Washington: With just one day to go until the United States presidential election, campaigning will peak on November 5.
The 2024 elections are poised to break new ground and make history with numerous firsts along the way.
No Convict Has Ever Become US President
The United States has never elected a president who has been found guilty of a crime.
In 2024, Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
Kamala Harris Can Break Glass Ceiling
Harris can become the first female president of the United States. In 2016, Hillary Clinton on Democratic party ticket came really close to Trump’s polling numbers.
Trump Survived Two assassination Attempts
For the second time in two months, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, raising serious concerns about the future of peaceful democracy and the possibility of a more violent political climate in the US. No president as a candidate in the past has survived two assassination attempts in just two months.
After he was shot at during a rally in Pennsylvania in July, dramatic images of a resilient and bloodied Trump circulated, resulting in a slight bump in his poll numbers.
What Has Transpired So Far In 2024 US Elections
Not long ago, Donald Trump was stewing in anger at Mar-a-Lago after being impeached twice and ousted from the White House. Even some of his closest allies were anticipating a future without the charismatic yet unpredictable billionaire at the helm of the Republican Party, especially after his unsuccessful attempt to overturn an election ended in violence and disgrace. When Trump declared his comeback bid two years ago, the New York Post relegated the news to page 26.
Meanwhile, Kamala Harris was struggling in her role as a low-profile vice president under President Joe Biden . Once viewed as a rising star in the Democratic Party, she faced challenges with her public image and responsibilities, leaving her supporters disappointed and her critics pleased. Discussions about Harris running for the presidency were virtually nonexistent; instead, there were questions about whether Biden should consider a different running mate for his reelection campaign.
However, on Tuesday, Americans will choose between Trump and Harris for the next president. This marks the final chapter in one of the most bewildering, unpredictable, and significant sagas in political history. For once, the term “unprecedented” feels genuinely fitting.
Trump Rebounded From Disgrace To Republican Nomination
Republicans could have been finished with Trump after Jan. 6, 2021.
That’s the day he fired up his supporters with false claims of voter fraud, directed them to march on the U.S. Capitol while Congress was ceremonially certifying Biden’s election victory, and then stood by as rioting threatened lawmakers and his own vice president.
But not enough Republicans joined with Democrats to convict Trump in an impeachment trial, clearing a path for him to run for office again.
Trump started planning a comeback even as some leaders in his party hoped he would be eclipsed by Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, or Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who served as Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations.
In the year after Trump announced that he would run against Biden, he faced criminal charges four times. Two of the indictments were connected to his attempts to overturn his election defeat. Another involved his refusal to return classified documents to the federal government after leaving office. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all the charges, and none of those cases have been resolved.
(With inputs from AP)
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