2024 U.S presidential election (Nebula)

The 2024 United States presidential election was held on Tuesday November 5, 2024, and was the 60th presidential election in American history.

The Democratic ticket of Incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper defeated the Republican ticket of former President Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Harris was elected the first female and first Indian-American president, as well as the second African-American president.

Incumbent President Joe Biden, who defeated Trump in the 2020 election, announced he would not run for re-election in January of 2023, citing his age and health concerns, as Biden was 82 during the election. Harris and Trump easily won their respective nominations. Harris picked two-term North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper as her running mate and Trump picked two-term Texas Senator Ted Cruz, which was his rival in 2016, as his running mate.

The election season focused on issues of Climate Change and Election intgerity. After Harris narrowly victories in Michigan and North Carolina, giving her the presidency, Donald Trump claimed the election was stolen from him and demanded the results be overturned. Newly-elected North Carolina Governor Mark Robinson refused to certify North Carolina's electoral votes, which lead to a lawsuit from the Harris campaign and protests at the Governor Mansion in Raleigh. Robinson later certified North Carolina's electoral votes under pressure from party officials. Trump would continue to claim falsehoods about the 2024 election until his death in 2027 to a heart attack.

Democratic Party

 * Kamala Harris, U.S Vice President (2021-2025) (Nominee)
 * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S Representative from New York (2019-present)
 * Pete Buttigieg, U.S Secretary of Transportation (2021-TBD)
 * Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina (2017-2025)

Republican Party

 * Donald Trump, former U.S President (2017-2021) (Nominee)
 * Mike Pence, former U.S Vice President (2017-2021)
 * Larry Hogan, former Governor of Maryland (2015-2023)
 * Liz Cheney, former U.S Representative from Wyoming (2017-2023)

Other Parties and Independent candidates

 * Dave Smith, comedian and podcaster from New York / Spike Cohen, podcaster and bussinessman from South Carolina (Libertarian Party)
 * Howie Hawkins, co-founder of the Green Party / Briahna Joy Gray, podcaster from Washington D.C. (Green Party)
 * Kanye West, rapper from Wyoming / Michelle Tidball, preacher from Wyoming (Independent)

The 13 Keys to the White House

 * 1) Midterm Gains: False
 * 2) No Primary Contest: True
 * 3) Incumbent seeking re-election: False
 * 4) No Third Party: True
 * 5) Strong short-term economy: True
 * 6) Strong long-term economy: True
 * 7) Major Policy Change: True (Infrustructure bill)
 * 8) No social unrest: True
 * 9) No Scandal: False (Biden's impeachment)
 * 10) No Military failure: False (afghanistan withdrawal)
 * 11) No Military success: True
 * 12) Charimastic incumbent: False
 * 13) Uncharimastic challenger: False

Allan Litchtman predicted a Kamala Harris (7-6) victory using the thirteen keys.