2024 Presidential Election (If Trump Runs)

The 2024 United States presidential election will be the 60th quadrennial presidential election, scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The Republican Party ticket of former president Donald Trump and U.S. representative Kevin McCarthy defeated the Democratic Party ticket of Incumbent president Kamala Harris and incumbent U.S. senator from Georgia Jon Ossoff.
==Background==
====Resignation of President Biden====
On January 20, 2023 at 12:00 ET, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. at resigned the office of the President of the United States due to deteriorating health. Vice-President Kamala Harris was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts in the State Dining Room at the White House. 
====Vice-Presidential Nomination and Confirmation====
On January 27, 2023, President Kamala Harris announced her nomination of Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia for Vice-President of the United States. On January 30, 2023, Jon Ossoff was confirmed in the United States Senate by a vote of 52-48. Vice-President Jon Ossoff was sworn in by Associate Justice Elena Kagan in the White House Rose Garden.
==Republican Primary==
==== Candidates ====
File:Donaldtrump-0.jpg|Donald Trump Former President of the United States
File:Mike-Pence.jpg|Mike Pence Former Vice-President of the United States
==== Debates ====
No.	Date 	Location
1 	October 27, 2023 	Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia
2 	December 6, 2023 	Oklahoma City Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3 	January 12, 2023 	Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
4 	February 5, 2024 	Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
5 	February 16, 2024	Charleston Southern University, Charleston, South Carolina
6 	February 20, 2024	Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada
=== Delegate Count ===
Nominee: 
* Donald Trump - 2,298 delegates
Other Candidates: 
* Mike Pence - 161 delegates
==== Vice Presidential Selection ====
On August 1st, 2024, Presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, announced he was selecting, Republican congressional leader Kevin McCarthy of California as his running mate. 
File:Mccharty.jpg|Kevin McCarthy Vice-Presidential Nominee
==== Ticket ====
2024 Republican Party Ticket
 	
Donald Trump 	Kevin McCarthy
for President	for Vice-President
 	
== Democratic Primary ==
==== Candidates ====
File:Kamala-Harris.jpeg|Kamala Harris President of the United States
File:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Official Portrait (cropped 2).jpg|Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Senator from New York
File:Bill Gates.jpeg|Bill Gates Businessman and Philanthropist
==== Debates ====
No.	Date 	Location
1 	October 15, 2023 	Arsht Center, Miami, Florida
2 	December 19, 2023	Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
3 	February 7, 2024 	University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
4 	February 12, 2024	Howard University, Washington, D.C.
==== Delegate Count ====
First Ballot:
* Kamala Harris - 2,105 delegates
* Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - 1,874 delegates
* Bill Gates - 952 delegates
Nominee (after final ballot):
* Kamala Harris - 2,808 delegates
Other Candidates (after final ballot):
* Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 2,092 delegates
* Bill Gates: 20 delegates
==== Vice-Presidential Selection ====
During the Democratic Debates, President Harris announced that Vice-President Ossoff would be her running mate in the 2024 presidental election.
File:Jon Ossoff on Showtime (cropped).png|Jon Ossoff Vice-Presidential Nominee
==== Ticket ====
2024 Democratic Party Ticket
 	
Kamala Harris	Jon Ossoff
for President	for Vice-President
 	
==General Election==
====Battleground States====
*Arizona
*Florida
*Georgia
*Michigan
*Pennsylvania
*Wisconsin
====General Election Debates====
No.	Date 	Location 	Moderator	Candidates
1 	October 15, 2024	Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York 	
*David Muir	
*Donald Trump
*Kamala Harris
2 	October 30, 2024	Le Théâtre des Arts, Paris Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada	
*Margaret Brennan	
*Kevin McCarthy
*Jon Ossoff
==Results==
Candidates 	Election Results	Election Results
Candidates 	Popular Vote 	Electoral Vote
Trump/McCarthy	(~80 million) 	270
Harris/Ossoff 	(~85 million) 	268
==Opinion Polling==
====Exit Polling====
Trump/McCarthy:
*The defining issues among Trump/McCarthy voters were:
**Conservative Social Issues
**Immigration
** Economy
*The defining reasons why voters didn't vote for Trump/McCarthy were:
**Dislike of the candidates
**Handling of the Covid Pandemic
**1/6/21 Capitol Riot
**Post-presidency scandal
**Personality
Harris/Ossoff
*The defining issues among Harris/Ossoff voters were:
** Energy
**Climate
**Healthcare
*The defining reasons why voters didn't vote for Harris/Ossoff were:
**Dislike of the candidates
**Handling of economy
**Handling of foreign policy
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