How Democrats Are Trying to Cut Off a 2024 Spoiler Campaign

Democrats are confident Joe Biden can defeat any Republican nominee next year – Donald Trump or otherwise. Their confidence wavers if a well-funded third-party candidate is on the ballot in key battleground states.

Leading Democratic organizations and operatives are working behind the scenes to cut off possible spoiler runs before they even begin, driven by fears that almost any third-party campaign would cut into Biden’s margins and deliver the presidency to the Republican nominee in 2024.

A trio of Democratic-aligned groups – MoveOn, Center for American Progress and Third Way...