2028 U.S presidential election (Nebula)

The 2028 United States presidential election was held on Tuesday November 7, 2028, it was the 61st presidential election in American history. It was one of the most controversial elections in American history, as it was the first time the electoral college tied. The United States House of Representatives picked Republican and former Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to be the President for 4 years, despite losing the popular vote to Incumbent Democratic President Kamala Harris.

The Harris presidency saw gridlock in Washington D.C, as the Republican controlled House of Representatives between 2027 to 2029 and the Senate from 2025 to 2029 refused to support Harris proposals for Climate Change, Electoral reform and other policies. Harris was challenged by the more leftist wing of the Democratic Party, with 2024 presidential candidate and U.S Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez challenging her once again for the Democratic nomination. After a competive primary season, Harris was able to secure the Democratic nomination. After Trump's death in 2027, the Republican Party stuggled to find a new leader, many candidates in the primaries tried to act like Trump, but the nomination went down to two candidates, former Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former FOX News commentator Tucker Carlson. DeSantis was able to win the nomination with the Republican establishment support. DeSantis picked UN Ambassador Nikki Haley as his running mate, which angered Carlson supporters. Due to infighting in both political parties, the radicals in both parties decided to vote third party, which gave third parties their best performance since 2016.

In the general election, DeSantis focused his campaign on election and education reform, stricter immigration and China. Harris focused her campaign on focused her supporters to vote for Democrats down-ballot so she could do what she promised in her first term.

On election night, DeSantis and Harris ended up in a tie in the electoral college, leaving the U.S Congress to decide the next President of the United States. The Republican majorities in the House and Senate picked DeSantis and Haley to become the 48th and 51st President and Vice President respectfully. DeSantis became the first Florida native President and Haley became the second female and second person of color to become Vice President. The results angered by Democrats, with protests occuring all across the country claiming Harris should have won.