In case you haven’t noticed, Democrats and the media are pretty determined to prevent the possibility of a third-party candidate. The candidacy of Cornel West is already being criticized, and Democrats in Arizona are actually suing to keep a ‘No Labels’ candidate off the ballot.
A new poll from Emerson College puts the issue in perspective:
June 2023 National Poll: Third Party Candidacy Could Derail President Biden’s Reelection BidThe June 2023 Emerson College Polling national survey of voters finds President Joe Biden with a 41% job approval, and 51% disapproval. His approval is consistent with his approval in the April 2023 national poll, while his disapproval increased two percentage points, from 49% to 51%.In the 2024 Democratic Primary, Biden holds 73% of the vote, while 15% plan to support Robert Kennedy Jr., and 3% Marianne Williamson. Ten percent plan to vote for someone else…If third party candidate Cornel West was to appear on the ballot with Trump and Biden, Biden’s support decreases to 40%, Trump to 41%, and West holds 6%. Seven percent would vote for someone else and the share of undecided voters increases to 6%.“When West is added to the ballot test, he pulls 15% of support from Black voters, and 13% from voters under 35, two key voting blocs for President Biden,” Kimball noted.
The Washington Free Beacon has more:
The findings will likely add to Democrats’ fears that West will siphon votes away from Biden. Politico reported early this month that party members were already worried about a third-party candidacy, noting that “many Democrats feel that the Green Party’s Jill Stein siphoned votes from Hillary Clinton in 2016.”West, whose website touts his support for universal health care, universal student loan cancellation, drug decriminalization, an end to “mass incarceration,” and the disbanding of NATO, originally said that he is running for the nomination of the small People’s Party. He announced last week that he is also seeking the Green Party’s nomination, “in the spirit of a broad United Front and coalition strategy.”While the People’s Party only has ballot access in one state, the Green Party in 2020 was on the ballot in 31 states and territories, according to former Green candidate Howie Hawkins. That number could increase in 2024.
Expect Democrats and the media to go into overdrive to prevent this from happening.
For all of their talk about respecting ‘our democracy,’ they care far more about winning and retaining power.
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