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Democratic operative Paul Begala put out a piece overnight dinging No Labels for our efforts to give voters an independent alternative option in the 2024 presidential election should both parties nominate unpopular candidates. Unfortunately, Washington works that way sometimes – when you mess with the status quo, the powers that be can get grumpy. 

You’re going to start hearing more buzz about No Labels as we continue our exciting work, and I want you to know how grateful we are for your support. Rest assured that we’re not going to roll over just because the establishment aren’t happy with us. 

We’re all in this together, for the long haul, because we truly believe that millions of people like you are desperate to see less of the partisanship running Washington these days and more of the commonsense results No Labels is proud to support. That’s why today, I want to share what my good friend Mike Rawlings said in response to Paul Begala’s op-ed. Mike’s a Democrat like Paul. He served as mayor of Dallas for 8 years. And he cofounded No Labels to help prove wrong the exact assumptions that Paul makes in his op-ed.  

Here’s what Mike had to say: 

Hi Paul, I’m Mike Rawlings. I served as mayor of Dallas for 8 years. I’m not a Washington insider … I am just out here in middle America and wanted to respond to your CNN article about No Labels. You said we’re going to spoil the election and throw it to Trump. 

I can tell you this: I’ll never be part of something like that. 

I’m a founding co-chair of No Labels and you and I have two things in common:

• We’re both Democrats.
• And we both love this country and want the best for it. 

But there’re some misconceptions in your article I need to clear up.  

No Labels spent the last year working to get on the ballot in states across the country for a simple reason:

• The American people want inspiring choices in the 2024 presidential election, and there’s a good chance the major parties won’t give us one.

This is an insurance policy for the country, and it’s one we don’t want to use.  

But if the parties keep forcing the American people down a road they don’t want to go, there’s a big opening for an independent. I know you’ve seen the polls that over 60 percent of Americans don’t want a Trump-Biden rematch in 24. And No Labels’ numbers are showing that an independent ticket can win outright and that the ticket pulls evenly from both sides. 

If you want to hear a little more about our perspective, or share your own, I have a speaker series here in Dallas and would love to have you down.

We’re sending that message to Paul Begala and anyone else who is worried that we’ll act as a spoiler in the 2024 elections because we want to make our intentions clear. No Labels will always put the country over the demands of any political party, and right now, the country is crying out for an alternative to the same old choices in our politics.  

Until that changes, we’re going to keep at it, and I’m so thankful you’re along for the ride with us. 

Let’s keep up the good fight! 

Margaret White  
Co-executive Director