Become a Vote Mobilizer
Vote Mobilizers are our election program leaders who will drive voter contact efforts in their area and across the country!
Join NowManchin: “I am not going to be a … spoiler, whatever you want to call it. I just don’t think it’s the right time.”
Washington, D.C. – In response to news that Senator Joe Manchin will not run as a spoiler ticket for president on the No Labels ballot line, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement:
“Joe Manchin is the latest politician to say no thanks to No Labels. He knows what is painfully clear to anyone paying attention: No Labels has no path and no math to 270 votes, and they only serve to help Donald Trump win this November. Now it’s time for No Labels and their dark-money backers to follow suit and stand down from their reckless and dangerous effort that will swing the election to Trump.”
Here’s a list of some of the other rumored No Labels candidates who were quick to reject No Labels’ third-party fantasy:
###
MoveOn is celebrating 25 years of people-powered progress this year. For more than a generation, MoveOn has built independent political power and mobilized the left to elect Democrats and enact progressive change. MoveOn is a bulwark against the radical right, channeling our collective voices to drive progressive foreign policy, protect democracy, and advance justice for all.