No Labels

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| name = No Labels

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| formation = {{start date and age|2010|12|13}} (public launch)

| logo = No Labels logo.svg

| tax_id = 27-1432208{{Cite web |title=2019 Form 990|url=https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/271432208_201912_990O_2021060718272195.pdf |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=Internal Revenue Service}}

| status = 501(c)(4)

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| headquarters = Washington, D.C.

| region_served = United States

| leader_title = CEO

| leader_name = Nancy Jacobson

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| board_of_directors = {{unbulleted list|Nancy Jacobson (president)|Jerald S Howe Jr. (treasurer)|Andrew Tisch|Andrew M. Bursky|Dennis C. Blair|Dan K. Webb|Charles R. Black Jr.|Holly Page||Tish Bazil}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.nolabels.org/}}

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No Labels is an American political organization whose stated mission is to support centrism and bipartisanship through what it calls the "commonsense majority".{{Cite news|last=Broadwater|first=Luke|date=December 15, 2020|title=No Labels, Planning Centrist Push in New Congress, Taps Larry Hogan|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/us/larry-hogan-no-labels.html|access-date=December 18, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218010109/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/us/larry-hogan-no-labels.html|url-status=live}} No Labels was founded in 2010 as a 501(c)(4) by current president and CEO Nancy Jacobson.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/11/the-only-bipartisan-game-in-town|title=The Only Bipartisan Game in Town|last=Clift|first=Eleanor|quote=...the non-profit group that was founded in 2010 to advocate for that elusive middle way. |date=April 11, 2015|access-date=February 2, 2019|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/02/AR2010120205216.html|title=A No Labels solution to Washington gridlock?|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 2, 2019|archive-date=February 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203084911/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/02/AR2010120205216.html|url-status=live}} Senator Joe Lieberman served as its national co-chair from 2014 to 2024.{{Cite news |last=Voght |first=Kara |last2=Floyd |first2=Thomas |last3=Judkis |first3=Maura |last4=Cameron |first4=Christopher |date=2023-11-07 |title=Joe Lieberman will not leave his fellow Democrats alone |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2023/11/07/joe-lieberman-no-labels-2024/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite news |date=2024-03-27 |title=Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-senator-vice-president-dead/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240330122510/https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-senator-vice-president-dead/ |archive-date=2024-03-30 |access-date=2025-04-05 |work=Washington Post |language=en}}

On April 4, 2024, the organization ended its effort to secure ballot access for a Unity ticket for the 2024 United States presidential election. Following Lieberman's death on March 27, 2024, the organization stated that it would remain true to its commitment to not offer its ballot line to a candidate who did not have a likely path to victory to avoid them acting as a "spoiler" for either party.{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/no-labels-will-abandon-2024-presidential-campaign-effort-4b4e5121|title=How the No Labels 2024 Presidential Campaign Failed to Launch|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=April 6, 2024|accessdate=May 6, 2024|last1=Thomas|first1=Ken|last2=Peterson|first2=Kristina}}

History

= Founding =

No Labels was founded on December 13, 2010, with the slogan "Not Left. Not Right. Forward". Organizers said the aim was to organize American voters against partisanship in politics and encourage a "common ground" approach to problem solving. The group's early efforts were viewed by some skeptics as an attempt to support a potential third party presidential campaign for Michael Bloomberg in 2012, which he and No Labels denied. No Labels had relatively few Republicans at its first conference in 2010,{{Cite news |date=December 13, 2010 |title='No Labels' short on Republicans |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2010/12/no-labels-short-on-republicans-046334 |work=Politico}} and criticism of the movement at the time came largely from the right.{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2010/12/13/132033081/new-no-labels-movement-seeks-bipartisanship|title=New 'No Labels' Movement Seeks Bipartisanship|work = NPR|date = December 13, 2010}}{{Relevance inline|discuss=While relevant in 2010, this doesn't seem to be cited in any recent articles, meaning it might not be relevant today|date=March 2024}}

= Congress =

In January 2013, No Labels promoted an informal "Problem Solvers" caucus in Congress for members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The group initially began as 24 Democratic and Republican members of Congress who pledged to meet regularly.{{Cite news|url=https://himes.house.gov/2013/1/no-labels-unveil-24-problem-solvers-huntsman-manchin-front-1300-citizens|title=No Labels To Unveil 24 Problem Solvers, Huntsman, Manchin in front of 1,300 citizens in New York City |website=himes.house.gov|date = January 13, 2013}} Members would identify their affiliation by wearing lapel pins, particularly during events such as the 2013 and 2015 State of the Union addresses.{{Cite news|url=https://rollcall.com/2015/01/20/no-labels-makes-sure-members-are-labeled/|title=No Labels Makes Sure Members Are Labeled |work = Roll Call|date = January 20, 2015}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2013-feb-12-la-pn-new-traditions-state-of-the-union-20130212-story.html|title=New traditions take hold for State of the Union address |newspaper = Los Angeles Times|date = February 12, 2013}}

In 2017, the group helped to formally start the Problem Solvers Caucus in the House of Representatives, a bipartisan group of approximately 60 congressional members.

