2032 United States Presidential Election (Om's World)

The 2032 United States presidential election was the 62nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2032. The Republican ticket of incumbent president Tucker Carlson and vice president Paul Gosar defeated Massachusetts Senator Ayanna Pressley and Colorado senator Joe Neguse. This was the first election in which a major party ticket consisted of two African American candidates. Carlson was the first incumbent President since Barack Obama 20 years prior to seek and win re-election.

In the Democratic primaries, backlash from progressives due to controversial loss of congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez in the 2028 democratic primaries and the attempt on her life resulted in the nomination of her friend and fellow progressive, Senator Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. She defeated former Vice President Roy Cooper in the primary. Pressley selected fellow U.S. senator Joe Neguse as her running mate. On the Republican side, President Carlson won the Republican nomination with no major challengers.

Carlson's opposition to internationalism, multilateralism, and multiculturalism, what he deemed "the three sins," were central to his campaign. During his tenure, Carlson scaled back U.S. military and humanitarian involvement abroad, refusing to deploy humanitarian aid to India during the Andhra Pradesh drought and famine which killed an estimated 13 million people. This move drew criticism from abroad and from the Pressley campaign, who promised to deploy aid to the region and negotiate waters sharing agreements with neighboring Nepal and Bangladesh. Carlson's crackdown on immigration, including a 10-year moratorium on all immigration to the United States, repeal of DACA, and revocation of green cards from Chinese immigrants were also major sources of controversy, which the Pressley campaign railed against during the election as "unconstitutional," and "unamerican." Carlson propagated fears of Pressley, who openly called identified a democratic socialist, by accusing her of being a "closeted communist," and "Chinese spy."

Voting rights were a cause of great concern among democracy watchdogs and voting rights groups. The Voting Protection Act of 2029, which was passed by a Republican congress and signed into law by Carlson, removed significant roadblocks to gerrymandering and enacted a nationwide voter ID mandate. Shortly after the law was passed, mid-cycle redistricting was initiated in 22 Republican-controlled states, a move which is widely considered by analysts to have saved the GOP from losing the House of Representatives in the 2030 midterm elections. This law, and laws passed at the state level, were criticized by Pressley, who pledged to reverse the laws. On the campaign trail, Carlson openly encouraged supporters to impersonate law enforcement personnel and immigration officers and promised to pardon supporters who used "whatever means necessary to stop illegal immigrants from voting." This resulted in widespread condemnation of Carlson from Democrats and international politicians.

Pressley flipped Maine, New Hampshire and Minnesota, states which Carlson flipped from Harris in 2028. Carlson held onto Arizona, Nevada, and North Carolina, states which he flipped from Harris in 2028 and thus allowing him to secure an electoral victory. Texas, the closest state in the race, was won by Carlson by a mere 38,000 votes. This was the seventh consecutive election in which the Democratic candidate won the popular vote.

Democratic Party
Ayanna Pressley became the nominee of the Democratic Party when she secured enough delegates to ensure her nomination on June 3. She was formally nominated for the position at the Democratic National Convention on July 27, 2032.

Republican Party
Tucker Carlson became the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party on May 8, 2032, when he secured enough delegates to ensure his nomination at the national convention. He was formally nominated at the convention on July 20.