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The '''2024 American presidential election''', commonly called the '''2024 election''', is an upcoming election in the [[United States]] (US) to determine the next [[President of the United States]] (POTUS) and the next [[Vice President of the United States]] (VPOTUS). It is predicted to be a highly contested election given the strong levels of [[electoral fraud]] in the previous [[2020 American presidential election]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-2020-presidential-election-voter-fraud-dead-voters Tucker Carlson: Yes, dead people voted in this election and Democrats helped make it happen]</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/tucker-investigates-fulton-county-election-incident Tucker investigates Fulton County election incident]</ref> [[Third party (United States)|Third parties]], including the [[Libertarian Party]], [[Green Party]], and [[Birthday Party]], are expected to do well given the rising distaste for the [[Democratic Party]] and [[Republican Party]] in the eyes of the American public.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/column-centrist-third-party-alternative-160058954.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADS45RnmK9jXXXKa5O3iYXKAIerqMNGhXVN-6JVk-bwHMiFkCkh4jq8WawyF5_O5JMLh8dAoVs05ko6k0WChfVYj6plKl-JBKlCmTbuZq1TwY4UFBXC7bjT2tx4b4hu5j1XnuhpP-KWFueYYogXRFj7JzKfyl6C8A2CUFiWTme4v Column: A centrist, third-party alternative for 2024 is a nice idea — but a nightmare in practice]</ref><ref>[https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4026127-how-2024-could-be-the-year-of-the-third-party-president/ How 2024 could be the year of the third-party president]</ref>

Polling currently suggests that the incumbent POTUS, [[Joe Biden]], will not be reelected. He is expected to either lose the Democratic Party's [[primary election]] to [[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.]] or lose the general election to the [[Republican Party]]'s nominee,<ref>[https://www.aei.org/op-eds/five-reasons-why-biden-might-lose-in-2024/ Five Reasons Why Biden Might Lose in 2024]</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/us/politics/biden-2024-polls.html Biden Casts Himself as the Trump Beater. Polls Suggest That’s No Sure Thing.]</ref><ref>[https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4020920-why-i-believe-rfk-jr-will-be-the-2024-democratic-nominee/ Why I believe RFK Jr. will be the 2024 Democratic nominee]</ref> which is currently presumed to be former POTUS [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XorLrilFyGA Trump's Unstoppable Momentum: Top GOP Figures Back His Bid]</ref> In the event that Biden and Trump both win their respective parties' primary elections, the 2024 election will be a rematch of the 2020 election.

== Democratic Party nomination ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Declared candidates
!Name
!Age
!Occupation
!Home state
!Campaign launch
|-
|[[Jerome Segal]]
|79
|Research scholar
|[[Maryland]]
|July 20, 2022
''(withdrew May 1, 2023)''
|-
|[[Marianne Williamson]]
|70
|Author
|[[California]]
|March 4, 2023
|-
|[[Joe Exotic]]
|60
|Imprisoned convict
|[[Texas]]
|April 11, 2023
|-
|[[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.]]
|69
|Lawyer
|[[California]]
|April 19, 2023
|-
|[[Joe Biden]]
|80
|[[President of the United States]]
|[[Delaware]]
|April 25, 2023
|-
|[[Joe Manchin]]
|75
|[[United States Senate|United States Senator]]
|[[West Virginia]]
|''Expected December 31, 2023''
|}

== Republican Party nomination ==

=== Candidates ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Declared candidates
!Name
!Age
!Occupation
!Home state
!Campaign launch
|-
|[[Corey Stapleton]]
|55
|Former [[Secretary of State of Montana]]
|[[Montana]]
|November 11, 2022
|-
|[[Donald Trump]]
|76
|Former [[President of the United States]]
|[[Florida]]
|November 15, 2022
|-
|[[John Anthony Castro]]
|37
|Tax consultant
|[[Texas]]
|December 6, 2022
|-
|[[Steve Laffey]]
|61
|Businessman
|[[Colorado]]
|February 1, 2023
|-
|[[Nikki Haley]]
|51
|Former [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]]
|[[South Carolina]]
|February 14, 2023
|-
|[[Vivek Ramaswamy]]
|37
|Businessman
|[[Ohio]]
|February 21, 2023
|-
|[[Perry Johnson]]
|75
|Businessman
|[[Michigan]]
|March 21, 2023
|-
|[[Asa Hutchinson]]
|72
|Former [[Governor of Arkansas]]
|[[Arkansas]]
|April 6, 2023
|-
|[[Larry Elder]]
|71
|Media personality
|[[California]]
|May 1, 2023
|-
|[[Tim Scott]]
|57
|[[United States Senate|United States Senator]]
|[[South Carolina]]
|May 19, 2023
|-
|[[Ron DeSantis]]
|44
|[[Governor of Florida]]
|[[Florida]]
|May 24, 2023
|-
|[[Chris Christie]]
|60
|Former [[Governor of New Jersey]]
|[[New Jersey]]
|''Expected June 6, 2023''
|-
|[[Doug Burgum]]
|66
|[[Governor of North Dakota]]
|[[North Dakota]]
|''Expected June 7, 2023''
|-
|[[Mike Pence]]
|63
|Former [[Vice President of the United States]]
|[[Indiana]]
|''Expected June 15, 2023''
|-
|[[Chris Sununu]]
|48
|[[Governor of New Hampshire]]
|[[New Hampshire]]
|''Expected June 15, 2023''
|-
|[[Mike J. Rogers]]
|59
|Former [[United States House of Representatives|United States Representative]]
|[[Michigan]]
|''Expected June 30, 2023''
|-
|[[Francis X. Suarez]]
|45
|[[Mayor of Miami]]
|[[Florida]]
|''Expected June 30, 2023''
|}