Before the 2019–2020 House term, No Labels released a plan to enhance bipartisan cooperation in Congress called The Speaker Project. Several planks from this proposal were later included in an agreement that the Problem Solvers Caucus reached with Speaker Nancy Pelosi.{{Cite news |last1=McPherson |first1=Lindsey |date=November 28, 2018 |title=Problem Solvers to Back Pelosi for Speaker After Reaching Agreement on Rules Changes |language=en |work=Roll Call|url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/problem-solvers-backing-pelosi-speaker-reaching-agreement-rules-changes |url-status=live |access-date=December 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204102227/https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/problem-solvers-backing-pelosi-speaker-reaching-agreement-rules-changes |archive-date=December 4, 2018}} that some praised as practical and necessary,{{Cite news |last=Editorial Board |date=January 3, 2019 |title=Opinion: The Democratic House wants to reform democracy. It's not a panacea — but it's a start. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-democratic-house-wants-to-reform-democracy-its-not-a-panacea--but-its-a-start/2019/01/03/54a0cb54-0fa0-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108113029/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-democratic-house-wants-to-reform-democracy-its-not-a-panacea--but-its-a-start/2019/01/03/54a0cb54-0fa0-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |access-date=January 9, 2019 |newspaper=The Washington Post}} while others claimed it might give House Republicans and/or corporate interests{{Cite web |last=Pocan |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Pocan |date=December 4, 2018 |title=Congressman: I Was Duped By 'No Labels'|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-no-labels-mark-pocan_n_5c06b110e4b0cd916fb0b042|access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=Huffington Post |language=en}} more power for that term.{{Cite web|last=Fang|first=Lee|date=November 29, 2018 |title=Billionaire Republican Donors Helped Elect Rising Centrist Democrats|url=https://theintercept.com/2018/11/29/no-labels-nancy-pelosi-speaker-house-no-labels/ |access-date=May 9, 2023|website=The Intercept |language=en}}

In 2021, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) convened governors, senators and House members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus for a summit on finding bipartisan consensus in President Biden’s proposed infrastructure plan. Following the summit, the group agreed that any infrastructure plan should focus first on “conventional infrastructure” before addressing a more expansive plan.{{Cite news |last=Cox |first=Erin |date=2021-04-23 |title=Hogan convenes governors, centrist members of Congress to talk infrastructure |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/hogan-infrastructure-manchin/2021/04/23/b102a03e-a459-11eb-85fc-06664ff4489d_story.html |access-date=2025-05-04 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} The resulting "Building Bridges" blueprint for a bipartisan infrastructure deal was the first deal to be endorsed by Republicans and Democrats during that budget cycle.{{cite web|first=Lindsey|last=McPherson |date=June 9, 2021 |title=Bipartisan House caucus offers alternative infrastructure plan after Senate GOP talks collapse|url=https://rollcall.com/2021/06/09/bipartisan-house-caucus-offers-alternative-infrastructure-plan-after-senate-gop-talks-collapse/ |access-date=April 4, 2023 |website=Roll Call |language=en}}{{Relevance inline|discuss=Unclear how notable this was or what came of it|date=March 2024}}

In 2023 and 2024, two smaller left-wing outlets have criticized the organization for its pro-Israel stances including around cracking down on campus protests.{{Cite web |last1=Thakker |first1=Prem |last2=Lacy |first2=Akela |date=2024-05-04 |title=In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests |url=https://theintercept.com/2024/05/04/josh-gottheimer-mike-lawler-campus-protests/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Philip |date=2023-05-23 |title='No Labels' — another Trojan Horse for Israel support without media scrutiny |url=https://mondoweiss.net/2023/05/no-labels-another-trojan-horse-for-israel-support-without-media-scrutiny/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Mondoweiss |language=en-US}}

= 2024 presidential ticket =

[[File:No Labels 2024 ballot access.svg|thumb|300x300px|No Labels ballot access before the abandonment of the campaign

{{legend|#3fff3f|{{nowrap|Certified for ballot (18 states, 147 electors)}}}}

{{legend|#8092ff|{{nowrap|Petition awaiting certification (8 states, 44 electors)}}}}

{{legend|#ff8080|{{nowrap|Petition rejected (1 state, 17 electors)}}}}

{{legend|#fffebe|{{nowrap|Automatic write-in (5 states, 46 electors)}}}}

{{legend|#d4d4d4|Not on ballot}}]]

No Labels intended to offer its ballot line to a "unity ticket" in the 2024 presidential election, as an "insurance policy" in the event that "both major parties nominate presidential candidates that the vast majority of Americans don’t want". In November 2023, No Labels' chief strategist, Ryan Clancy, stated that "Based on the conditions as they are, we expect to be putting up a ticket early next year".{{cite news |last=Voght |first=Kara |date=November 7, 2023 |title=Joe Lieberman will not leave his fellow Democrats alone|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2023/11/07/joe-lieberman-no-labels-2024/| newspaper = The Washington Post}} By February 2024, The New York Times described the efforts as having "foundered for months now" with the group's most high-profile potential candidates ruling out running on a No Labels ticket.{{Cite news |last1=Epstein |first1=Reid J. |last2=Broadwater |first2=Luke |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Manchin says he won't run for president, ending speculation about an independent bid.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/us/politics/manchin-presidential-run.html |work=The New York Times}}

