Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) indicated that he would be open to being involved with a third-party ticket in 2024 if former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are the nominees.
In his appearance Sunday on Meet the Press, Chuck Todd pressed the senator over potentially joining or supporting the No Labels Party’s presidential ticket in 2024 if the organization nominates one.
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At first, Cassidy, who Todd noted used to be a Democrat, said it would be “dependent on who the candidates were.”
After Todd pointed out that Biden, 80, and Trump, 77, are the likely candidates for the two major parties, the senator said if No Labels “came and spoke to me, I would certainly speak to them.”
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Cassidy: “Depending on who the candidates were.”@chucktodd: “We’re looking at Biden and Trump.”
Cassidy: “If they came and spoke to me, I would speak to them back.” pic.twitter.com/I8gWp94Stb
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) September 10, 2023
However, he said he isn’t currently in talks with the party about joining a potential ticket.
As to whether Cassidy would be open to the prospect, he said, “Yes.”
“Seventy percent of the American people want something different. Plausibly, we could have a setting in which someone has been convicted, and someone else shows signs of mental decline,” he explained.
“With this, should there be another option for the American people, and I think plausibly there should be,” the senator added.
No Labels has made clear its intention to nominate a potential presidential ticket in 2024 if Biden and Trump are slated for a rematch. The group has been holding events with centrist Democrats and Republicans such as Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and former Republican Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman.
Manchin notably hasn’t announced a bid for reelection in West Virginia and is facing two Republican challengers for his Senate seat. He hasn’t denied the possibility of running for president on the third-party ticket.
Former centrist Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland has also said he hadn’t “closed the door” on possibly joining a No Labels ticket if it becomes necessary.
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The party has gained access to ballots in at least ten states so far, more than a year before the 2024 presidential election.
This comes as 77% of voters reported thinking Biden is too old to effectively serve another four-year term as president in a new poll. And while less said so of Trump, more than half of the public believe he is also too old. Despite this, both men are leading the field in their respective primaries. In polls of a 2024 matchup between them, they are neck and neck, almost always within the margin of error.