=== History ===
Following the 2020 American presidential election, it was highly expected that Donald Trump was going to run a fourth time in order to serve a second term as President. He publicly expressed interest in this idea as early as 2021, especially after the [[January 6 protest]]. In August 2022, the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) launched the [[Siege of Mar-a-Lago]], attacking Trump's home in an attempt to undermine his candidacy.<ref>[https://socialistrevolution2030.wordpress.com/siege-of-mar-a-lago-the-biden-administration-cracking-down-on-political-opponents/ Siege of Mar-a-Lago: The Biden administration cracking down on political opponents]</ref> He officially announced his campaign on November 15, 2022, making him the second individual to declare his candidacy. He was arraigned by [[New York]] authorities on April 4, 2023, in an invalid legal campaign by [[George Soros]] and [[Alvin Bragg]] to undermine his candidacy again.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rfgObyWN_Ss Outside Trump’s Arraignment]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVS6iwjmaNA The Trump Indictment: EXPLAINED!]</ref> The arraignment ultimately made his campaign even stronger and he has been the ''de facto'' presumptive nominee ever since. Donald Trump's polling for the Republican primaries peaked at 61% on May 16, 2023, over a month after the arraignment.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4006132-61-percent-of-gop-primary-voters-back-trump-in-new-poll/ 61 percent of GOP primary voters back Trump in new poll]</ref>

Several allies of Donald Trump within the Republican Party have announced campaigns for 2024 with the goal of increasing their publicity for the [[2028 American presidential election]]. Most of these candidates have no intention of beating out Trump. Notable examples of such candidates include [[Vivek Ramaswamy]], [[Larry Elder]], and [[Tim Scott]]. Of the three, Donald Trump has expressed approval for the campaigns of Vivek and Scott,<ref>[https://www.outlookindia.com/international/donald-trump-hails-indian-american-us-presidential-republican-candidate-vivek-ramaswamy-news-284174 Donald Trump Hails Indian-American US Presidential Republican Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/22/trump-tim-scott-campaign-00098189 Trump wishes Scott ‘good luck’ with presidential campaign]</ref> although Elder has attempted to promote himself as an alternative to Trump in what is most likely an optics strategy.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4023371-larry-elder-rails-against-trumps-ability-to-attract-swing-voters-ahead-of-2024/ Larry Elder rails against Trump’s ability to attract swing voters ahead of 2024]</ref>

During the [[2022 American midterms]], the Democratic Party and [[Neoconservatism|neoconservative]] faction of the Republican Party began trying to butter up [[Ron DeSantis]] to run against Trump for the Republican nomination. This was in spite of the fact that DeSantis had [[DeSantis Deception|previously postured himself]] as an ally of Trump, and that Trump had likewise played a major role in helping DeSantis get elected [[Governor of Florida]]. Major elements of the [[Deep State]] bribed DeSantis into moving away from Trump and quietly set up monetary institutions to donate towards DeSantis. Trump was furious when he found out and immediately began to attack DeSantis, assinging him the nickname "Ron DeSanctimonious."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9R0yxAcvls The Plot Against Donald Trump]</ref> The clash between DeSantis and Trump escalated after he officially declared his candidacy via a [[Twitter Spaces|Twitter Space]] on May 24, 2023. In what may have actually been a strategic sabotage by [[Elon Musk]], the Space ended in a disaster and ultimately hurt the DeSantis campaign early on.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXEuGWiWsM The DeSantis Disaster]</ref> [[Donald Trump, Jr.]], Trump's popular son, has described the Space as a "DeSaster." DeSantis is currently considered Trump's main challenger, however his polling for the Republican nomination has sanken as low as 16%.<ref>[https://floridapolitics.com/archives/608739-another-poll-shows-ron-desantis-at-16-nationally/ Poll pegs Ron DeSantis at 16% nationally in GOP Primary]</ref>

The former Vice President to Donald Trump, [[Mike Pence]], is expected to announce his campaign by June 15, 2023. He has agreed to hold a presidential townhall with [[CNN]], which indirectly confirms that he is going to be running against Trump.

