6 days ago
- Automotive
- Wall Street Journal
From Joe Lieberman to Elon Musk
Elon Musk and the America Party he announced July 5 promise a well-funded challenge to the two-party status quo. My late father, Joe Lieberman, spent much of his last energy on preparing a third-party challenge in 2024. Known as the No Labels Insurance Policy, the effort would have run a bipartisan unity ticket for president and vice president if the two major parties produced candidates that most Americans could do without.
The unity ticket didn't materialize, largely because both parties—mainly the Democrats—thoroughly demonized the effort. They called it a threat to democracy because they thought it could lead to Mr. Trump's election. No Labels employees were publicly identified and doxxed. Donors grew leery. Potential candidates were openly threatened with political oblivion if they became part of the bipartisan effort.
