There’s at least one person already involved with No Labels who is willing to lead its presidential “Unity Ticket” in this year’s election. He’s just very far from the type of high-profile nominee the group has said it wants for the job.
Elbert “Al” Bartell, a former independent Senate and gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, told NOTUS on Thursday that he would accept No Labels’ presidential nomination if offered, saying the group might need to turn to an authentically independent candidate if it hopes to field a ticket in 2024.
Bartell isn’t coming out of nowhere: He is one of No Labels’ 800 delegates charged with approving the group’s presidential and vice presidential nominees. But he said that in light of the series of other candidates turning down the group, he’s willing to step up and fill the void.