The group said it would not field a third-party candidate in the presidential election after finding no « credible » option.
The director of bipartisan political organization No Labels has revealed his vote in November’s presidential election after the group abandoned an effort to run a third-party candidate.
Joe Cunningham, a former Democratic congressman in South Carolina, said during an interview with Fox News host Neil Cavuto on Thursday that he would vote for President Joe Biden in his expected rematch with former President Donald Trump after being asked for his choice « as a person. »
« Me as a person? I would vote for Biden over Trump, » Cunningham said, while ignoring Cavuto’s suggestion of independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a viable third option.
Newsweek reached out for comment to the Biden and Trump campaigns via email on Thursday night.
Earlier in the day, No Labels released a statement explaining that it had decided to « stand down » on its 2024 plans after concluding that it was unable to « identify candidates with a credible path to winning the White House. »
Stefanie Spear, Kennedy’s campaign press secretary, told Newsweek in a statement that the move for No Labels to abandon its 2024 efforts « reflects the fact that voters have no enthusiasm for the establishment middle.
