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 Joe Biden is the incumbent president, elected for his first term in office in the 2020 election, and has stated he intends to run for reelection for a second term in 2024. He is the oldest person to assume the office, at age 78, and would be 82 at the end of his first term and 86 at the end of his second term, if reelected.

Potential candidates
, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy within the previous six months. Speculation about Vice President Kamala Harris has been discussed in the context of President Biden not seeking re-election, whereas speculation about Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been discussed in the context of a challenge to either Harris or an incumbent Biden.
 * 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
 * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, United States Representative from NY-14 (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)
 * Gavin Newsom, 40th Governor of California (2019–present); 49th Lieutenant Governor of California (2011–2019), 42nd Mayor of San Francisco (2004–2011)
 * Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States (2009–2017)
 * 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 2020 and 2016
 * Elizabeth Warren, United States Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present); candidate for president in 2020

Republican Party
Donald Trump was defeated by Joe Biden in 2020 and was impeached by the House of Representatives for the second time. He was acquitted in his second impeachment trial in 2021 by the Senate, and is currently eligible to run again in the 2024 presidential election. If he decides to run, he would be seeking to become the second president, after Grover Cleveland, to serve two non-consecutive terms. The last president to run after leaving office was Theodore Roosevelt, who came in second in the 1912 election as the candidate of the Progressive Party, although Herbert Hoover did briefly seek the Republican presidential nomination at national conventions subsequent to his leaving office in 1933.

Publicly expressed interest
, 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)
 * Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021); Republican presidential nominee in 2020 and 2016 and Reform Party candidate in 2000

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
 * Ron DeSantis, 46th Governor of Florida (2019–present); United States Representative from Florida's 6th District (2013–2018)
 * Nikki Haley, 29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018); 116th Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)
 * Larry Hogan, 62nd Governor of Maryland (2015–present)
 * Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States (2017–2021); 50th Governor of Indiana (2013–2017)
 * Marco Rubio, United States Senator from Florida (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.
 * Donald Trump, United States Representative from NY-1 (2013–present)
 * 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