One-time Republican New Jersey Governor and guy who heckles Little League umpires Chris Christie turned down the Presidential nomination for the No Labels Party, whose chairman also abandoned the Party as it enters prime campaign season, the Washington Post reports.
“I appreciate the encouragement I’ve gotten to pursue a third-party candidacy,” Christie said in a statement to The Washington Post on Wednesday. “While I believe this is a conversation that needs to be had with the American people, I also believe that if there is not a pathway to win and if my candidacy in any way, shape or form would help Donald Trump become president again, then it is not the way forward.”
While it secured spots on November ballots in several states, No Labels has reportedly been turned down by every politician its leadership has approached to head the Party’s inaugural 2024 ticket. West Virginia Democrat-ish Senator Joe Manchin and former Maryland Republican Governor Larry Hogan reportedly declined offers.