Posted on 03/08/2024 5:31:09 PM PST by libh8er
The centrist group No Labels is considering picking Geoff Duncan, the Republican former lieutenant governor of Georgia, to lead a “unity” presidential ticket, people familiar with the discussions said.
The group’s delegates voted Friday to press forward with its efforts to field an independent presidential ticket, based on the idea that voters want an alternative to President Biden and former President Donald Trump, but didn’t name any candidates.
Some prominent politicians who had been on the group’s radar—including Republicans Nikki Haley and Larry Hogan and Democrat Joe Manchin—have ruled out making presidential bids. If No Labels can’t succeed in recruiting sufficiently high-profile candidates, that could drain enthusiasm among delegates for moving forward with an independent ticket, according to people familiar with its discussions.
Duncan didn’t respond to calls for comment Friday.
“No Labels hasn’t yet chosen a ticket and any names floating around are being put out there by someone else,” Ryan Clancy, the group’s chief strategist, said in a statement Friday.
Duncan, 48 years old, served as Georgia’s lieutenant governor from 2019 to early 2023. He was elected to office alongside Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Because Duncan doesn’t have a big national profile, it would likely take considerable effort and money to introduce him to voters around the country.
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Everyone has their own quiet guilty pleasures. For me, seeing Tucker Carlson flirt with Tulsi Gabbard on air, is one. If only our Republican versions of Margaret Thatcher, had that combination of poise, and smokey, “come hither” voice.
Is that so wrong?
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