Patricia Lopez, Columnist

Let’s Call No Labels and RFK Jr. What They Are: Spoilers

A rudderless third party and a nepo baby’s vanity run distort the dynamics of a pivotal election.

April 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM UTC

Patricia Lopez is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics and policy. She is a former member of the editorial board at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she also worked as a senior political editor and reporter.

Democratic National Committee Truck Outside The Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Vice Presidential Runnng Mate Announcement Calls Attention To Republican Funding Of RFK Jr. Presidential Campaign — Photographer: Thos Robinson/Getty Images North America

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No Labels, the self-described centrist group fueled largely by dark money donations from the uber-wealthy, recently abandoned its efforts to be a power player in the 2024 presidential race. And to that we say good riddance.

Throughout history, third-party candidates have — like it or not — played the role of spoiler, a wild card that tilts the election to one of the major party candidates.