ATLANTA – Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Jeff Duncan said Friday that No Labels' decision not to run for president this year has left him and many Americans with “no candidate to vote for.”
Duncan was in talks with No Labels about running, but decided not to. He has consistently said he would not vote for Donald Trump or Joe Biden.
“Seventy percent of voters don't like the current choice,” he says. But he said the two-party system was too difficult to overcome.
Still, he said efforts to build a bipartisan approach to governance will likely continue to grow.
“I feel like we're at a moment where either party needs to correct their course, but I don't think that's ever going to happen in the 2024 cycle, otherwise… There will be continued energy behind some kind of third policy'' – future party efforts. ”
The nonpartisan organization said in a statement Thursday that it did not find a candidate with a credible path to victory.
Before Thursday's announcement, No Labels had hoped to issue a “unified ticket” for 2024.
Party leaders planned to select a presidential candidate from one major party and a vice presidential candidate from the other major party.
The organization had won voting rights in dozens of states, but a spokesperson confirmed Georgia was not one of them.
No Labels' announcement also comes after the death of founding chairman and former U.S. senator Joe Lieberman.
Mr. Duncan met with Mr. Lieberman when he was considering running for office. He said it was a great honor to meet Lieberman, adding: “I didn't have to walk into any room and explain how I was going to do it.” It was known and understood. ”
