A prominent former Democratic leader is launching a group to lobby against a possible third-party run that could hinder President Biden’s re-election bid, according to a report.
Former House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt will head a new bipartisan group in direct opposition to No Labels — a centrist group that touts a $70 million plan to back a “unity” presidential candidate for 2024. The group’s imminent launch was reported Wednesday by the Washington Post, which obtained private polling from Gephardt’s group that showed a moderate third-party candidate would damage President Biden’s support more than former President Trump in a hypothetical three-way race.
“No Labels equals Trump,” Greg Schneiders, who helped conduct the polling for the Gephardt group, told the Washington Post. “It is going to affect the race, and it is going to affect it negatively for Biden, and it is probably going to elect Donald Trump.”