2024 United States Presidential Election (Za Glutton)

The 2024 United States presidential election was the 60th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5. The Republican Party ticket of former President Donald Trump and Governor of South Dakota Krsiti Noem defeated the Democratic Party ticket of incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.

Democratic Primary
Despite previous pledges to run for a second term, and relatively average approval ratings (usually floating around -3 to +2), incumbent President Joe Biden gave a rose garden speech in March of 2023 announcing that he would not run for a second term, stating that "its time for a new generation of leadership" to lead the Democratic Party. It was compared by the media to a similar speech Biden made in 2015 announcing his intention not to run in the following year's election following the death of his son, Beau. Less than a week later, Vice President Harris announced her campaign at a rally in San Francisco, California, headlined by endorsements and speeches from Senator Elizabeth Warren, Governor Gavin Newsom and Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. In her own speech, Harris stated that it was her goal to "build upon the foundations that our administration have set over the past years, and to continue the reform the flaws exposed in previous administrations for all Americans", in an obvious nod to her most likely opponent, Donald Trump. The speech was criticized by many on the right and left as unambitious, with too many platitudes and not enough substance. Despite this, almost all influential Democrats endorsed her campaign, with only one major challenger; incumbent Secretary of Transportation and 2020 Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, Due to Harris being considered a shoe-in for the nomination, the mudslinging in the campaign was minimal, and at the few debates held, Harris and Buttgieg focused on the accomplishments of the administration and their contributions to it rather than attacking each other. Buttigieg won the Iowa caucuses, with 51% to Harris' 46%; the New Hampshire Primary was also close; Harris won with only 54% of the vote compared to Buttigieg's 44%. In Nevada, Harris won a landslide victory, with 67% to Buttigieg's 30%. Buttigieg proceded to drop out and endorse Harris after this result.

Republican Primary
Following the 2020 Election and the consensus belief that it was rigged against Trump in the Republican Party, it was widely speculated that the former president would run again. However, the first candidate to announce was, surprisingly, his former vice president, Mike Pence, in February 2023, in New Hampshire. He emphasized that the changes that the Trump-Pence administration were highly beneficial and should be expanded upon, reverting any of the Biden-Harris administration's policies but that there should be a new leader to head those changes. In March, Trump himself announced his campaign in Jacksonville, Florida, at a rally headlined by endorsements by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The former President and VP were largely civil; however, the former President often suggested that Pence wasn't "tough enough" to attack Harris and Biden head-on. Also running was Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez, and former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. In Iowa, Trump won by a large margin, with 68% of the vote compared to Pence's 20%, Hogan's 5% and Suarez's 3%. In New Hampshire, it was closer; Trump won 57% of the vote to Pence's 22%, Hogan's 14% and Suarez's 4%. Pence would soon drop out after the New Hampshire primary, and although Suarez and Hogan stayed in, they struggled to get more than single digits in any state, making Trump the presumptive nominee.

Democratic: Atlanta, Georgia
The Democratic National Convention was held from August 12th-August 15, 2024. The theme of the convention was "Building Back For the People".

Day 1: Building Back for Working People
Keynote Speakers:


 * US Senator from Ohio Sherrod Brown
 * Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer
 * Labor Leader Dolores Huerta

Day 2: Building Back for People of Color
Keynote Speakers


 * House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies
 * DNC Chairman Jamie Harrison
 * US Senator from California Alex Padilla

Day 3: Building Back for Young People
Keynote Speakers


 * US Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders
 * US Senator from Georgia Jon Ossoff
 * Secretary of Transportation and VP Nominee Pete Buttigieg

Day 4: Building Back for Our Children
Keynote Speakers


 * President Joe Biden
 * Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff
 * Vice President and Presidential nominee Kamala Harris

Republican: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Republican National Convention was held from August 19th-22nd, 2024. The theme of the convention was "Rebuilding America's Strength".

Day 1: Rebuilding America's Economy
Keynote Speakers


 * Donald Trump Jr., son of the nominee
 * Ben Carson, Former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
 * Josh Mandel, US Senator from Ohio

Day 2: Rebuilding America's Freedom
Keynote Speakers


 * Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Governor of Arkansas
 * Andy Biggs, US Representative from Arizona
 * Mike Pence, former Vice President of the United States

Day 3: Rebuilding America's Security
Keynote Speakers


 * Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House
 * Ted Cruz, US Senator from Texas
 * Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota and VP nominee

Day 4: Rebuilding the American Way of Life

 * Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida
 * Melania Trump, former First Lady and wife of Presidential Nominee
 * Donald Trump, former President of the United States and Presidential Nominee