2024 US Election (A Boring New World)

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== Overview ==
On November 5, 2024, elections were held for president, House, and Senate in addition to a few gubernatorial elections. Republican Donald Trump won in a presidential contest against incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden. Democrats gained House seats, but the chamber remained in Republican control. Republicans added to their Senate majority. Democrats gained in their net number of governors, but Republicans still retained a majority of the governors' mansions.
=== Background ===
In the 2020 presidential election, the Democratic party gained a trifecta. However, their political fortunes turned after high inflation and a military failure in Afghanistan. Democrats saw hope in a leak of a Supreme Court decision that would override a Roe V. Wade and leave regulation of abortion completely to federal and state governments, but the economy soon tanked into a recession in 2022. A mobilized Republican base won wrestled control of both the House and Senate away from Democrats. By 2024, the economy was no longer in recession, but employment was still high and most Americans thought the country was headed in the wrong direction. Republicans primarily focused on campaigning on fixing the struggling economy while Democrats ran on a campaign that blamed Republicans for not passing their economic stimulus as well as not passing federal legislation that would limit abortion restrictions.
== President ==
=== Republican Primary ===
Following over two years of speculation, on February 20th, 2023, Donald Trump unexpectedly declared his candidacy on a rally he had during President's Day, saying "There have been many great presidents, Washington, Lincoln, Reagan, but Biden has been an awful president. I Made America Great Again in 2016, and I will Make America Great Again in 2024." Trump faced only token opposition in the primary and won every state primary.
=== Democratic Primary ===
No president that has been eligible for reelection since LBJ has refused to run for reelection. However, many doubted Biden would run due to his age and sub-40 approval rating. On March 25th, 2023, Biden announced his candidacy at his first full rally since the 2020 Democratic caucuses. Biden easily won every primary despite low turnout.
=== Results ===
Donald Trump (312 EV) 70,420,069 (48%)
Joe Biden (226 EV) 72,420,069 (49%)
Other (0 EV) 4,420,069 (3%)
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