Doyle McManus: A centrist, third-party alternative for 2024 is a nice idea — but a nightmare in practice
by Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
May 01, 2023
3 minutes
Now that the presidential campaign is underway, that low moan you hear is the sound of voters contemplating their likely fate: a choice between two elderly retreads, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Last week's NBC News poll confirmed a consensus: Hardly anyone is yearning for this rematch. A whopping 70% of Americans don't want Biden to run, including 51% of Democrats. Almost as many, 60%, don't want Trump to run, including about a third of Republicans.
But Americans are inventive. Can't some political entrepreneur find
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