Donald J. Trump projected to win over Kamala Harris in 2024 presidential election It is a historic and unlikely comeback for the former president, who left office in 2021 after failing to overturn the 2020 election results. Subsequently, he became the first former president to be charged with state or federal crimes. four separate indictmentsone of which resulted strong belief,
“We overcame obstacles no one ever thought possible,” he said on election night after a bitter, painful campaign. He vowed to fight for each family and their future. He pledged, “This will truly be the Golden Age of America.”
Trump was projected to win by CBS News battlefield state In North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – it passed the electoral vote threshold of 270 by 6 votes, with a total of 276. When Trump won the presidency, votes were still being counted in the other battleground states of Michigan, Nevada and Arizona.
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exit poll This shows that Trump won overwhelmingly among white voters without a college education and made inroads among black and Latino men.
During his two-year campaign, Trump attacked President Biden, and later Harris, on inflation and the economy. It's a message that resonates among voters, whose views on the economy are now more negative than they were in 2020, despite the pandemic that brought the economy to a halt during his presidency. Nationally and in battleground states, when asked whether voters are better off now than they were four years ago, more voters said they are worse off economically.
According to CBS News exit polls, independent voters in Georgia voted for Trump 54% to 43%. This is the group that supported Mr Biden by 9 points in 2020. Economy was his top issue.
Harris and Trump drew similar support from independents in North Carolina, but that meant the vice president was winning a smaller share than Mr Biden in 2020. Even with that lead, North Carolina was the only battleground state that Trump won that year.
Trump also took a tough stance on immigration – as he has for nearly a decade – and vowed at almost every campaign event to end mass deportations if he was re-elected. Exit polling showed that voters also believed Trump would do a better job confronting illegal immigration at the southern border.
Trump has had a loyal base of voters, and in this election, he was able to attract new voters who were undecided – low propensity, young male voters – turned out for him.
Trump is the first convicted felon to win the presidency. Sentencing for his federal conviction in the “hush money” trial in New York is scheduled for Nov. 26 and raises questions about how an elected president will be punished under the law. He also faces criminal charges three other cases Whose future is now in doubt.
At 78, Trump is the oldest person to be elected president – breaking President Biden's record Has taken back He withdrew from the 2024 presidential race in July amid questions over his age and qualifications. Mr Biden was also 78 when he took office in 2021, but on Inauguration Day, Trump will be several months older than Mr Biden was when he was sworn in.
On his way to the presidency, Trump also survived two assassination attempts, one of which was during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a gunman's bullet passed his ear, and on September 15 in a separate incident at his West Palm Beach golf club when a the suspect ran away After the Secret Service opened fire.
2024 campaign was started 2 years ago
Trump launched his 2024 campaign at his home in Florida in November 2022, shortly after Republicans failed to live up to expectations of a “red wave” in the midterm elections. He built his campaign on anti-immigrant, anti-immigrant rhetoric and a sustained populist shift in his economic and social policies.
They held their first rally months later, on March 24, 2023, in Waco, Texas – the 30th anniversary of the standoff between federal agents led by David Koresh and the Branch Davidian sect, which led to the deaths of 82 members. Trump described his race as the “final battle” and promised retribution against perceived political enemies.
“I am your warrior, I am your justice,” Trump said, as there were “witch hunt” signs around the stage. “To those who have been wronged and betrayed… I am your vengeance.”
United States v. Donald J. Trump
Trump's 2024 campaign has been dominated for a few months by the four impeachments against him. In March 2023, he was indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney on fraud charges due to his role in making a hush-money payment to an adult film star before the 2016 election.
In addition to the New York case, Trump was convicted in two separate federal cases filed by special counsel Jack Smith. In Florida, he faced allegations of mishandling confidential documents kept in his home after becoming President. That case was dismissed by a judge, who ruled that Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional. Smith is appealing that decision.
In Washington, DC, he is facing charges for his alleged efforts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election. The judge in this case. The judge in the case has not yet set a trial date as the parties remain in litigation over the issue following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that presidents enjoy certain immunity from prosecution for official actions taken while in office. What classified material can be included.