Senator Joe Manchin was among the most high-profile candidates sought by No Labels, but in mid-February he ruled out a 2024 presidential run, citing timing and to avoid being a spoiler.{{Cite news |date=February 24, 2024 |title=Sen. Joe Manchin on why he can't endorse Trump, but isn't sold on Biden|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1233089937/joe-manchin-third-party-trump-biden |work=NPR |type=Interview}} Congressman Dean Phillips said he would consider running on the No Labels ticket if polling suggested that President Joe Biden would end up losing to Donald Trump,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/20/us/politics/dean-phillips-no-labels-biden.html|title=Dean Phillips Floats a No Labels Bid if 2024 Is Trump vs. Biden|work=The New York Times|date= January 20, 2024}} but reversed his statement a day later.{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Elena |last2=Stein |first2=Sam |title=Dean Phillips says no to No Labels|url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/01/22/new-hampshire-primary-2024/dean-phillips-no-labels-00136995 |access-date=January 23, 2024 |work=Politico |date=January 22, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=McKend |first=Eva |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Dean Phillips launches primary challenge against President Biden {{!}} CNN Politics|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/26/politics/dean-phillips-presidential-campaign-launch/index.html |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}} Former Republican governors Larry Hogan,{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Pamela |title=Former Gov. Hogan jumps into U.S. Senate race|url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/larry-hogan-senate-candidate-4JJIMTN27ZBMTKOJFPLUE5IOQU/ |access-date=February 9, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=February 9, 2024 |language=en}} Jon Huntsman{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/14/23951095/jon-huntsman-jr-no-labels-president|title=No, Jon Huntsman Jr. isn't running for president|author=Benson, Samuel|work=Deseret News|date=November 14, 2023|access-date=November 20, 2023}} and Nikki Haley,{{cite web |date=January 18, 2024 |title=No Labels: We'd consider Haley on our ticket. Haley: No thanks.|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/18/no-labels-nikki-haley-00136369 |work=Politico}} have all denied interest in a presidential run on the No Labels ticket.

No Labels and its supporters cited polling showing voters' disapproval of the presumptive 2024 Democratic and Republican presidential nominees. In August 2022, No Labels released a poll of voters in eight battleground states, finding 63% of voters open to a "moderate independent" presidential candidate;{{Cite news |date=July 14, 2023 |title=What is the No Labels political group, and what is it trying to do?|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/14/no-labels-presidential-election-2024/ |access-date=October 27, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}} however, Intelligencer columnist Ed Kilgore argues that once a specific candidate is chosen, polling numbers will drop dramatically.{{Cite web |last=Kilgore |first=Ed |date=July 21, 2023 |title=No Labels 2024 Bid Bombs When Actual Candidates Are Named|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/07/no-labels-2024-bid-bombs-when-actual-candidates-are-named.html |access-date=November 4, 2023 |website=Intelligencer |language=en}} A poll from Monmouth University on July 20, 2023, concluded that, if No Labels' chosen candidates were more popular with conservatives, it was not clear which major party would benefit more: "The presence of a third party in the race would siphon votes from both major party nominees, but it is not apparent it would play the role of a spoiler."{{Cite news |last=Blake |first=Aaron |date=July 24, 2023|title=Analysis {{!}} An intriguing poll on the potential 2024 impact of No Labels |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/20/no-labels-trump-biden/ |access-date=October 27, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}} FiveThirtyEight's review of polling on July 13, 2023, predicted at that time that a bi-partisan ticket would likely benefit Trump.{{Cite web |last=Skelley |first=Geoffrey |date=July 13, 2023 |title=Why A Third-Party Candidate Might Help Trump — And Spoil The Election For Biden|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/third-party-candidate-spoiler-trump-biden/ |access-date=July 19, 2023|website=FiveThirtyEight|language=en-US}}

