A third party, of the center, emerges on the presidential horizon of the United States

The American political movement No Labels (Sin Etiquetas, in Spanish) has recently proclaimed that it will present itself as an alternative to bipartisanship, in the event that the main contenders for the White House continue to be Donald Trump y Joe Biden. This platform, emerged in 2009accuses both the Democratic and Republican parties of the current polarization in the country and is running as a centrist alternative for the 2024 presidential campaign.

No Labels He would materialize his proposal through a third party, which will bring together a Republican and a Democratic candidate, offering an option of unity far from what Trump and Biden currently represent. Although both seem to be the favorite options of their respective parties, they are rejected by 60% of American adults (in the case of the former president) and 70% (in it case of the current president), according to one survey from NBC News published last April.

This new proposal, which in principle should not worry either of the two main options, has already aroused some criticism from the progressive party, which is the one that may be most affected by a possible fragmentation of the vote. And it is that it is expected that the next elections, like the previous ones, will be decided by a reduced number of ballots.

“Let me be clear: No Labels is trying to use a false message of unity to sow division,” Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster said in a tweet. announcementadding that this third way could lead to the victory of Donald Trump, whom he defined as “an extremist and far-right candidate.”

Other prominent members of the Democratic Party, such as Congressman Steny Hoyer and former House Speaker Dick Gephardt, as well as some Republicans, have also run against the new proposal. The cause: the fear that moderate conservatives and independent voters will be seduced for her.

However, No Labels awakens in these moments more unknowns than certainties. Starting with the possible candidates that they would present as an alternative to the existing ones. The names that sound at the moment are the Democratic senator Joe Manchin, that so many headaches have been given to his party by voting against key proposals for Biden’s agenda, and the former governor of Utah, Republican Jon Huntsman.

Both avoided commenting on questions from the media about it, although Manchin dropped that he had not yet made a decision but that if he entered this race, it would be “to win.” “I’ve never been in any race that I’ve blown, if I go in, I’m going to win,” he replied.

No Labels It is led by two old acquaintances on the national political scene: former Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman, in the role of founding chairman and former Maryland Republican Governor Larry Hogan as deputy chairman. They are defined, as collected by their own websiteas the platform of “common sense, where we believe in the power of unity, reason and shared values ​​to shape a better America.”

“Our nation is founded on the ideals of liberty, opportunity, and mutual respect. However, in the current political landscape, we are witnessing a worrying absence of these principles”, they point out as the reason for the new initiative, with which they envision “an America where reason triumphs over anger and where our leaders prioritize the common good above personal gain.

Despite the fact that this initiative has existed for more than two decades, it is the current situation, with the possibility of repeating the same elections as four years ago, which has pushed No Labels to ask the public to join a journey that transcends party lines. The intention, according to this movement, is to “guarantee that the 2024 presidential elections mark a turning point for our great nation. Together, we can restore the courage, leadership and unity that define us as Americans.”