He was convicted along with more than a dozen others on charges stemming from efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. That case has been halted by the appeals court since June.
Trump pleaded not guilty to all counts against him.
Trump's first impeachment and sole conviction in a New York secret money trial boosted his polling numbers and his fundraising, cementing his control over the Republican Party in the early stages of the primary campaign. He stood up within 24 hours of being convicted $52.8 million,
Republican primaries
Trump faced several primary opponents, including two people who served in his administration, former Vice President Mike Pence and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. Initially, the biggest threat to Trump appeared to be Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a conservative governor whose state had the strongest showing for Republicans in the midterm elections. But DeSantis failed to gain traction among GOP voters and abandoned his bid after the close in January 30 points behind Trump In the Iowa caucuses.
Trump's remaining primary opponent Haley won only two contests – Vermont and Washington, D.C. Trump never participated in a primary debate.
Once Trump clinched the nomination, he installed his loyalists inside the Republican National Committee, and nominated North Carolina GOP Chairman Michael Whatley and his daughter-in-law Lara Trump as party co-chairs. The pair focused on “election integrity” in battleground states, suing over voter rolls and early voting laws, while they worked to convince conservatives that the early voting system that Trump had criticized for years , she was essential for them to win.
Trump continued to be skeptical of early voting, which he saw as a tool for Democrats to try to steal the 2024 election from him.
A new race – and a murder attempt
Their debate, hosted by CNN, was scheduled for June 27, after Mr Trump and Mr Biden clinched their respective nominations. It became the most consequential debate in US history as Mr Biden's performance, punctuated by mistakes, incomplete sentences and mumblings, became a challenge to the Democratic Party. Leaders and voters are questioning his ability to serve another term due to his age.
Trump did not campaign for 10 days after the debate, as a growing list of Democrats sought his cognitive ability to continue Mr Biden's re-election bid.
Mid-July marked a turning point in the 2024 race, impacting the presidential campaign.
Trump survived on July 13 assassination attempts In Butler, Pennsylvania, when a gunman fired at him multiple times during a rally just before the Republican convention, one bullet grazed his ear.
A day and a half later, Trump chose Ohio GOP Sen. J.D. Vance, a first-term senator and bestselling author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” as his running mate.
A few days later, he accepted the Republican Party nomination for the third time, making him the first Republican since Richard Nixon to win the party nomination three times.
A few days later, Mr Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris for the Democratic nomination.
Just two months after the attempt on his life in Butler, Trump's life was again in danger when a gunman armed with a rifle was spotted at his golf course in West Palm Beach on September 15. Trump returned to Butler in October. 5 for the rally with Elon Musk.
Focus on Harris in the last days of the campaign
With Mr Biden out of the race, Trump turned his attention to Harris, whom he disparaged as “low IQ” and “stupid”.
The Trump campaign dubbed Harris the “Border Czar” — a reference to her charge by Mr. Biden to address the root causes of migration to the U.S. from Central American countries — and repeatedly attacked her on immigration. He insulted her profanity, calling Harris the “sh** Vice President” and claiming she was “importing illegal alien rapists and murderers.”
Immigration was a constant in all three of Trump's bids for the White House. he promises mass deportation A promise was made to institute the death penalty for immigrants and for any immigrant who kills an American citizen.
His campaign was mired in controversies in the last week before the elections. His rally at New York's Madison Square Garden was overshadowed by comments from comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” among other racist jokes.
During an interview with Tucker Carlson, he called one of his most vocal critics, former Representative Liz Cheney, a “pro-war” and suggested that she would have a different opinion on foreign wars. If guns were pointed at him,
Trump also stepped up his rhetoric against the media, telling supporters two days before the election that he would not mind if someone tried to assassinate him by firing a shot through the media riser, as he had done so around him. Complaint was made about the bulletproof glass installed.
In his closing message in Georgia, Trump promised greatness if he wins.
“Together we are at last, we stand on the precipice of the four greatest years in American history,” Trump said. “You see, it's going to be great, it's going to be a lot of fun. It's going to be a little rough sometimes, and maybe in the beginning, especially, but it's going to be something.”