The effort was criticized by some Democrats, centrists, and Republicans, some people feared it could give former president Trump a second term.{{Cite web |last=Meyerson |first=Harold |date=April 12, 2023 |title=No Labels' Real Label: Vanity Candidates 'R' Us|url=https://prospect.org/api/content/742daa22-d888-11ed-8f02-12163087a831/ |access-date=May 7, 2023|website=The American Prospect |language=en-us}}{{cite news|last1=Giles|first1=Ben |date=April 26, 2023 |title=No Labels is getting on state ballots, drawing a lawsuit and concerns about a spoiler |website=National Public Radio|url=https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1171937810/no-labels-arizona-ballot}}{{Cite web |last=Chait |first=Jonathan |date=April 3, 2023 |title=The Terrifying Threat That No Labels Will Reelect Trump|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/04/the-terrifying-threat-that-no-labels-will-re-elect-trump.html |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=Intelligencer |language=en-us}}{{cite news|last1=Scherer |first1=Michael |date=April 2, 2023 |title=No Labels group raises alarms with third-party presidential preparations |newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/02/no-labels-third-party-election/ |access-date=April 3, 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Reich |first=Robert |date=September 11, 2023 |title=Third-party candidates will help Trump win |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/11/robert-reich-third-party-candidates-will-help-trump-win |access-date=September 14, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news |last=Cooper |first=Jonathan J.|date=September 21, 2023 |title=A third party signed up 15,000 voters in Arizona. Democrats worry that's enough for a Biden spoiler |language=en-US |website=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/no-labels-spoiler-2024-ballots-biden-trump-91dd36375a83a67f8969af8ac511fbf0 |access-date=September 21, 2023}} One report claimed that certain center-left members of No Labels' Problem Solvers Caucus were "in open revolt";{{Cite news|last=Weisman|first=Jonathan|date=May 19, 2023 |title='No Labels' Eyes a Third-Party Run in 2024. Democrats Are Alarmed |language=en-US |work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/us/politics/no-labels-president-manchin.html |access-date=May 24, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Lippman |first=Daniel |date=May 26, 2023 |title=House Dems in No Labels-allied caucus are livid with No Labels|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/26/members-of-a-no-labels-allied-caucus-erupt-at-no-labels-00098913|access-date=May 30, 2023 |website=Politico |language=en}} co-founder William Galston resigned in protest.{{Cite web |first=Michael |last=Collins |title=A Trump-Biden rematch? Pass, says this group searching for a third-party option in 2024|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/05/13/no-labels-third-party-candidate-2024-spoiler-for-biden-trump/70195996007/ |date=May 13, 2023 |access-date=May 16, 2023|website=USA Today |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Galston|first=William A. |title=Opinion {{!}} No Labels May Re-Elect Donald Trump|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-labels-may-re-elect-donald-trump-third-party-independent-galston-rematch-f2e7697d |date=May 2, 2023 |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}} A bipartisan group of former lawmakers launched a super PAC called Citizens to Save Our Republic to focus on stopping No Labels' presidential ticket.{{Cite web|last1=Krieg|first1=Gregory|last2=Zeleny|first2=Jeff|last3=Simon|first3=Jeff |date=July 18, 2023 |title=Manchin refuses to rule out third party presidential campaign, says 'if I get in a race, I'm going to win' |website=CNN Politics|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/17/politics/joe-manchin-no-labels-new-hampshire/index.html |access-date=July 18, 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite magazine|last=Strauss|first=Daniel |date=July 17, 2023 |title=Wagons Circle Around No Labels as Big-Name Group Forms Super PAC |magazine=The New Republic|url=https://newrepublic.com/post/174385/wagons-circle-around-no-labels-big-name-group-forms-super-pac |access-date=July 18, 2023 |issn=0028-6583}} Nonprofits Third Way and MoveOn also organized a campaign to get Democrats to disavow No Labels.{{Cite news|last=Nichols |first=Hans |date=August 2, 2023 |title=The anti-No Labels pledge|work=Axios|url=https://www.axios.com/2023/08/02/no-labels-publicly-denounce-movement-biden-2024}} Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie has been critical of the organization, stating that No Labels does not "know who they’re going to hurt".{{Cite web |last=Fortinsky |first=Sarah |date=July 16, 2023 |title=Christie says he wouldn't join No Labels third-party movement: 'I think it's a fool's errand'|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/4100105-christie-says-he-wouldnt-join-no-labels-third-party-movement-i-think-its-a-fools-errand/|access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=Morgan|first=David|date=July 16, 2023 |title=Third-party No Labels will not be a 'spoiler' in 2024 election, chair says|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/third-party-no-labels-will-not-be-spoiler-2024-election-chair-says-2023-07-16 |access-date=November 29, 2023}} Despite his expressed misgivings, in March 2024, Christie briefly considered making a No Labels run{{cite news |last1=Fahlberg |first1=Audrey |title=Chris Christie Not Ruling Out No Labels Run in 2024 |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/chris-christie-not-ruling-out-no-labels-run-in-2024/ |access-date=March 21, 2024 |work=National Review |date=March 21, 2024}} before ruling out the idea later that same month.{{Cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/chris-christie-decides-against-no-labels-presidential-run-2024-00149458 |last1= Kasinsky |first1=Lisa |last2=Alafriz |first2=Olivia |title=Chris Christie decides against No Labels presidential run| date=March 27, 2024 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=Politico}} Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the effort "perilous to our democracy" citing how a moderately successful 2024 presidential run would throw the election to state congressional delegations which Republicans control.{{Cite web|last1=Gibson|first1=Brittany|last2=Kapos|first2=Shia |date=November 2, 2023 |title=Pelosi launches an all-out attack against No Labels|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/02/pelsoi-launches-attack-against-no-labels-00125043|access-date=November 3, 2023|website=Politico |language=en}} President Biden has stated that a No Labels candidacy would help his opponent. Biden's top aides have blessed efforts of allies to push financial and political support away from No Labels and other potential third party bids. Democrats have worked to spread negative information about potential third party candidates while lawyers have researched options to limit ballot access.{{Cite news|title=Fearing Third-Party Spoilers vs. Trump, Biden Allies Try to Squash Them |language=en|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/08/us/politics/biden-trump-third-parties-no-labels.html |date=October 8, 2023}} Clancy stated in November 2023 that "we don’t think Trump should ever again be president", and promised that No Labels would not act as a spoiler that would benefit Trump.

Mike Rawlings confirmed in March 2024 that the organization still intended to field a presidential candidate.{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/08/no-labels-votes-to-proceed-with-presidential-bid-00146057|title=No Labels delegates vote to move forward with presidential ticket|work=Politico|last1=Kapos|first1=Shia|last2=Lippman|first2=Daniel|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 8, 2024}} Chairman Joe Lieberman announced the candidate selection process, discussing the creation of the "Country Over Party Committee", a group of 12 individuals which would vet and select a presidential and vice presidential candidate. At that point, the decision would be voted on by delegates of the organization.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4533345-no-labels-lays-out-plan-to-pick-presidential-candidate/|title=No Labels lays out plan to pick presidential candidate|work=The Hill|last1=Mueller|first1=Julia|date=March 14, 2024|access-date=March 15, 2024}} By then, No Labels had ballot access in 16 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii,{{cite news |date=January 6, 2024 |title=No Labels now an officially recognized political party in Maine |url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/no-labels-political-party-maine/97-9b14cdbf-5144-470f-8974-37babdc4fa39 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |work=NBC News Center Maine}} Kansas,{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Madison |date=January 18, 2024 |title='No Labels' has now officially become a political party in Kansas, paving the way for a third-party candidate |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/no-labels-is-now-officially-a-political-party-in-kansas-2024-1 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |work=Business Insider}} Maine, Maryland,{{cite news |date=January 10, 2024 |title=No Labels hits signature threshold to become political party in Maryland |url=https://apnews.com/article/no-labels-maryland-political-party-66b793f7fbcf805fb9abe79cd1a352a8 |access-date=January 11, 2024 |work=AP News}} Mississippi, Montana,{{Cite web |last=Girten |first=Nicole |date=February 19, 2024 |title=Montana certifies No Labels party for 2024 election |url=https://dailymontanan.com/briefs/montana-certifies-no-labels-party-for-2024-election/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Daily Montanan}} Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Dakota, and Utah.

