Former Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a No Labels national co-chairman, hinted that he believes the centrist group will make a decision on whether to run a candidate in the 2024 election after Super Tuesday.
The group has been teasing a third-party presidential ticket as the 2024 election looks likely to be a rematch between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden — despite the majority of voters not wanting a rematch. Hogan, speaking on CNN's CNN This Morning, did not say the group will for sure make a decision around Super Tuesday, but as discussions continue, he believes that is the timetable for a decision.
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"So we are going to have to wait and see how this plays out. It's very, very early. These things change. We've — once we get into the early states in January and February, and by the time we get to Super Tuesday in March, we are going to kind of know exactly where we are. And if 70-some percent of the people don't want choice A or B, there is a very serious possibility and opportunity to offer them C," Hogan said.
"I think they're waiting to see when they get past Super Tuesday, have some talk about putting together some kind of effort to put a ticket together. There's all kinds of discussions and suggestions and ideas going on, but, you know, next March, right after Super Tuesday, I think, is when they'll make a decision about whether they're gonna pull the trigger," he continued.
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Super Tuesday, which has 16 states voting in presidential primary contests, is scheduled for March 5, 2024, and will be held after the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina primaries.
The prominent centrist group, which has reportedly been trying to court Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) for a possible third-party run, has been accused of being a spoiler to Biden or Trump if it runs a candidate. No Labels has pushed back on these accusations, saying it intends to win if it enters a candidate into the presidential race.