He was being courted by the No Labels group. He wasn’t going to win against Trump or Biden, but might have siphoned off several percent of voters who would otherwise go for Biden, throwing the election to Trump. Which was the whole point of trying to get him to run.
Thank you for the actual answer. I still think that’s really stupid though, as you’d have to be a fool to vote for him on his record in congress. I think it’s just as likely he’d siphon votes from Trump in that case.
He was being courted by the No Labels group. He wasn’t going to win against Trump or Biden, but might have siphoned off several percent of voters who would otherwise go for Biden, throwing the election to Trump. Which was the whole point of trying to get him to run.
Thank you for the actual answer. I still think that’s really stupid though, as you’d have to be a fool to vote for him on his record in congress. I think it’s just as likely he’d siphon votes from Trump in that case.
Polling made it clear he’d siphon off two or three times more voters from Biden than Trump.
And yes, some people are foolish and would have voted for him.