On April 4, 2024, the organization ended its effort to run a presidential ticket for the 2024 election.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4575052-no-labels-party-passes-2024-election-candidate/|title=No Labels abandons 2024 presidential effort|last1=Mueller|first1=Julian|last2=Trudo|first2=Hanna|date=April 4, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024|work=The Hill}} The New York Times said that Lieberman's death on March 27 meant the organization had "little political firepower to recruit potential candidates".{{Cite web|last1=Davis O'Brien|first1=Rebecca|last2=Epstein|first2=Reid J.|date=April 4, 2024 |title=No Labels Abandons Effort to Field a Presidential Candidate|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/us/politics/no-labels-election-presidential-candidate.html|access-date=April 4, 2024|website=The New York Times}} Joe Cunningham, the national director for No Labels, said the group was "looking for a hero and a hero never emerged."{{cite news|last=Pengelly|first=Martin|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/05/no-labels-biden-vote-director|title=No Labels national director says he will vote for Joe Biden|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 5, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2024}} In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times later that month, No Labels lawyer Dan K. Webb stated that Christie had agreed in March to be a presidential candidate for the organization, but a Democratic vice-presidential nominee could not be found.{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/12/chris-christie-dan-webb-third-party-no-labels-president-biden-trump-2024|title=No dice for No Labels? How Chris Christie almost made third-party presidential run — but didn't |website=Chicago Sun-Times|last=Sneed|first=Michael|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=April 15, 2024}}

==Legal disputes==

===Arizona===

The Democratic Party of Arizona sued unsuccessfully in 2023 to prevent No Labels from recognition as a political party, with the ability to place candidates on the state ballot.{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2023|title=Arizona Democrats sue to keep 'No Labels' candidates off ballots|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/arizona-democrats-sue-no-labels/index.html|work=CNN |language=en-US}} As of the fall of 2023, over 15,000 Arizona residents had chosen to register their party affiliation as No Labels, more than the margin of victory in the 2020 presidential election in Arizona.{{Cite magazine |title=In Arizona, No Labels Is Attracting Potential Candidates It Doesn't Want|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/in-arizona-no-labels-is-attracting-potential-candidates-it-doesnt-want |date = October 25, 2023| magazine = The New Yorker}} By April 2025, over 36,000 Arizonans had registered as No Labels voters, making it the state's third largest party.{{Cite web |access-date=April 16, 2025|title=Voter Registration Statistics |work=Arizona Secretary of State|url=https://azsos.gov/elections/election-information/voter-registration-statistics|language=en-US}}

After No Labels attained recognition, perennial candidate Richard Grayson opted to run under the No Labels banner. No Labels then sued the Arizona Secretary of State, Democrat Adrian Fontes, to prevent candidates it did not approve from running under the No Labels banner on its ballot line.{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2023 |title=No Labels sues to block Arizona Democrats from using ballot line|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4267477-no-labels-sues-arizona-democrats/|work=The Hill |language=en-US}} U.S. District Court Judge John Tuchi ruled in No Labels' favor.{{cite news |last1=Timotija |first1=Filip |title=No Labels can block candidates from running for most offices in Arizona, judge rules|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4413350-no-labels-arizona-candidates-federal-ruling/ |access-date=January 20, 2024 |work=The Hill |date=January 17, 2024}} However, Grayson qualified to run as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska's at-large congressional district with the "No Labels" ballot label.{{cite news |last=Winger |first=Richard |access-date=October 6, 2023 |work=Ballot Access News |date=September 28, 2023 |url=https://ballot-access.org/2023/09/28/alaska-u-s-house-candidate-for-2024-with-no-labels-qualifies-for-august-2024-primary-ballot/ |title=Alaska U.S. House Candidate for 2024 with "No Labels" Qualifies for August 2024 Primary Ballot}} In the 2025 special election in Arizona's 7th Congressional District, the Secretary of State permitted Grayson to run as a write-in candidate in the July 15 No Labels Party primary.{{Cite web |access-date=April 13, 2025|title=2025 Special Primary Election Candidate Listing|work=Arizona Secretary of State|url=https://apps.arizona.vote/electioninfo/Election/71|language=en-US}}

===Durst lawsuit===

In January 2024, real estate heirs Douglas Durst and his cousin, Jonathan, sued No Labels alleging a "bait and switch" scheme had been used to finance their third-party presidential campaign. The Durst family says it has donated to No Labels since 2016, when the group's messaging focused on bipartisan policy legislation, but contend that No Labels' presidential ambitions are a breach of their donor's trust. According to No Labels, the Dursts have not donated in several years.{{cite news |last1=Garrity |first1=Kelly |title=Donors sue No Labels over possible third-party presidential ticket, alleging 'bait and switch'|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/23/no-labels-durst-family-lawsuit-00137213 |access-date=January 23, 2024 |work=Politico |date=January 23, 2024}}{{Update inline|date=November 2024}}

