fascism sooner or later. You need to confront fascism with vision, with passion; you need to re-channel the insecurities and fears of American citizens. That\u2019s how you undercut fascism, internally.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>While West\u2019s chances of being elected president are slim, his candidacy, like past third-party bids, could impact the results of the election\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amy Walter, the editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report, responded to news of West\u2019s candidacy on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> by asking if his candidacy was more threatening to Biden than Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Fox News on Wednesday, veteran GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway said the answer to Walter\u2019s question was \u201cyes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n        The Hill Elections 2024 coverage<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very likely,\u201d Conway told the network. \u201cAmy Walter is onto something, and I\u2019ll tell you why: Even if you don\u2019t become president, you, as a third-party candidate spoiler, can decide who is the president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ross Perot and Ralph Nader are two of the most notable examples of third-party candidates seen as playing deciding factors in elections. In 1992, Perot won roughly 19 percent of the vote and did not win any electoral votes. But many Republicans were quick to call him a spoiler. In 2000, Nader faced claims he played spoiler after former President George W. Bush narrowly defeated former Vice President Al Gore. Green Party candidate Jill Stein also faced allegations that her candidacy helped elect Trump in 2016 despite only winning roughly 1 percent of the popular vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose of us who lived in and worked in the 2016 election, this gives most of us political PTSD,\u201d said Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist and a senior visiting fellow at the center-left think tank Third Way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBecause if you think about the third-party activities that went on in the 2016 election, we now know in retrospect that literally played a significant role in costing perhaps the most qualified person to ever run for the office,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we know what came as a result of that, a right-wing activist court that\u2019s changed the footprint of this country forever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Groups like Third Way and the Lincoln Project, a group critical of the state of the GOP under Trump, have come out strongly against the prospect of a third-party candidate. The groups have particularly taken aim at No Labels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a guaranteed spoiler and the risk is all on the Democratic side,\u201d said Jim Kessler, executive vice president for policy at Third Way. \u201cIt\u2019s notable that Democrats are concerned about No Label\u2019s third-party bid and no Republican is concerned, at least no Republican who is a Trump partisan or would support another Republican nominee. All of that concern is on the Democratic side.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats rely far more on moderate and Independent voters than Republicans in national elections,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thirdway.org\/memo\/does-no-labels-math-and-map-get-them-to-the-white-house\">Third Way memo<\/a>\u00a0released this week, the group said No Label\u2019s polling data showed a \u201cmoderate independent candidate\u201d garnering 20 percent of the vote, while Biden came in at 28 percent and Trump came in at 33 percent. No Labels responded with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nolabels.org\/third-ways-misrepresentation-of-no-labels-2024-victory-map\">a memo of its own<\/a>, noting No Label\u2019s polling data also found that 18 percent of voters said they \u201cdidn\u2019t know\u201d or were \u201cunsure\u201d of who they would vote for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No Labels has maintained a third-party bid is viable, citing polling that shows voters do not want a Trump vs. Biden rematch. The group says its polling shows 59 percent of voters say they would consider a moderate, independent ticket in 2024 if Trump and Biden are the nominees. The group is on the ballot in Arizona, Alaska, Colorado and Oregon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The group has faced some backlash, most recently in Maine, where the secretary of state accused No Labels of misleading voters in its effort to get on the state\u2019s ballot. No Labels said in a statement in response to a cease-and-desist letter from Maine election officials that the organizers were given \u201ccrystal-clear instructions\u201d on asking voters to change their party affiliation.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy,\u00a0the group has well-known backers from both sides of the aisle\u2014  including former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and civil rights leader Ben Chavis, who both serve as national co-chairmen. Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is the group\u2019s founding chairman. Former Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) has also spoken out in support of the group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who has a 12-year relationship with the group, has often been floated as a potential pick to lead the group\u2019s unity ticket. Manchin has not ruled out a 2024 presidential run.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the group has yet to publicly float any candidates and has maintained that its priority is getting on the ballot in all 50 states.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur eye on the ball right now is getting on the states\u2019 ballots,\u201d Upton said, predicting that number will be close to 10 by the end of June.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Upton said he believes the group\u2019s goal of getting on the ballot in all 50 states is \u201cachievable,\u201d but he pushed back on the notion that a third-party bid would benefit Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was actually with President Bush 41 the day he got the call from Ross Perot that he was running, and it was rather deflating, to say the least,\u201d Upton said. \u201cUnlike Perot, they\u2019re really taking from both sides.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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