A centrist political party made the 2024 ballot in Arizona, fueling concerns among some left-leaning groups about a "spoiler" third-party candidate who could cost Democrats the presidency, reported The Hill.
"After an extensive review by my office and by county elections officials across the state, the No Labels Party has exceeded the minimum signature requirement and, therefore, qualifies as a new party," Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, who oversees election administration, said in a statement.
"I am committed to supporting county election officials to ensure that they are prepared for this new addition to the state's list of parties and any other changes to the 2024 ballot."
No Labels said it intends to nominate a moderate alternative to potential extreme major-party nominees as an "insurance policy" against a 2024 rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Joe Biden.
"We care about this country more than the demands of any political party," No Labels said on its website, adding that politicians "need to listen more to the majority of Americans and less to extremists on the far left and right."
The party amassed about 60,000 petition signatures statewide, Fontes said.
Third Way, a centrist Democratic organization, in a memo published Tuesday by Politico, issued a warning about No Labels, saying the move might help Trump or another Republican nominee.
"No Labels is arguing this is a unique historical moment that gives their 'unity ticket' a real shot at winning the White House," said Third Way. "But that is an illusion. The data and historical evidence are clear: no third-party candidate would come close to winning.
"Moreover, No Labels casts Biden and Trump as equally extreme and frames their ticket as an antidote to a rematch. But this is a smokescreen. They'll make it far more likely — if not certain — that Donald Trump returns to the White House."
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