Mar. 7, 2023: Dems fret about a No Labels spoiler ticket

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🗓️ 7 March 2023

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A prominent Democratic think tank is raising alarms about a third-party ticket spoiling 2024 for Democrats and landing Donald Trump back in the White House. A new two-page memo from Third Way, obtained by Playbook, takes aim at the potential “unity ticket” being promoted by the centrist group No Labels. With tens of millions of dollars in financial backing, No Labels’ stated intention is to nominate a moderate alternative to potential extreme major-party nominees as an “insurance policy.” But Third Way notes that No Labels has been cagey about what scenario would prompt it to move forward, including whether it would stand down if President Joe Biden seeks reelection. In any case, the memo argues, a third-party ticket would mainly peel off Democrats, ultimately boosting the former president who tried to steal an election and incited a riot on the Capitol. “[T[he conclusion is inescapable: No Labels is committed to fielding a candidate that will, intentionally or not, provide a crucial boost to Republicans — and a major obstacle to Biden,” they write. “As a result, they’ll make it far more likely — if not certain — that Donald Trump returns to the White House.” Read the memo

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0:00.0	Sponsored by Amazon.
0:02.6	Good morning, Playbookers. I'm Rogumonavalin.
0:06.5	Doug Mastriano considers a comeback, plus a Democratic think tank is raising alarms about a third-party ticket.
0:14.9	Here are the big things we're watching on Tuesday, March 7th.
0:18.9	In a rare sit-down interview with a mainstream news outlet, former Pennsylvania
0:23.6	GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano tells Politico's, Holly Otterbean, that he's weighing
0:29.7	a run against Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. next year.
0:34.0	Masteriano, who lost his 2022 race by 15 points, said he is praying about whether to go forward
0:40.6	with the potential Senate run in 2024.
0:45.7	A prominent Democratic think tank is raising alarms about a third-party ticket spoiling
0:51.1	2024 for Democrats and landing Donald Trump back in the White House.
0:56.0	A new two-page memo from Third Way, obtained by Playbook, takes aim at the potential
1:00.9	unity ticket being promoted by the centrist group No Labels.
1:05.1	With tons of millions of dollars in financial backing, no labels stated intention is to nominate a moderate alternative to potential
1:13.2	extreme major party nominees as what they call an insurance policy.
1:18.4	But Third Way notes that No Labels has been cagey about what scenario would prompt it to move forward,
1:24.6	including whether it would stand down if President Joe Biden seeks
1:28.5	re-election.
1:29.9	In any case, the memo argues, a third-party ticket would mainly peel off Democrats, ultimately
1:35.7	boosting the former president who tried to steal an election and incited a riot on the Capitol.
1:41.8	Worries about a potential 2024-s 2024 spoiler ticket have been percolating among
1:46.3	Democrats for months, ever since news of No Labels' $70 million fundraising goal trickled out
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