Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan says he will not run for president as a No Labels independent candidate in 2024, despite more than a week of rumors. (Michael Holahan via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
Duncan entered office as a Republican when he won a general election for lieutenant governor in 2018.
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No Labels, a centrist group, has been attempting to put forward a presidential ticket for months. The group announced earlier this month that its roughly 800 delegates voted to give a thumbs up to fielding a presidential ticket.
"Now that No Labels’ delegates have given the go ahead for us to accelerate our candidate search for a Unity ticket, voters will read plenty of speculation about who would be on it. But No Labels has not yet chosen a ticket and any names floating around are being put out there by someone else," No Labels chief strategist Ryan Clancy emphasized last week.
Duncan's withdrawal comes weeks after former two-term Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland also took his name out of contention. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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There was also plenty of speculation that former U.N. ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was the final 2024 GOP rival to Trump before she recently ended her White House run, would consider joining a No Labels ticket. No Labels had expressed interest in her earlier this year.
Haley, however, has repeatedly shut down the idea.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
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