The hope for a credible third-party 2024 candidate fizzles out

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The hope that a third-party candidate could threaten President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump‘s reelection appears to be fizzling out after several possible contenders declined to run in the 2024 race.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) became the latest candidate to pass on a presidential run when he announced on Friday that he wouldn’t launch an independent run with the centrist group No Labels.

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