2024 United States Presidential Election (The Future is Republican)

The 2024 United States Presidential Election was the 60th quadrennial presidential election in the United States. In a rematch of the 2020 election, incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden lost to former Republican President Donald Trump.

Trump, who had been campaigning since 2022, easily secured the Republican nomination, facing token opposition in the form of his first Vice President Mike Pence and several others. Despite that, Trump swept them aside, and selected Missouri Senator Josh Hawley as his running mate. In the Democratic Party, however, Biden faced a contentious primary, battling with Californa Governor Gavin Newsom and activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

While Biden eventually prevailed, the tough challenge for an incumbent did not bode well for party unity, a fact that Trump continuously played on during the election. Biden was significantly harmed by a poor economy, which had risen briefly in late 2023 before falling again, against the backdrop of rising inflation and costs. Adding to this was an energy crisis that saw fuel prices skyrocket while unemployment rose, giving Trump near endless avenues of attack.