马里兰州州长韦斯·摩尔周日敦促西弗吉尼亚州参议员乔·曼钦他是民主党人，不打算竞选总统作为第三方候选人声称这样的出价没有成功的机会。
“我要告诉乔曼钦的是，我感谢他的服务。我认为他的职业生涯是卓越的，”摩尔告诉美国广播公司“本周”的联合主持人乔纳森·卡尔，并补充说，“我会敦促他不要卷入如此愚蠢的事情，损害他的遗产。”
周四，曼钦宣布他不会在参议院寻求连任但将继续参与政治，包括“走遍全国，发表意见，看看是否有兴趣发起一场运动来动员中产阶级。”
这只会加剧人们对他可能加入无标签集团的猜测，因为该集团正在考虑在2024年总统竞选中推出两党“团结”票。
曼钦没有公开排除白宫的出价，一位接近他的消息人士最近告诉美国广播公司新闻，“没有什么是不可能的。”No Labels在自己的声明中表示，该组织正在“收集全国各地会员的意见”，并将在明年初决定是否发起一场运动。
摩尔在“本周”节目中对该计划言辞犀利。
“没有标签...没有路径，没有政策平台。他们甚至没有候选人，”他说。
“没有标签是什么，这是一个由不愿透露其捐助者的暗钱组成的配置，但坦率地说，只是简单地通过不能实际提出解决方案来结束选举，这是继续在这种幻灭的火焰中扔木头，”他说。(No Labels表示，由于担心捐赠者可能会面临不必要的攻击，他们不会分享捐赠者的信息。)
参议院民主党最保守的成员曼钦成为与总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)达成协议的关键人物，而他们的政党在众议院占据50个席位的多数。考虑到西弗吉尼亚州的政治倾向，他的退休几乎保证了共和党人会让他的席位翻转。
但是，关于曼钦在参议院外的未来的传言越来越多，因为民主党对拜登在公众中的低支持率感到绝望，上周公布的一系列民调显示，他在几个摇摆州落后于前总统唐纳德·特朗普。
调查也一直显示美国人觉得拜登对于下一个任期来说太老了.
卡尔问摩尔对拜登年龄的担忧，但摩尔对此轻描淡写。相反，他为总统助了一臂之力，吹捧拜登在基础设施方面的记录，并警告说距离选举还有12个月。
“我认为当你看一年后的民调时，它们还不如写它们的那张纸，”这位州长说。
“我们实际上正在以两党合作的方式重建。当你想到人们所要求的，两党领导能得到的东西...这就是拜登总统，我认为这将在明年的选举中表现出来，”摩尔争辩道。
“这是关于表现，而不是个性，”摩尔谈到拜登时说，“这就是为什么他的表现是我深信美国人民会让他连任的原因。”
穆尔还指出，周二全国各地的选举结果显示，尽管拜登普遍不受欢迎，但民主党人赢得了肯塔基州、俄亥俄州、弗吉尼亚州和其他地方的关键竞选，因为选民“受到了以两党合作方式实际解决问题的激励。”
摩尔说，特别是，民主党在弗吉尼亚州立法选举中的胜利是对共和党州长格伦·扬金的“彻底否定”，他指的是扬金的大力参与和推动为期15周的堕胎禁令，但有例外。
卡尔问摩尔是否担心其他第三方候选人与拜登竞选，包括绿党候选人吉尔·斯坦、最近离开民主党的小罗伯特·肯尼迪和康奈尔·韦斯特。
摩尔坚持说他不介意。
“我认为拜登总统将继续展示的是，结果确实很重要。他说:“说我们要抱怨这个系统是一回事，实际努力让系统变得更好是另一回事。”。
Joe Manchin running 3rd party in 2024 would be 'so foolish,' fellow Democrat Wes Moore argues
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Sunday urged West Virginia Sen.Joe Manchin, a fellow Democrat, not to run for presidentas a third-party candidate next year, claiming such a bid has no chance of succeeding.
"My message to Joe Manchin is I thank him for his service. I think he's had a career of distinguished service," Moore told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl, adding, "I would urge him not to mar his legacy by getting involved in something so foolish."
On Thursday, Manchinannounced he would not seek another term in the Senatebut would remain involved in politics, including by "traveling the country and speaking out to see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle."
That has only fueled speculation he might join the group No Labels as it considers mounting a bipartisan "unity" ticket in the 2024 presidential race.
Manchin has not publicly ruled out a White House bid and a source close to him recently told ABC News that "nothing is off the table." No Labels said in its own statement that the group was "gathering input from our members across the country" and would decide by early next year on whether to mount a campaign.
Moore, on "This Week," had sharp words for that plan.
"No Labels ... has no path, has no policy platform. They don't even have a candidate," he said.
"What No Labels is, it's a configuration made up of dark money that won't disclose its donors but is, frankly, just going to simply hand an election off by being able to not actually come up with solutions, which is continuing to throw wood into this flame of disillusionment," he said. (No Labels has said it doesn't share its donors because of concerns they could face unnecessary attacks.)
Manchin, Senate Democrats' most conservative member, emerged as a key dealmaker with President Joe Biden while their party held a 50-seat majority in the chamber. His retirement all but guarantees Republicans will flip his seat, given West Virginia's political leanings.
But the mounting chatter about Manchin's future outside the Senate comes amid Democratic handwringing over Biden's poor ratings with the public, with a spate of polls released last week showing him trailing former President Donald Trump in several swing states.
Surveys have also consistently shown Americans feel Bidenis too old for another term.
Moore was asked by Karl about the concerns over Biden's age, but he played them down. He boosted the president instead, touting Biden's record on infrastructure and cautioning that the election is still 12 months away.
"I think when you're looking at polls a year out, they aren't worth the paper that they are written on," the governor said.
"We are actually rebuilding things in a bipartisan way. And when you think about what people are asking for, bipartisan leadership that can get things ... that's President Biden, and I think that will show up in the election for next year," Moore contended.
"This is about performance, not personalities," Moore said of Biden, "and that's why his performance is the reason that I believe deeply that the American people will give him a second term."
Moore also pointed to Tuesday's election results across the country, when Democrats won key races in Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia and elsewhere -- despite Biden's widespread unpopularity -- because voters are "motivated by the issues of actually things getting done in a bipartisan way."
In particular, Democratic wins in Virginia's legislative races were a "complete repudiation" of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Moore said, referencing Youngkin's heavy involvement and push for a 15-week abortion ban with exceptions.
Karl pressed Moore on whether he worried about any other third-party candidates running against Biden, including Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Robert Kennedy Jr., who recently left the Democratic Party, and Cornel West.
Moore insisted he wasn't bothered.
"I think what President Biden is going to continue to show is that results do matter. It's one thing to say we're going to rail against the system and it's another thing to actually work to make systems better," he said.
