2024 United States presidential election (Everybody Loves Al)

The 2024 United States presidential election will be the 60th quadrennial presidential election, scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2024. It will be the first presidential election after electoral votes are redistributed according to the post–2020 census reapportionment. Incumbent president Paul Wellstone is term limited according to the 22nd Amendment and cannot run for re-election.

In the United States, general elections follow caucuses and primary elections held by the major parties to determine their nominees. The winner of the 2024 presidential election is scheduled to be inaugurated on January 20, 2025.

Democratic Party
Democrat Paul Wellstone is the incumbent president, elected for his first term in office in the 2016 election and re-elected in 2020, and is term limited.

Potential candidates
As of April 2022, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy within the previous six months.
 * Barack Obama, 48th Vice President of the United States (2017–present); United States Senator from Illinois (2005–2016)
 * Pete Buttigieg, 19th United States Secretary of Transportation (2021–present); 32nd Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020); candidate for president in 2020
 * Candace Owens, United States Representative from CT-4 (2019–present)

Declined to be candidates
The individuals in this section have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running.
 * Andrew Cuomo, 56th Governor of New York (2011–2021); 64th Attorney General of New York (2007–2010), 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1997–2001), Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development (1993–1997)
 * Hillary Clinton, United States Senator from New York (2001-present), First Lady of the United States (1993–2001), Democratic presidential nominee in 2012, candidate for president in 2008 and 2016
 * Sheila Wellstone, First Lady of the United States (2017-present)
 * Bernie Sanders, United States Senator from Vermont (2007–present); United States Representative from Vermont-AL (1991–2007), 37th Mayor of Burlington, Vermont (1981–1989), candidate for president in 2012 and 2016

Publicly expressed interest
As of April 2022, individuals in this section have expressed an interest in running for president within the previous six months.


 * Ted Cruz, United States Senator from Texas (2013–present); candidate for president in 2016
 * Matt Gaetz, United States Representative from FL-1 (2017–present)
 * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,

Potential candidates
As of October 2021, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy within the previous six months.
 * Chris Christie, 55th Governor of New Jersey (2010–2018); candidate for president in 2016
 * Josh Hawley, United States Senator (2019–present); 42nd Attorney General of Missouri (2017–2019)
 * Nikki Haley, 116th Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)
 * Larry Hogan, 62nd Governor of Maryland (2015–present)
 * Mike Pence, 50th Governor of Indiana (2013–2021)
 * Marco Rubio, United States Senator from Flordia (2011-present); candidate for president in 2016

Declined to be candidates
The individuals in this section have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running.
 * Elizabeth Warren, United States Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present); candidate for president in 2020
 * Tucker Carlson, host of Tucker Carlson Tonight (2016–present) and co-founder of The Daily Caller
 * Liz Cheney, United States Representative from WY-AL (2017–present) and daughter of the 46th Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney
 * Dan Crenshaw, United States Representative from TX-2 (2019–present)
 * Joni Ernst, United States Senator from Iowa (2015–present)
 * Josh Hawley, United States Senator from Missouri (2019–present)
 * Kristi Noem, 33rd Governor of South Dakota (2019–present); United States Representative from SD-AL (2011–2019)
 * Dan Patrick, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Texas (2015–present)
 * Mike Pompeo, 70th United States Secretary of State (2018–2021); 6th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2017–2018), United States Representative from KS-4 (2011–2017)
 * Paul Ryan, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2015–2019); United States Representative from WI-01 (1999–2019) and 2012 Republican vice-presidential nominee
 * Tim Scott, United States Senator from South Carolina (2013–present); United States Representative from SC-01 (2011–2013), Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 117th district (2009–2011), Member of the Charleston County Council from the 3rd district (1995–2009)
 * Scott Walker, 45th Governor of Wisconsin (2011–2019); 5th Executive of Milwaukee County (2002–2010), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 14th district (1993–2002), candidate for president in 2016

Publicly expressed interest
Dave Smith, comedian and podcatser from New York

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Howie Hawkins

Publicly expressed interest
, individuals in this section have expressed an interest in running for president within the previous six months.
 * Kanye West, recording artist, businessman, and fashion designer; independent candidate for president in 2020
 * Andrew Yang, Entrepreneur, Investor, Forward Party Founder,Former 2020 Presidential Candidate and, New York City Mayoral Election Candidate