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The '''2024 United States presidential election''' was the 60th [[United States presidential election|presidential election]] in the [[United States of America|United States]], held on 5 November 2024. The two primary candidates of the United States' [[corporate duopoly]] were incumbent [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] nominee [[Kamala Harris]] (with [[Tim Walz]] as her [[running mate]]) versus former [[President of the United States|president]], billionaire real estate heir, and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nominee [[Donald Trump]] (who ran with [[JD Vance]]). Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Kamala Harris. | |||
Other presidential candidates ran, both in favour of the [[Imperialism|imperialist]] duopoly and opposed to it. These included current president [[Joe Biden]], who was replaced on the Democratic Party ticket by Harris on 21 July due to his unpopularity, old age, and disastrous performance at the first presidential debate,<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ben Burgis|newspaper=Jacobin|title=Joe Biden’s Replacement Must Embrace Economic Populism|date=2024-07-21|url=https://jacobin.com/2024/07/joe-biden-stepping-down-kamala-harris-economic-populism}}</ref> and [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]], who ran as an independent before dropping out and endorsing Donald Trump on 23 August.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Democracy Now!|title=Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Suspends Campaign & Endorses Donald Trump|date=2024-08-26|url=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/8/26/headlines/robert_f_kennedy_jr_suspends_campaign_endorses_donald_trump}}</ref> Anti-duopoly [[Leftism|leftist]] candidates included the [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]] candidate [[Jill Stein]], the independent [[Cornel West]], and the [[Party for Socialism and Liberation]] and [[Peace and Freedom Party]] candidate [[Claudia De la Cruz]]. [[Chase Oliver]] of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] also ran. | |||
Other presidential candidates | |||
== Duopoly candidates == | == Duopoly candidates == | ||
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==== Current ticket ==== | ==== Current ticket ==== | ||
The | The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] ticket consisted of current vice-president, former prosecutor, district attorney, and attorney general of [[State of California|California]], as well as a former senator [[Kamala Harris]],<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Roqayah Chamseddine|newspaper=Mintpress News|title=The Neoliberal Record Of Kamala Harris, The Democrat’s Rising Star|date=2017-08-16|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-neoliberal-record-of-kamala-harris-the-democrats-rising-star/230986/}}</ref> and her running mate, current [[Minnesota]] governor and former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] and high school teacher [[Tim Walz]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Democracy Now!|title=Tim Walz Touts Record as MN Gov. as He Accepts VP Nomination|date=2024-08-22|url=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/8/22/headlines/tim_walz_touts_record_as_mn_gov_as_he_accepts_vp_nomination}}</ref> | ||
The ticket | The ticket held a standard [[Neoliberal]] platform, playing up the idea of the [[Middle class|'middle class']] as a distinct class and supporting the [[petit bourgeoisie]] with rhetoric around 'small businesses' and 'entrepreneurs', while refusing to enact or support popular progressive economic policies including public medical care and free education. The ticket also pushed [[reactionary]] positions on immigration and crime and imperialism. While claiming to support a ceasefire in Gaza, Harris constantly reaffirmed her support for the Zionist apartheid state and the United States' imperial project in [[West Asia]] and her plan to keep the United States' military the most 'lethal' in the world. In addition to this, despite promises to raise taxes on the wealthy, Harris had a record of supporting the bourgeoise and opposing labor protections. While the ticket claimed to support racial justice, Kamala Harris' record as prosecutor, district attorney, and attorney general included support for truancy laws, marijuana bans, and other practices that disproportionally harmed racial minorities.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Harris/Walz Campaign|title=Issues|url=https://kamalaharris.com/issues/}}</ref> | ||
==== Joe Biden campaign ==== | ==== Joe Biden campaign ==== | ||
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==== Shift towards reactionary rhetoric ==== | ==== Shift towards reactionary rhetoric ==== | ||
