2024 U.S. presidential election

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The 2024 United States presidential election is a currently brewing shitshow, expected to occur on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. It will be a rematch between incumbent President Joe Biden, and former President Donald Trump. Both candidates have become incredibly and increasingly unpopular making others in the primaries more appealing, albeit lacking the chances to win.

Key issues[edit]

Democracy[edit]

Democracy is on the ballot. Your freedom is on the ballot.
—Joe Biden[1]

The fallout from the events of January 6 hangs like a cloud over the campaign trail. Republicans have taken an increasingly Christian nationalist tone from the vocal hard right members.

Economy[edit]

The Post-COVID world saw record high inflation after months of shutting down, causing millions of Americans to grow frustrated with the state of the economy, and was a leading campaign issue that led to Republicans barely taking over the House in the 2022 midterm elections. While rates of inflation have peaked in the summer of 2022, some goods have remained stubbornly high.

Abortion[edit]

If there was anything that kept Democrats some resemblance of control in Congress and gubernatorials, it would be when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the summer of 2022.

Background Noise[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Democrats[edit]

  • President Joe Biden of Delaware
  • Venture capitalist Jason Palmer of Maryland
  • Performance artist Vermin Supreme of Massachusetts
  • Spiritual writer Marianne Williamson of California (suspended and later un-suspended her campaign)

Withdrawn[edit]

  • Congressman Dean Phillips of Minnesota (endorsed Biden)[2]
  • Political commentator Cenk Uygur of California

Republicans[edit]

  • Former President Donald Trump of Florida
  • Bishop E. W. Jackson of Virginia

Withdrawn[edit]

  • Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida (endorsed Trump)[3]
  • Nondenominational pastor Ryan Binkley of Texas (endorsed Trump)
  • Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota (endorsed Trump)[4]
  • Former Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey
  • Talk radio host Larry Elder of California (endorsed Trump)[5]
  • Former Congressman Will Hurd of Texas
  • Former Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas
  • Businessman Perry Johnson of Michigan
  • Former Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana
  • Investor Vivek Ramaswamy of Ohio (endorsed Trump)[6]
  • Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina (endorsed Trump)[7]
  • Miami Mayor Francis Suarez of Florida
  • Former Ambassador Nikki Haley of South Carolina

Independent/third party[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]