“No Labels, the organization attempting to assemble a third-party presidential unity ticket, is openly floating the prospect of a ‘coalition government’ forming after the 2024 election if no candidate reaches the 270 Electoral College votes necessary to win the White House,” NBC News reports.
“Officials with the group are mapping out an unlikely and largely unprecedented scenario where they could be in a position to cut deals on policy, Cabinet posts or even the vice presidency if their still-unformed ticket manages to win electoral votes and blocks a major-party nominee from winning the presidency outright.”
Said Ryan Clancy, the chief strategist for No Labels: “It’s possible that if you got to the Electoral College and no candidate had 270, that there could be negotiation to create a coalition government where electors get traded between different candidates to get somebody over 270.”
Clancy added: “There are quite a number of states that have what are called ‘unbound electors,’ which is to say: Those electors are not statutorily required to vote for the candidate that won their state at the Electoral College.”
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