During the 2024 presidential election and throughout the previous years the Democratic Party | During the 2024 presidential election and throughout the previous years the Democratic Party moved farther to the right and abandoned many of its calls for minor progressive reform. The 2024 Democratic platform removed mentions of police brutality and reform and affirmed the party's support for funding the United States' Fascist [[police]] force. They also removed opposition to the death penalty, even as horrific executions using nitrogen gas began to be used in 2024.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Rebecca Schneid|newspaper=Time|title=The Changes to the Democrats’ Criminal Justice Platform You May Have Missed|date=2024-08-24|url=https://time.com/7014604/changes-to-democrats-criminal-justice-platform/}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Democracy Now!|title=Ohio Will Consider Execution by Nitrogen Gas After Alabama Used Method Witness Calls “Horrific”|date=2024-30-01|url=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/30/nitrogen_gas_execution}}</ref> The platform also affirmed the Democratic Party's unwavering and unequivocal support for the Zionist apartheid state and its current genocidal campaign in Gaza, touting current president Biden's opposition to UN efforts to oppose the Zionist Entity and the bipartisan decision to send 14 billion dollars in military aid to the occupation force.<ref>{{Web citation|author=COCO SMYTH|newspaper=Workers' Voice|title=Democrats’ 2024 platform tells us just where they stand on Palestine|date=2024-09-11|url=https://workersvoiceus.org/2024/09/11/democrats-2024-platform-tells-us-just-where-they-stand-on-palestine/}}</ref> | ||
The Democratic ticket has also boasted about the endorsements it has received from reactionary Republican and former Republican figures including former vice-president and reactionary war criminal [[Dick Cheney]], reactionary pro-imperialist former member of the House of Representatives [[Adam Kinzinger]] and others.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Peter Bloom|newspaper=Common Dreams|title=Far-Right Endorsements Unmask Democratic Charade|date=2024-09-14|url=https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/dick-cheney-endorses-harris}}</ref> | The Democratic ticket has also boasted about the endorsements it has received from reactionary Republican and former Republican figures including former vice-president and reactionary war criminal [[Dick Cheney]], reactionary pro-imperialist former member of the House of Representatives [[Adam Kinzinger]] and others.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Peter Bloom|newspaper=Common Dreams|title=Far-Right Endorsements Unmask Democratic Charade|date=2024-09-14|url=https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/dick-cheney-endorses-harris}}</ref> | ||
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=== Party for Socialism and Liberation === | === Party for Socialism and Liberation === | ||
The [[Party for Socialism and Liberation]] | The [[Party for Socialism and Liberation]] ran [[Claudia De la Cruz]] for President and [[Karina Garcia]] for Vice President. Like the Green Party, they did not make it onto the New York ballot because of the new restrictions.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
=== Cornel West (independent) === | === Cornel West (independent) === | ||
Latest revision as of 00:28, 10 November 2024
The 2024 United States presidential election was the 60th presidential election in the United States, held on 5 November 2024. The two primary candidates of the United States' corporate duopoly were incumbent Vice President and Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris (with Tim Walz as her running mate) versus former president, billionaire real estate heir, and Republican Party nominee Donald Trump (who ran with JD Vance). Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris.
Other presidential candidates ran, both in favour of the imperialist duopoly and opposed to it. These included current president Joe Biden, who was replaced on the Democratic Party ticket by Harris on 21 July due to his unpopularity, old age, and disastrous performance at the first presidential debate,[1] and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who ran as an independent before dropping out and endorsing Donald Trump on 23 August.[2] Anti-duopoly leftist candidates included the Green Party candidate Jill Stein, the independent Cornel West, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation and Peace and Freedom Party candidate Claudia De la Cruz. Chase Oliver of the Libertarian Party also ran.
Duopoly candidates[edit | edit source]
Democratic Party[edit | edit source]
Current ticket[edit | edit source]
The Democratic Party ticket consisted of current vice-president, former prosecutor, district attorney, and attorney general of California, as well as a former senator Kamala Harris,[3] and her running mate, current Minnesota governor and former member of the United States House of Representatives and high school teacher Tim Walz.[4]
The ticket held a standard Neoliberal platform, playing up the idea of the 'middle class' as a distinct class and supporting the petit bourgeoisie with rhetoric around 'small businesses' and 'entrepreneurs', while refusing to enact or support popular progressive economic policies including public medical care and free education. The ticket also pushed reactionary positions on immigration and crime and imperialism. While claiming to support a ceasefire in Gaza, Harris constantly reaffirmed her support for the Zionist apartheid state and the United States' imperial project in West Asia and her plan to keep the United States' military the most 'lethal' in the world. In addition to this, despite promises to raise taxes on the wealthy, Harris had a record of supporting the bourgeoise and opposing labor protections. While the ticket claimed to support racial justice, Kamala Harris' record as prosecutor, district attorney, and attorney general included support for truancy laws, marijuana bans, and other practices that disproportionally harmed racial minorities.[3][5]
