United States Presidential Election, 2024 (The Pearl World)

The 2024 United States Presidential Election was the name of the 60th quadrennial presidential election which was held on November 5, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris, a member of the Democratic Party, ran for election, against Former President, Donald Trump, a member of the Republican Party, who ran for re-election for a second, non-consecutive term, after losing to then President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. In the run-up to the election, on May 30, 2024, Trump was convicted of 34 felonies related to falsifying business records, becoming the first president to be found guilty of a crime. On July 13, Trump was shot in an assassination attempt at one of his rallies.
Donald Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2025. Harris was confirmed on August 19th at the Democratic National Convention; Trump was confirmed on July 15. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emerged as the highest-polling third-party presidential candidate since Ross Perot in the 1992 election, running as an independent.
Leading campaign issues included abortion, border security and immigration, healthcare, education, the economy, foreign policy, LGBT rights, climate change, and democracy.
==Background==
===2021 Coup d'etat Attempt===
===Biden Presidency===
===Trump Announces Run===
===Trump Assassination Attempt===
On July 13, 2024, a 20 year old Shooter attempted to assassinate Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania. The Shooter attempted a head shot, but Trump moved his head, causing it to hit his ear. The President was quickly rushed to the Hospital, but was discharged that night.
===Biden Dropout Movement====
After the June 27th Presidential Debate, Members of the Democratic Party attempted to convince President Biden to drop out. Notable Politicans to call for Biden to drop out included Sherrod Brown, Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and Jamie Raskin. Biden finally caved on July 21, 2024, with Kamala Harris selected to be the Presidential Nominee.
==Nomination Process==
===Republican National Convention===
On July 18, 2024, Donald Trump was named the Republican Presidential Nominee with JD Vance as his running mate
===Democratic National Convention===
On August 6, 2024, Kamala Harris was named the Democratic Nominee with Tim Walz as her running mate
==Debates==
==Election Day==
In what was initially expected to drag out over a few days, became apparent in a single night, Donald Trump was re-elected to the Presidency in a devastating blow to the Democratic Party. The Republican Party had won the House, but found itself with a hung Senate. 
==Aftermath==
In the immediate aftermath, Protests erupted nationwide, with Donald Trump being labeled by many as a Political pariah. Democrats, Never Trump Republicans, and other political officials blockaded several major cities, with riots and vandalism in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles 
==Legacy==
== Legacy in Second American Civil War in The Pearl World Timeline ==
The Election saw the end of of the United States as a Political entity, with the American Union and the American Federation emerging in its place.
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