{"id":14280,"date":"2024-01-19T01:46:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T01:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/19\/biden-aligned-group-hires-top-dem-operative-to-help-stifle-third-party-challengers\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T01:46:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T01:46:55","slug":"biden-aligned-group-hires-top-dem-operative-to-help-stifle-third-party-challengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/19\/biden-aligned-group-hires-top-dem-operative-to-help-stifle-third-party-challengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden-aligned group hires top Dem operative to help stifle third-party challengers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paywall has-gated-overlay gated-article-body\">\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-title\">Read this article for free!<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-subtitle\">Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!<\/div>\n<div class=\"message error hide\"><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Democrats\u2019 top opposition research group is setting its sights on suppressing third-party presidential challenges they fear could hamper President Biden\u2019s re-election effort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The group, American Bridge, recently hired Mark Elias, a veteran Democratic operative and lawyer, in part to prevent such a challenger from succeeding, Reuters reported. The move comes as the group No Labels is pushing an independent candidacy for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>So far, American Bridge\u2019s efforts have taken the form of legal challenges over technical issues in the immense network of red tape required to run for office nationally.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re keeping an eye out to make sure they\u2019re dotting all their i\u2019s and crossing their t\u2019s, and we are not ruling out legal action with our attorneys if we identify a problem \u2013 and that applies for all third-party threats to President Biden,\u2019 American Bridge President Pat Denis told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Top Democrats widely fear that a third-party candidate would harm Biden far more than former President Trump, who is currently dominating the Republican primary race.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Messina, a former top aide to former President Obama, argued last month that a \u2018third-party candidate can\u2019t win in 2024\u2019 and would likely guarantee a Trump victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018With a rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump almost set in stone, it\u2019s time to put a farce to rest: The notion that a third-party candidate could actually win the presidency in 2024,\u2019 Messina wrote in an op-ed for Politico.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018No Labels is pushing a dangerous lie that would simply serve to put Donald Trump back in the White House,\u2019 he continued.<\/p>\n<p>A Reuters poll in December found that Trump\u2019s lead over Biden expanded by 5 points when respondents were given the option to vote for Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>The founder of No Labels, former Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, has repeatedly pushed back on claims that his group is working as a spoiler. The same Reuters poll from December found that 6 in 10 Americans want a third option beyond Republicans and Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s not our goal here,\u2019 Lieberman told Fox News Digital last year. \u2018We\u2019re not about electing either President Trump or President Biden.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Fox News\u2019 Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read this article for free! Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account! Please enter a valid email address. By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. 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