{"id":32229,"date":"2024-03-10T13:38:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T20:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=32229"},"modified":"2024-03-10T13:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T20:38:18","slug":"no-labels-denounced-for-dangerous-dark-money-ploy-to-boost-trump-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/03\/10\/no-labels-denounced-for-dangerous-dark-money-ploy-to-boost-trump-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"No Labels Denounced for ‘Dangerous’ Dark-Money Ploy to Boost Trump in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, takes the stage to speak at a Super Tuesday election night part at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on March 5, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo: Jabin Botsford \/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Their decision to move forward with a dark-money, Trump donor-funded third-party fantasy bid is shameful and puts millions of Americans at risk,” said one opponent.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JESSICA CORBETT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mar 08, 2024 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden expected to face former GOP President Donald Trump in the November election, No Labels on Friday confirmed it is pushing ahead with plans for a third-party “unity” ticket that critics fear could help the Republican return to the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The consequences of the next presidential election could not be more serious or more existential, and, despite this, No Labels has put their dangerous, reckless thought experiment ahead of the rights and freedoms of millions of Americans and the future of our democracy,” declared<\/a> MoveOn Political Action executive director Rahna Epting. “Their decision to move forward with a dark-money, Trump donor-funded third-party fantasy bid is shameful and puts millions of Americans at risk.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Their own founder said<\/a> they are ‘not in it to win it,’ and several current and past supporters of No Labels have implored them to stand down. And yet, they have decided to pump millions of dollars of dark money into a run that would swing the election to Donald Trump,” she warned. “Any candidates who join the No Labels presidential ticket will be complicit in making it easier for Donald Trump and MAGA extremists to win a second term in the White House.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Any candidates who join the No Labels presidential ticket will be complicit in making it easier for Donald Trump and MAGA extremists to win a second term.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Epting’s comments came after No Labels national convention chair Mike Rawlings said<\/a> in a statement that “earlier today, I led a discussion with the 800 No Labels delegates from all 50 states. These citizen leaders have spent months discussing with one another the kind of leadership they want to see in the White House in 2024. These are some of the most civic-minded, thoughtful, and patriotic Americans I have ever met. They take their responsibility seriously.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Even though we met virtually, their emotion and desire to bring this divided nation back together came right through the screen. I wasn’t sure exactly where No Labels delegates would land today but they sent an unequivocal message: Keep going,” he added. “They voted near unanimously to continue our 2024 project and to move immediately to identify candidates to serve on the unity presidential ticket. Every one of our delegates had their own explanation for wanting to move ahead.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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