No Labels, a centrist political group, is spearheading a $70 million project to lay the groundwork for a possible third-party 2024 presidential candidate. Join Post Live for a conversation with Joe Lieberman, Connecticut’s former Democratic turned independent senator, and Pat McCrory, North Carolina’s former Republican governor, about their involvement in the organization and their views of the 2024 campaign cycle.
Joe Lieberman and Pat McCrory join Washington Post Live on Tuesday, May 23. (Video: The Washington Post)
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“Never before in history have we had over 70 percent of people going 'I don't want either candidate that's currently leading the polls.' We've never seen this gap of dissatisfaction from the potential nominees from the parties. In fact, I feel like the political parties, which I’m still a strong Republican, are taking the public for granted. As to just accepting their nominees as opposed to having another alternative.” - Pat McCrory, Co-Founder, No Labels and Former Governor (R-N.C.) (Video: Washington Post Live)
“Trump and Biden already mean to people another partisan attack or counterattack campaign. And then probably four more years of the same kind of partisan mudslinging. And America has had enough of it. That’s why we’re developing this insurance policy.” - Joe Lieberman, Founding Chair, No Labels and Former Senator (I-Conn.) (Video: Washington Post Live)
“Next March is going to be a very important and difficult decision for us … Super Tuesday primaries are in March. In recent American presidential political history, after those primaries the nominees of the two major parties are pretty well clear. It’s at that point that we’ll again do the best social science research can do which is to poll and see whether the American people want to vote for a specific ticket … I think the judgment is two-fold. One is, ‘Can we conclude that we have a reasonable chance to carry enough states that we could win the electoral college and the presidency for this bipartisan ticket?’” - Joe Lieberman, Founding Chair, No Labels and Former Senator (I-Conn.) (Video: Washington Post Live)
“I know the game. I played the game. I’ve been a part of the game. I’ve been played by the game. The fact of the matter is, the game wants to keep the status quo, they want to keep the power, regardless of the pragmatic circumstances on the ground. And we’re challenging the status quo and maybe by even challenging the status quo, between now and Super Tuesday, we can have an impact on the two parties … Our goal is not to have this happen, but we’re going to be ready if the American people says it needs to happen.” - Pat McCrory, Co-Founder, No Labels and Former Governor (R-N.C.) (Video: Washington Post Live)
Joe Lieberman
Founding Chair, No Labels
Former Senator (I-Conn.)
Pat McCrory
Co-Founder, No Labels
Former Governor (R-N.C.)