Joe Manchin Travels to New Hampshire to Appear at "No Labels" Political Party Event, As Speculation Grows He Will Run Third-Party Against Biden

I don't believe this. Once a cvck, always a cvck.

Even so, it bears watching.

EXCLUSIVE: Democratic Senator Joe Manchin to headline third party No Labels event in New Hampshire next week in push to give Americans a candidate other than Biden or Trump

* Manchin will be in New Hampshire on Monday, July 17th with No Labels

* Group holding an event as it seeks to give Americans an option to Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race

* Manchin has not ruled out a third-party presidential bid if asked and Democrats worry it would take away enough votes from Biden to hand Trump a victory

Senator Joe Manchin is headed to New Hampshire next week for an event with No Labels as the group looks to run a third-party candidate in next year's presidential election and frantic Democrats are trying to stop it out of fears it could siphon off votes from Joe Biden to hand Donald Trump a victory.

Manchin, a former honorary co-chair of the group, will be the headliner of the gathering along with former Republican Governor of Utah Jon Huntsman at the townhall meeting, which will take place Monday, July 17th, at Saint Anselm's College in Manchester, No Labels told DailyMail.com.

Democrats have been spooked by the effort from No Labels, an organization that promotes centrist, bi-partisan policies and politics, to give Americans another option on the 2024 presidential ballot.

Polls show more than half of Americans would like another choice should Joe Biden and Donald Trump be their party's respective nominees in next year's election. And No Labels argues that a third-party contender would do just that - give voters an option that they say they want.

Democrats have been fighting since April to block No Labels from getting on presidential ballots for 2024.

The "anti-partisan" group No Labels has raised $70 million in an effort to get on the ballot in all 50 states. In an election that's expected to be very close, could it really be a decisive factor in the 2024 presidential election?

The group hasn't decided whether to field a presidential candidate in 2024 yet. But surely, an effort to get on all 50 ballots won't be wasted on down-ballot candidates. No Labels wants to change politics in America, and Democrats like things just the way they are.

The Arizona Democratic Party has filed suit to block No Labels from ballot access in that state on procedural grounds.

Twitchy notes that a poll of swing states shows No Labels mostly hurting Joe Biden in a potential Trump v. Biden v. No Labels matchup.

For example:

InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022

2024 GE: GEORGIA (with leaners)

(R) Trump 52% (+4)
(D) Biden 48%
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(R) Trump 45% (+9)
(D) Biden 36%
No labels candidate 19%

InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022

MICHIGAN 2024 (with leaners)

(R) Trump 50% (=)
(D) Biden 50%
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(R) Trump 43% (+3)
(D) Biden 40%
No labels candidate 18%

InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022

PENNSYLVANIA 2024 (with leaners)

(R) Trump 50% (=)
(D) Biden 50%
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(R) Trump 43% (+5)
(D) Biden 38%
No labels candidate 19%

In Wisconsin, a No Labels candidate results in a flip -- from Biden winning by 6 to Trump winning by three.

InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022 WISCONSIN 2024 (with leaners)

(D) Biden 53% (+6)
(R) Trump 47%
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(R) Trump 40% (+3)
(D) Biden 37%
No labels candidate 22%

But in North Carolina, a generic No Labels candidate draws equally from both Trump and Biden.

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