===Maine===

In May 2023, the Secretary of State of Maine, Democrat Shenna Bellows, sent No Labels a cease and desist letter after accusing the organization of misleading voters into registering for the party. She claimed that No Labels misrepresented voter registrations as petitions, and informed each registrant how to change their party affiliation. No Labels argued that Bellows' actions could amount to voter suppression and responded by stating that their organizers were instructed to ask voters to join their party, and noted that the form signed by voters is titled "Maine Voter Registration Application". While 798 people who received letters from Bellows unenrolled from No Labels, the group still had enough registered voters to qualify for the Maine ballot.{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2023 |title=Maine election officials say No Labels may be misleading voters in its third-party push|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/no-labels-third-party-maine-misleading-voters-rcna87720|work=NBC News}}{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2023 |title=Nearly 800 Maine voters left No Labels party after signature-drive confusion|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2023/09/17/nearly-800-maine-voters-left-no-labels-party-after-signature-drive-confusion/|work=Portland Press Herald}} In January 2024, the party was confirmed as a qualified political party giving them ballot access.{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2024 |title=No Labels confirmed as new political party with ballot access in Maine|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2024/01/05/no-labels-confirmed-as-new-political-party-with-ballot-access-in-maine/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=Press Herald}} No Labels has rejected a state-run primary in Maine.{{cite news |last1=Lynch |first1=Donovan |title=No Labels party will not hold Maine primary|url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/maine-no-label-party-will-not-hold-a-pirmary/97-a1945e85-aa3c-49b1-b003-63609e967777 |access-date=January 13, 2024 |work=News Center Maine |issue=January 9, 2024}}

===Intimidation complaint===

In January 2024, No Labels filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice alleging an "illegal conspiracy to use intimidation, harassment and fear against representatives of No Labels, its donors and as potential candidates."{{Cite news |last=Trudo |first=Hanna |date=2024-01-18 |title=No Labels asks Justice Department to investigate alleged 'conspiracy' to block ballot efforts |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4415791-no-labels-asks-justice-department-to-investigate-conspiracy-to-block-ballot-efforts/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250202134651/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4415791-no-labels-asks-justice-department-to-investigate-conspiracy-to-block-ballot-efforts/ |archive-date=2025-02-02 |access-date=2025-03-02 |work=The Hill |language=en-US}} The complaint claimed members of Third Way and The Lincoln Project actively threatened No Labels and prospective candidates to cease their presidential ambitions. Both Third Way and the Lincoln Project have denied the allegations.{{cite news |last1=Corujo |first1=Cristina |title=No Labels files DOJ complaint about groups boycotting its 2024 presidential ballot access effort|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/no-labels-party-2024-presidential-ballot-access-effort-complaint/ |access-date=January 20, 2024 |work=CBS News |date=January 18, 2024}}{{Update inline|date=November 2024}}

Funding

No Labels does not disclose its donors' identities, citing the potential for lobbying and pressure campaigns for major donors to stop backing the organization. IRS section 501(c) organizations are not legally required to

disclose their donors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.action.nolabels.org/articles/9-labels-2024-insurance-project-faq#main|title=No Labels 2024 Insurance Project FAQ|date=April 2, 2023|website=nolabels.org|access-date=August 1, 2023|publisher=No Labels}} This lack of transparency has been a major source of criticism for the organization{{Cite web |last=Rich |first=Frank |author-link=Frank Rich |date=December 19, 2010 |title=The Bipartisanship Racket |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/opinion/19rich.html |access-date=October 27, 2021|work=The New York Times}} alongside critiques that the group prioritizes the wellbeing of wealthy donors instead of policies with broad appeal that could reduce partisanship.{{Cite web|last=Grim |first=Ryan |author-link=Ryan Grim |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Dark-Money Group to Donors: Reconciliation Bill Can Still be Killed|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/09/22/no-labels-reconciliation-infrastructure-sinema/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218180008/https://theintercept.com/2021/09/22/no-labels-reconciliation-infrastructure-sinema/ |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |access-date=October 26, 2021 |work=The Intercept}}{{Cite web |last=Fang |first=Lee |author-link=Lee Fang |date=August 26, 2021 |title=No Labels Offered Conservative Democrats Hundreds of Thousands to Spurn Nancy Pelosi Fundraiser |url=https://theintercept.com/2021/08/26/no-labels-billionaire-donors-josh-gottheimer/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108035029/https://theintercept.com/2021/08/26/no-labels-billionaire-donors-josh-gottheimer/ |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=October 26, 2021 |work=The Intercept}} The Intercept and Jacobin report examples of the group working to block tax increases on the wealthiest Americans and corporations.{{Cite web |last=Sirota |first=Sara |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Josh Gottheimer's Obstructionist Crew Raised Millions During Showdown With Nancy Pelosi|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/10/25/josh-gottheimer-donors-build-back-better/ |access-date=June 2, 2023 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Andrew |date=May 2023 |title=Last Year's Biden-Endorsed Gubernatorial Nominee in South Carolina Just Joined the No Labels Group|url=https://jacobin.com/2023/05/joe-biden-south-carolina-no-labels-centrism-joe-cunningham |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=Jacobin |language=en-US}} A 2023 Wall Street Journal article described the known donors as being from industries like energy and finance that largely lean Republican.{{Cite news |last=Bykowicz |first=Julie |date=July 2, 2023 |title=A Mysteriously Financed Group That Could Upend a Biden-Trump Rematch |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/a-mysteriously-financed-group-that-could-upend-a-biden-trump-rematch-d34ebaea |work=Wall Street Journal}}

