2004 United States presidential election (JKWNS)

The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney were elected to a second term, defeating the Democratic ticket of John Keery, a United States Senator from Massachusetts, and his running mate John Edwards, a United States Senator from North Carolina.

Bush and Cheney were renominated by their party with no difficulty. Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean emerged as the early front-runner in the 2004 Democratic primaries, but Kerry won the first set of primaries in January and clinched his party's nomination in March after a series of primary victories. Kerry chose Edwards, who had himself sought the party's 2004 presidential nomination, to be his running mate.

After a pretty uneventful first term, the country was split on the re-election of incumbent George W. Bush. This is evident by the fact that Bush carried the popular vote, but not the presidency as he had done himself 4 years earlier.

John Keery was sworn in on January 20, 2005, and on January 21, 2005, the January 21st attacks changed America and the reputation of John Keery forever.