Who is he? A 38-year-old biotech millionaire with a sparkling résumé (Harvard, then Yale Law, where he became friends with Senator J. (Dylan Hollingsworth / Bloomberg / Getty) Vivek Ramaswamy It will be updated as the campaign develops, so check in regularly.

This guide to the candidates-who’s in, who’s out, and who’s somewhere in between-serves as a road map to navigate that. It adds up to a race that is simple on the surface but strangely confusing just below it. has leapt from the Democratic primary to an independent campaign. Biden’s age and the generally lukewarm feeling among some voters have ensured that a decent-size shadow field still lingers, just waiting in case Biden bows out for some reason.īehind all of this, the possibility of a serious third-party bid, led by either No Labels or some other group, continues to linger Cornel West is running, and Robert F. On the other side, Democratic hesitations about a second Joe Biden term have mostly dissolved into resignation that he’s running, but Representative Dean Phillips is making a last-ditch effort to offer a younger alternative. Graham: The first debate is Ramaswamy and the rest Behind them is a large field of Republicans who are hoping for a lucky break, a Trump collapse, a VP nomination, or maybe just some fun travel and a cable-news contract down the road.ĭavid A. (Then again, no one has ever lost his party’s nomination while facing four separate felony indictments either.) Ron DeSantis is still barely clinging to his position as the leading challenger to Trump, but Nikki Haley has closed most of the distance with him-though the title seems ever more meaningless. Donald Trump’s lead appears prohibitive, but no candidate has ever won his party’s nomination while facing four (so far) separate felony indictments. On the GOP side, more than a dozen candidates are ostensibly vying for the nomination. For months, if not years, many people have expected a reprise of the 2020 election, a matchup between the sitting president and a former president.īut that hasn’t prevented a crowded primary.

No one alive has seen a race like the 2024 presidential election.

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