Early donors to No Labels include board member Andrew Tisch, co-chairman of Loews Corporation; Ron Shaich, founder of Panera Bread; Dave Morin, a former Facebook executive, and supporters of Michael Bloomberg.{{Cite web|title=Aiming for the Political Middle|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704369304575632903048810256|url-access=subscription|last=Langley|first=Monica|date=November 24, 2010|work=The Wall Street Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125132244/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704369304575632903048810256.html|archive-date=November 25, 2010|url-status=live|access-date=October 27, 2021}} A 2018 Chicago Sun-Times investigation found five super PACs that were affiliated with No Labels,{{Cite web |first=Lynn |last=Sweet |date=March 12, 2018 |title=Bipartisan 'No Labels' group's super PAC network revealed: mega Chicago donors|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/bipartisan-no-labels-2018-super-pac-network-chicago-donors/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127000047/https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/bipartisan-no-labels-2018-super-pac-network-chicago-donors/ |archive-date=November 27, 2018|access-date=December 7, 2018 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2018/11/29/no-labels-nancy-pelosi-speaker-house-no-labels/|title=Billionaire Republican Donors Helped Elect Rising Centrist Democrats|last=Fang|first=Lee|date=November 29, 2018|website=The Intercept|language=en-US|access-date=December 1, 2018|archive-date=November 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129204732/https://theintercept.com/2018/11/29/no-labels-nancy-pelosi-speaker-house-no-labels/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Stein |first=Sam |work=The Daily Beast |date=December 3, 2018|title=How No Labels Went From Preaching Unity to Practicing the Dark Arts|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-no-labels-went-from-preaching-unity-to-practicing-the-dark-arts|access-date=December 22, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216005702/https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-no-labels-went-from-preaching-unity-to-practicing-the-dark-arts|url-status=live}} sparking an OpenSecrets investigation identifying two more.{{Cite web |date=August 2, 2018 |title=Super PAC behind spending in Minnesota and Florida primaries linked to nonpartisan No Labels group|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/08/super-pac-behind-spending-in-minnesota-and-florida-primaries-linked-to-nonpartisan-no-labels-group/ |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=OpenSecrets News |language=en}} All seven super PACs were closed in 2020.{{Cite web |title=United Together – committee overview |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00636050/|access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=FEC.gov |date=January 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Forward Not Back – committee overview|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00636068/ |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=FEC.gov |date=January 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Citizens for a Stong America Inc – committee overview |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00636977/ |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=FEC.gov |date=January 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=United for Progress, Inc. – committee overview|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00636043/ |access-date=May 9, 2023|website=FEC.gov |date=January 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Progress Tomorrow, Inc. – committee overview|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00681775/ |access-date=May 9, 2023|website=FEC.gov |date=January 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Govern Or Go Home – committee overview|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00636993/ |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=FEC.gov |date=January 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Patriotic Americans PAC – committee overview|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00637009/ |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=FEC.gov|date=January 2019 |language=en}} The Daily Beast reported that in 2018 No Labels' super PACs received more than $11 million from 53 donors, most of whom worked in finance.{{Cite web|title=How No Labels Went from Preaching Unity to Practicing the Dark Arts|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-no-labels-went-from-preaching-unity-to-practicing-the-dark-arts|last1=Stein|first1=Sam|last2=Markay|first2=Lachlan|date=December 3, 2018|work=The Daily Beast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015052932/https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-no-labels-went-from-preaching-unity-to-practicing-the-dark-arts|archive-date=October 15, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=October 27, 2021}} The New Republic reported in 2023 that No Labels received major funding from Harlan Crow, a leading donor to Republican and conservative causes.{{cite magazine|last=Strauss|first=Daniel|title=No Labels Took More Than $100,000 From Clarence Thomas Buddy Harlan Crow|magazine=The New Republic|date= April 19, 2023|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/172059/no-labels-took-100000-clarence-thomas-buddy-harlan-crow}} No Labels has been described as a dark money organization.{{Cite web |last=Dorn |first=Sara |title=What To Know About No Labels: Shadowy Political Group Raises Alarms Over A 'Spoiler' 2024 Presidential Candidate|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/07/18/what-to-know-about-no-labels-shadowy-political-group-raises-alarms-over-a-spoiler-2024-presidential-candidate/|access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Cooper |first=Jonathan |date=July 13, 2023 |title=Arizona Democrats file complaint against No Labels over donor secrecy|url=https://apnews.com/article/no-labels-arizona-campaign-finance-democrats-6ccc6d7a540213a11ae7a1361b635ec2 |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2023 |title='No Labels' is an insurance policy to benefit Trump|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/07/25/no-labels-is-an-insurance-policy-to-benefit-trump-editorial/ |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Sun Sentinel |language=en-US}}

