![The No Labels group announced on Thursday, April 4, that it would not nominate a presidential candidate for the November election, acknowledging the challenge of finding a centrist candidate amidst widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. No Labels saw a setback when former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, the group’s founding chairman, died last month.](https://san.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/No-path-forward-for-No-Labels-CLEAN-AP-.png?w=1920)
[Lauren Taylor]
THE NO LABELS GROUP HAS DECIDED *NOT TO RUN A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE THIS NOVEMBER — AFTER FAILING TO FIND A CENTRIST CONTENDER AMID DISSATISFACTION WITH BOTH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP.
THE GROUP’S CEO, NANCY JACOBSON, STATED THE ABSENCE OF A VIABLE CANDIDATE PROMPTED THEIR WITHDRAWAL. THIS DECISION NARROWS THE FIELD TO BIDEN, TRUMP, AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.
DEMOCRATS HAVE EXPRESSED RELIEF AT NO LABELS’ DECISION, FEARING A SPLIT VOTE COULD BENEFIT TRUMP.
MEANWHILE, KENNEDY’S CAMPAIGN POINTS TO THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM’S DOMINANCE AS A MAJOR HURDLE.
NOTABLE FIGURES LIKE NIKKI HALEY, JOE MANCHIN, LARRY HOGAN, AND CHRIS CHRISTIE HAD PREVIOUSLY DECLINED INVITATIONS TO BE THE NOMINEE FOR THE NO LABEL GROUP.