2024 United States Presidential Election (Legacy of the Civil War)

The 2024 United States Presidential Election was the 60th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. In the first election since the Second American Civil War, incumbent Patriot President Donald Trump defeated two challengers, the Unity ticket of Evan McMullin and former Senator Joe Manchin, and the Liberty ticket of Trump's first Vice President Mike Pence and former Representative Liz Cheney.

The post-war Patriot Rally, formed as a union of various pro-Trump groups, PACs, parties, and organizations, nominated Trump with zero opposition months before the party convention even began. With the Vice Presidency vacant, Trump selected Michael Flynn, one of his chief war advisors, as his running mate. Meanwhile, the disjointed opposition was split. McMullin soon emerged as a leading opposition candidate and formed the Unity & Growth Party in January. McMullin, a leading critic of Trump's, attempted to forge a big-tent campaign and selected former West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin as his running mate.

McMullin had originally intended to forge an alliance with former Vice President Mike Pence, another anti-Trump leader, however, a disagreement over internal policy led Pence to form his own party, the Liberty Party, which he billed as the "true Conservative" group against the Patriots. Pence selected former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney as his running mate.

Issues of the election were widespread, but mainly focused on the still struggling post-war economy, international relations, the reintegration of states, and in general the rebuilding of America. This was the first election to be supervised by the military, and the third consecutive election in which one of the major party tickets included a woman.

On election day, Trump handily won his second term, trouncing both McMullin and Pence, making Trump the first President since Grover Cleveland to serve two non-consecutive terms.

Background
Following the finale defeat of CLA forces in the Battle of New York in February 2024, acting President Donald Trump immediately began the process of rebuilding the economy and country.