== Libertarian Party nomination ==

=== Candidates ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Declared candidates
!Name
!Age
!Occupation
!Home state
!Campaign announcement
|-
|[[Lars Mapstead]]
|53
|Businessman
|[[California]]
|March 23, 2021
|-
|[[Joe Exotic]]
|60
|Imprisoned convict
|[[Texas]]
|March 10, 2023
''(withdrew April 11, 2023)''
|-
|[[Chase Oliver]]
|37
|Former Chairman of the [[Atlanta Libertarian Party]]
|[[Georgia]]
|April 5, 2023
|-
|[[Mike ter Maat]]
|Over 35
|Police officer
|[[Oregon]]
|April 18, 2023
|}

== Green Party nomination ==

=== Candidates ===
There are currently no declared candidates for the Green Party in 2024, however it is highly expected that 2020 nominee and party co-founder [[Howie Hawkins]] will launch a campaign. 2012 and 2016 candidate [[Jill Stein]] is also expected to run following her reemergence in politics as a member of the [[Rage Against the War Machine]] movement.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGAPWZ4RjiY Jill Stein - Rage Against The War Machine]</ref>

== Birthday Party nomination ==

=== Candidates ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Declared candidates
!Name
!Age
!Occupation
!Home state
!Campaign announcement
|-
|[[Ye]]
|45
|Rapper
|[[California]]
|November 20, 2022
|}

=== History ===
The Birthday Party first emerged during the 2020 American presidential election as the party of [[Kanye West]]. Running as a third party candidate, Kanye unsurprisingly lost his election bid by a landslide. Prior to 2020, he had publicly expressed interest in a 2024 bid to be the successor to Donald Trump, whom he expected to win a second term in 2020.<ref>[https://www.wmagazine.com/story/kanye-west-donald-trump-visit Kanye West Paid Donald Trump a Visit and Left With a 2024 Campaign Plan]</ref> In 2021, Kanye legally changed his full name to just Ye.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/entertainment/kanye-west-ye-intl-scli/index.html Forget Kanye West. He’s now officially just Ye]</ref> Trump announced his reelection bid on November 15, 2022, which Ye initially reacted positvely towards.

Ye announced his second bid for President on November 20, 2022.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-2024-presidential-run-enlists-milo-yiannopoulos-1235175253/amp/ Kanye West Confirms Presidential Run, Enlists Milo Yiannopoulos for His 2024 Campaign]</ref> He was joined by popular [[Paleoconservatism|paleoconservative]] commentator and Trump supporter [[Nick Fuentes]]. Despite running on different platforms for different parties, Ye remained relatively close personal friends with his political adversary. The two had a dinner together at [[Mar-a-Lago]] on November 24, 2022, in which Fuentes also attended as a guest. Trump and Ye reportedly got into an argument when Ye asked him to drop his presidential campaign and become the Birthday Party's nominee for Vice President.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3749908-kanye-west-says-he-asked-trump-to-be-his-2024-running-mate/ Kanye West says he asked Trump to be his 2024 running mate]</ref> Trump responded to this suggestion by warning Ye that he was destined to lose in 2024.<ref name=":0">[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3749908-kanye-west-says-he-asked-trump-to-be-his-2024-running-mate/ Pence says Trump should apologize; ‘wrong’ to give antisemite ‘a seat at the table’]</ref> Despite being considered politically irrelevant, Ye's campaign has gained media attention because of the dinner with Trump and Fuentes. Former Vice President Mike Pence also gave attention to the campaign by criticizing Ye.<ref name=":0" />

In May 2024, Ye fired Nick Fuentes from his campaign team. This was explained due to the controversy surrounding Fuentes's participation in the [[Alt-Right]] and the bad press Ye got from bringing Fuentes to the dinner with Trump. Fuentes was replaced by another controversial political commenator, [[Milo Yiannopoulos]].<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/05/04/kanye-west-reportedly-fires-extremist-nick-fuentes-from-political-team-and-rehires-milo-yiannopoulos-after-trump-dinner-rift/?sh=53e806a85f1d Kanye West Reportedly Fires Extremist Nick Fuentes From Political Team And Rehires Milo Yiannopoulos After Trump Dinner Rift]</ref>

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