The firm, Blitz Canvassing, was paid a total of $107,000 by No Labels’ affiliated nonprofit entity, Insurance Policy for America, to help it gather signatures in Colorado, the first state where No Labels, which has floated the idea of an independent presidential unity ticket in 2024, qualified as a minor political party. This would allow it to field a presidential candidate in the state. …

Blitz Canvassing, which is based in Colorado, has worked for Republican candidates in several states. DeSantis’ campaign paid it more than $8 million in 2022, according to Florida campaign finance records. The firm’s 2022 clients also included now-Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) and Colorado GOP Senate candidate Joe O’Dea, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. Insurance Policy for America reported paying the firm in December 2022.

[Meh. It’s an outfit that handles petition signing in politics. So what? This looks like a disqualifying offense to people who have never worked in politics. Best guess is that people are passing this stuff along to political reporters as a way to discredit Manchin or anyone else who would pull votes away from Joe Biden, which this would almost certainly do. If Trump was president, they’d be extolling No Labels’ ability to build contacts. — Ed]