Joe Biden campaign[edit | edit source]
Before 21 July 2024 the Democratic Party ticket was headed by current president Joe Biden. Throughout the race he was plagued by negative approval ratings over his ineffectiveness, his age and mental decline, and other issues including his support for the Gaza Genocide. These issues were amplified by his poor performance at the first presidential debate, hosted by CNN on 27 June. During the debate he misspoke constantly and struggled to deliver the already convoluted and milquetoast Democratic Party platform. He responded to a questions about abortion, the issue where the Democratic Party, with an incoherent rant which repeated reactionary and racist Republican Party rhetoric around rapes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants. He also stated that his administration "beat Medicare", a statement which the Green Party pointed out was true, even if he didn't mean to say it. His performance led to calls for him to step down from prominent Democratic party members. Biden initially refused to step down due to his own personal ambitions and the urgings of his family, but after several weeks of pressure, most importantly by prominent former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, he stepped aside and endorsed Harris.[6][7][8][9]
Shift towards reactionary rhetoric[edit | edit source]
During the 2024 presidential election and throughout the previous years the Democratic Party moved farther to the right and abandoned many of its calls for minor progressive reform. The 2024 Democratic platform removed mentions of police brutality and reform and affirmed the party's support for funding the United States' Fascist police force. They also removed opposition to the death penalty, even as horrific executions using nitrogen gas began to be used in 2024.[10][11] The platform also affirmed the Democratic Party's unwavering and unequivocal support for the Zionist apartheid state and its current genocidal campaign in Gaza, touting current president Biden's opposition to UN efforts to oppose the Zionist Entity and the bipartisan decision to send 14 billion dollars in military aid to the occupation force.[12]
The Democratic ticket has also boasted about the endorsements it has received from reactionary Republican and former Republican figures including former vice-president and reactionary war criminal Dick Cheney, reactionary pro-imperialist former member of the House of Representatives Adam Kinzinger and others.[13]
Democratic primary[edit | edit source]
Republican Party[edit | edit source]
Other imperialist and capitalist candidates[edit | edit source]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (dropped out)[edit | edit source]
Libertarian Party[edit | edit source]
No Labels[edit | edit source]
Opposition candidates[edit | edit source]
Green Party[edit | edit source]
Green Party nominee Jill Stein failed to achieve ballot access in New York after the Democratic Party restricted third party access by requiring 45,000 signatures of registered voters in six weeks. Stein began a legal struggle, which the reactionary Supreme Court rejected.[14]
Party for Socialism and Liberation[edit | edit source]
The Party for Socialism and Liberation ran Claudia De la Cruz for President and Karina Garcia for Vice President. Like the Green Party, they did not make it onto the New York ballot because of the new restrictions.[14]
Cornel West (independent)[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ben Burgis (2024-07-21). "Joe Biden’s Replacement Must Embrace Economic Populism" Jacobin.
- ↑ "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Suspends Campaign & Endorses Donald Trump" (2024-08-26). Democracy Now!.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roqayah Chamseddine (2017-08-16). "The Neoliberal Record Of Kamala Harris, The Democrat’s Rising Star" Mintpress News.
- ↑ "Tim Walz Touts Record as MN Gov. as He Accepts VP Nomination" (2024-08-22). Democracy Now!.
- ↑ "Issues". Harris/Walz Campaign.
- ↑ "Biden: "We beat Medicare." Green Party: "Enact Medicare For All now."". Green Party US.
- ↑ "“Step Aside Joe”: After First Pres. Debate, Democrats Reeling from Biden Missteps & Trump Lies" (2024-06-28). Democracy Now!.
- ↑ NBC News (2024-06-28). "Watch the first 2024 presidential debate between Biden and Trump". YouTube.
- ↑ "Cenk Uygur: Biden Will Not Be The Nominee" (2024-07-11). Current Affairs.
- ↑ Rebecca Schneid (2024-08-24). "The Changes to the Democrats’ Criminal Justice Platform You May Have Missed" Time.
- ↑ "Ohio Will Consider Execution by Nitrogen Gas After Alabama Used Method Witness Calls “Horrific”" (2024-30-01). Democracy Now!.
- ↑ COCO SMYTH (2024-09-11). "Democrats’ 2024 platform tells us just where they stand on Palestine" Workers' Voice.
- ↑ Peter Bloom (2024-09-14). "Far-Right Endorsements Unmask Democratic Charade" Common Dreams.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Claudia-Karina Campaign Denounces Nationwide Anti-Democratic Ballot Access Restrictions, Expresses Solidarity with Candidates Standing Against the Genocide" (2024-05-21). Claudia & Karina 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-11.