Good old Joe Lieberman! Talk me down...
No Labels group raises alarms with third-party presidential preparations
It has money, name-brand political backers and declines to describe either President Biden or Donald Trump as acceptable candidates
By Michael Scherer
Updated April 2, 2023 at 4:51 p.m. EDT|Published April 2, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
Former senator Joe Lieberman knows better than most the impact third-party bids can have on presidential elections. His 2000 Democratic campaign for vice president fell just 537 Florida votes short of victory, in a state where Ralph Nader, the liberal activist and Green Party nominee, won more than 97,000 votes.
But that didnt stop the Connecticut Democrat turned independent from joining a meeting Thursday in support of plans by the centrist group No Labels to get presidential ballot lines in all 50 states for 2024. The group calls its effort an insurance policy against the major parties nominating two unacceptable candidates next year.
Asked if President Biden, his former Senate colleague, would be unacceptable, Lieberman said the answer was uncertain.
No decision has been made on any of that. But were putting ourselves in a position, Lieberman said. You know, it might be that we will take our common-sense, moderate, independent platform to him and the Republican candidate and see which one of them is willing to commit to it. And that could lead to, in my opinion, a No Labels endorsement.
Uncertainty over the $70 million No Labels ballot effort has set off major alarm bells in Democratic circles and raised concerns among Republican strategists, who have launched their own research projects to figure out the potential impacts. As Lieberman spoke, the Arizona Democratic Party filed a lawsuit to block No Labels from ballot access in that state on procedural grounds. Matt Bennett of the centrist Democratic think tank Third Way has argued that the plot is going to reelect Trump, and Adam Green of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee has accused No Labels of wanting to play the role of spoiler.
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gab13by13
(21,480 posts)marybourg
(12,646 posts)as President.
thucythucy
(8,109 posts)Highly disappointing.
marybourg
(12,646 posts)revealed a fatal flaw in the choosers psyche.
MurrayDelph
(5,302 posts)choosing Joe Lieberdouche or Current TV.
LoisB
(7,249 posts)dutch777
(3,050 posts)"Centrist" does not well define where a new party entity would be on guns, abortion, immigration and other hot button issues for the Repugs. Same sort of questions like Obamacare for the Dems. And also who would they get to run. Can't believe it would be Lieberman but eLoon Musk may be open for it.
Shipwack
(2,180 posts)Right after Taco Bell wins the Franchise Wars.
NewHendoLib
(60,031 posts)Surprised to read he lives still.
"Common sense, independent, moderate" all words used as dog whistles by repubs.
Nice, Joe. Now just go away.
jimfields33
(16,070 posts)NewHendoLib
(60,031 posts)In seeming decades
My comment was not meant to be ageist. I just thought he was gone.
jimfields33
(16,070 posts)davsand
(13,421 posts)I can only think of a couple other pols I dislike as much.
Laura
Ray Bruns
(4,123 posts)Mme. Defarge
(8,058 posts)my anxiety!
Rebl2
(13,583 posts)Behind the Aegis
(54,038 posts)He is nothing more than a boogeyman on the left. He has no measurable pull or influence. And, in reading the article, seems there are quite a few other big names, but somehow, they don't warrant the same fear. Hmmmm.
BigDemVoter
(4,158 posts)He's a traitor. He'll always remain a big shit stain in my humble view.
niyad
(113,761 posts)Grins
(7,257 posts)After all these years hes still clueless. He thinks thats a winning message, a winning solution leading to seashells and balloons!
Are Republicans paying for this?