Leadership

Nancy Jacobson has been the board president since the founding of the organization and as of 2022, CEO.{{Cite web |last=Lippman |first=Daniel |date=December 7, 2022 |title=Inside the turmoil roiling No Labels' unity ticket presidential campaign|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/07/no-labels-unity-presidential-ticket-centrist-group-2024-00072712 |access-date=September 25, 2023 |website=Politico |language=en}} In December 2020, No Labels announced Maryland governor Larry Hogan, as a national co-chair (prominent spokesperson{{Cite press release |date=January 28, 2021 |title=No Labels, Marking 10th Anniversary, Welcomes Maryland Governor Larry Hogan as National Co-Chair|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/no-labels-marking-10th-anniversary-welcomes-maryland-governor-larry-hogan-as-national-co-chair-301193131.html |access-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128105426/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/no-labels-marking-10th-anniversary-welcomes-maryland-governor-larry-hogan-as-national-co-chair-301193131.html |archive-date=January 28, 2021}}) to serve alongside the No Labels founding co-chair Joe Lieberman.{{cite web |last1=Booker |first1=Brakkton |title=Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Named Co-Chair Of Bipartisan Group No Labels|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/15/946819531/maryland-gov-larry-hogan-named-co-chair-of-bipartisan-group-no-labels |date=December 15, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2023 |website=National Public Radio}} In January 2023, former NAACP executive director Benjamin Chavis joined Hogan as national co-chair.{{cite web |last1=|first1=|date=January 23, 2023 |title=Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Named National Co-Chair of No Labels |url=https://sdvoice.info/dr-benjamin-f-chavis-jr-named-national-co-chair-of-no-labels/|access-date=April 3, 2023 |website=The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint}} In June 2023, former North Carolina governor Pat McCrory joined as a national co-chair.{{Cite magazine |last=Strauss |first=Daniel |date=June 12, 2023 |title=No Labels' Latest Recruit: The North Carolina Ex-Governor Behind the Infamous "Bathroom Bill"|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/173498/no-labels-recruit-pat-mccrory-north-carolina-ex-governor-infamous-bathroom-bill |access-date=February 22, 2024 |magazine=The New Republic |issn=0028-6583}} Hogan stepped down as co-chair in December 2023.{{cite news |title=Hogan steps down from No Labels board amid 2024 speculation|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4398706-hogan-steps-down-no-labels-board-2024-speculation/ |access-date=January 20, 2024 |work=The Hill |date=January 11, 2024}}

Nancy Jacobson and Jerald S. Howe Jr. (board treasurer) have been on the board since the founding of the group in 2010. Andrew Tisch joined in 2012. Andrew M. Bursky joined in 2015. Dennis C. Blair and Charles R. Black Jr. joined in 2019.{{Cite web|first1=Andrea|last1=Suozzo|first2=Ken|last2=Schwencke|first3=Mike|last3=Tigas|first4=Sisi|last4=Wei|first5=Alec|last5=Glassford|first6=Brandon|last6=Roberts|title=No Labels, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer|url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/271432208/ |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=ProPublica |date=May 9, 2013 |language=en}} Tish Bazil was added to the organization's website as a board member in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Legal Board - No Labels|url=https://www.nolabels.org/legal-board |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=www.nolabels.org |language=en}} Previous board members include: Ted Buerger (2010), Joshua Bekenstein (2010), Mark Nunnelly (2010), Mark McKinnon (2010–2012), Nate Garvis (2010–2013), Holly Page (2010–2013), Lisa Borders (2014–2017), Kenneth A. Gross (2012–2023) and Margie Fox (2009–2023).{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=David |date=July 12, 2023 |editor-last=Shaw |editor-first=Donald |title=No Labels Appears to Be Losing Board Members|url=https://readsludge.com/2023/07/12/no-labels-appears-to-be-losing-board-members/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Sludge |language=en-US}}

Based on 14 interviews with former employees in December 2022, Politico described a "cutthroat culture" within No Labels.{{cite news|last1=Lippman|first1=Daniel|date=December 7, 2022 |title=Inside the turmoil roiling No Labels' unity ticket presidential campaign |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/07/no-labels-unity-presidential-ticket-centrist-group-2024-00072712|access-date=December 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331050507/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/07/no-labels-unity-presidential-ticket-centrist-group-2024-00072712 |archive-date=March 31, 2023}} In response to the criticism, several senior officials for the group described to Politico the complaints as coming from "aggrieved ex-workers" who could not "adapt" to a demanding office culture. Politico reported that in addition to requiring non-disclosure agreements, Nancy Jacobson has been accused by former employees of asking staff members to obscure where they work on LinkedIn, allegedly, in order to make it more difficult for journalists to interview No Labels employees.

= Candidates =

Damon Townsend ran as a No Labels Party candidate for Secretary of State of Washington State in the August 6, 2024 primary.{{cite news |date=July 19, 2024|title=Know Your Candidates 2024: Damon Townsend, Washington Secretary of State|work=KATU (TV)|url=https://katu.com/news/know-your-candidates/damon-townsend-washington-secretary-of-state|access-date=August 17, 2024}} He finished fourth with 5.02% of the vote.{{cite web |date=August 7, 2024|title=August 6, 2024 Primary Results|work=Washington Secretary of State|url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20240806/secretary-of-state.html|access-date=August 17, 2024}}

Richard Grayson ran as a No Labels Party candidate for U.S. Representative from Alaska in the August 20, 2024 primary and finished tenth with 0.13% of the vote.{{cite web |date=August 21, 2024|title=2024 Primary Election Unoffficial Results|work=State of Alaska 2024 Primary Election Summary Report|url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/24PRIM/ElectionSummaryReport.pdf|access-date=September 1, 2024}}