Trump/Kennedy

Why not?

By Nick Catoggio

Jul 21, 2023

(Photo of Donald Trump by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images. Photo of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

A few days ago one of the least scary Republicans in Washington said something very frightening indeed.

"If it's a matchup between Biden and Trump, I know exactly where I'd go. I would go with Joe Manchin," GOP Sen. @lisamurkowski tells @MargaretHoover.

She says she doesn't want to vote "for the lesser of evils."

"I want to be proactive….I think Manchin could do the job.” (1/2) pic.twitter.com/LNiqLPROYd
— Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (@FiringLineShow) July 20, 2023

Oh dear.

Regular readers know where I stand on a No Labels candidacy. But for the diehard optimists among us, intent on believing that a centrist third-party run for president wouldn’t necessarily usher in the Trumpocalypse, I’ll concede that there’s data out there that suggests you’re right. A new poll from Monmouth finds that a generic “fusion ticket” consisting of one Democrat and one Republican would actually outperform the Republican frontrunner in the general election. Topline: Biden 37, Fusion Ticket 30, Trump 28.

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